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Singapore Details Customs Procedures, ROOs for New ASEAN-Hong Kong FTA
June 4, 2019 |Asia Pacific

Singapore Customs outlined rules of origin requirements and certification procedures under the new ASEAN-Hong Kong Free Trade Agreement that is slated to take effect June 11, in a recent circular. Beginning on that date, preferential treatment for Singapore-originating goods can be claimed under the agreement in Hong Kong, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. AHKFTA treatment is not available in other Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states because they have not yet ratified the agreement, the circular said. The agency also outlined procedures for claiming preferential treatment in a separate circular.

India Adds Electronic Forms From 23 PGAs to Online Customs System
June 4, 2019 |Asia Pacific

India is adding about 100 electronic licenses, permits, certificates and authorizations from 23 participating government agencies (PGAs) to the eSANCHIT application, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs said in a June 3 circular. The new forms bring the total number of PGAs using eSANCHIT to 27, with only four previously having been set up in eSANCHIT since electronic filing capabilities for the system were launched in April 2018.

DHS Suspends Cargo and Passenger Flights Between Venezuela and US
June 4, 2019 |Other U.S.

All U.S. cargo and air transportation to and from any airport in Venezuela is suspended, effective May 15, the Department of Homeland Security said in a notice. "The Secretary of Homeland Security has determined that conditions in Venezuela threaten the safety and security of passengers, aircraft, and crew, and that the public interest requires an immediate suspension of air transportation," DHS said. The decision involved multiple factors, including the limited access of Transportation Security Administration employees to perform assessments in the airports and "the risk of Maduro regime actions against U.S. citizens and U.S. interests located in Venezuela," DHS said. Acting DHS Secretary Kevin McAleenan made the decision, with input from the secretaries of Transportation and State. "If and when the conditions in Venezuela change and if in the public interest, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Secretary of Transportation, will revisit this determination," DHS said.

China Looking Into US Exporter Complaints of Customs Delays, Official Says
June 4, 2019 by Ian Cohen|Top News

China is investigating complaints from U.S. exporters about Chinese customs clearances, including accusations of slower processing, increased inspections and inexplicable delays in licensing approval, China’s Vice Minister of Commerce Wang Shouwen said during a June 2 press conference. Wang said he did not know if the complaints were about “a real or specific situation,” according to an unofficial translation of his comments, but some U.S. exporters allege the moves are another step in China’s 2018 threat to take retaliatory measures against the U.S. that extend beyond tariff hikes (see 1905290041).

African Free Trade Deal 'Comes Into Force,' but Negotiations Continue on Tariffs, Rules of Origin
June 3, 2019 |Middle East and Africa

The African Continental Free Trade Area came into force May 30, though negotiations continue on exactly how the FTA will operate, according to press reports. The agreement legally took effect at midnight, but the countries that have signed it have up until July to work out the details of how it will work, according to the Kenya-based East African. That’s when leaders from the AfCFTA countries will hold a summit where the launch of the “operational phase” of the agreement will be announced, said a report on the Nigerian Vanguard website. Until then, negotiations continue on issues like rules of origin, tariff concessions and non-tariff barriers, Rwanda-based The New Times said in a report. Then, after the July 7 summit, member countries will enter phase two of negotiations on investment, competition policy and intellectual property rights, The New Times report said.