Inter-Orient Group

11/25/2023

Hope you all had a safe & happy Thanksgiving holiday!

12/18/2021

Happy Holidays 🎄 from our work family to yours!

06/20/2020

Congratulations to our part-time summer intern Anthony, who just celebrated his COVID-Graduation from high school. Given the times, we had to celebrate his achievements with this toilet paper cake to stamp this very unforgettable time! Congratulations again. We are happy to have you this summer, and look forward to seeing you achieve great things when you start college this coming fall!

05/30/2020

How Potential Policy Change Will Affect US-Hong Kong Trade

Following a recent announcement by the Department of State that Hong Kong is no longer sufficiently autonomous from mainland China to justify being treated as a separate territory in economic & trade matters, Trump announced a change in U.S. policy that, if implemented, will have a significant impac...

04/20/2020

Guidelines for 90 Day Deadline Extension for Some US Customs Duties, Taxes & Fees

Today, the Secretary of the Treasury and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that it will temporarily extend deadlines for certain estimated payments for importers suffering financial hardship due to COVID-19. To be eligible for this payment deadline extension: The importer’s operat...

03/02/2020

Update: New Product Exclusions from Section 301 List 3 Goods from China

In September 2019, The United State Trade Representative (USTR) announced additional product exclusions to the Section 301 China List 1-3. Combined, the exclusi

03/02/2020

Update: Section 232 Tariffs Extended to Derivative Steel & Aluminum Goods

On March 8, 2018, President Trump announced the imposition of special Section 232 duties on certain steel and aluminum products. Following this announcement, th

01/17/2020

Update: U.S. & China Sign Phase One Trade Agreement. On January 15, 2020, the U.S. and China signed phase one of a trade agreement. The additional tariff on Section 301 List 4A goods from China will be reduced from 15% to 7.5% as of February 14, 2020.

On December 13, 2019, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced that the United States and China have reached an agreement on a Phas

01/04/2020

Update 1/3/20: Additional Section 301 List 3 Product Exclusions Announced to include fabrics, aluminum items, tools, auto parts, and electronic devices.

In September 2019, The United State Trade Representative (USTR) announced additional product exclusions to the Section 301 China List 1-3. Combined, the exclusi

12/18/2019

Happy Birthday to our favorite

12/18/2019

UPDATE: USTR Considering Increasing Tariffs on EU Goods up to 100%

In response to a WTO determination that the U.S. may impose up to $7.5 billion annually in countermeasures against the EU due to illegal subsidies the EU has pr