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Foreign trade zone association claims CBP is misapplying tariffs

February 25, 2020 at 9:08 AM
Editor's note: This story was updated after initial publication to include comment from CBP. Customs and Border Protection is “discriminating” against U.S. importers using foreign-trade zones by not applying a cut in Section 301 tariffs on some Chinese-made goods, according to National Association of Foreign Trade Zones President Erik Autor. The U.S. agreed to halve 15 percent tariffs on about $120 billion worth of Chinese goods as part of a phase-one trade agreement that went into effect on Feb...

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