A bill to make a technical correction relating to the treatment of refunds of merchandise processing fees under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act.
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This bill authorizes U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to refund any merchandise processing fees when an imported good is reliquidated to refund excess duties under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement. A merchandise processing fee is a processing fee assessed by CBP based on the value of the merchandise being imported, not including duty, freight, and insurance charges. Currently, a merchandise processing fee may not be refunded when an imported good is reliquidated to refund excess duties.
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2020 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced in Senate
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S. 3876, a technical correction relating to the treatment of refunds of merchandise processing fees under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act. (Included in P.L. 116-260); Education efforts regarding Dept. of Commerce 232 case re: Steel Imports (No Bill Number); Education efforts concerning Dept. of Commerce 232 case re: Auto and Auto Parts Imports (No Bill Number); General discussions related to trade policy (no bill number); U.S.-Mexico Canada Agreement Implementation (P.L. 116-113); Education/efforts regarding China/301 Tariffs (No Bill Number); General discussions regarding US-UK future trade agreement (No Bill Number); General discussions regarding US-EU trade (No Bill Number); General discussions regarding enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Aircraft Dispute (No Bill Number).
Client expense: $570,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
USMCA: U.S., Mexico, Canada Agreement implementation S. 3876 Merchandise processing fee refunds Section 232 Auto Tariff Reform U.S.-UK trade relations Workforce development
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
S. 3876, a technical correction relating to the treatment of refunds of merchandise processing fees under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act. (Included in P.L. 116-260); Education efforts regarding Dept. of Commerce 232 case re: Steel Imports (No Bill Number); Education efforts concerning Dept. of Commerce 232 case re: Auto and Auto Parts Imports (No Bill Number); General discussions related to trade policy (no bill number); U.S.-Mexico Canada Agreement Implementation (P.L. 116-113); Education/efforts regarding China/301 Tariffs (No Bill Number); General discussions regarding US-UK future trade agreement (No Bill Number); General discussions regarding US-EU trade (No Bill Number); General discussions regarding enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Aircraft Dispute (No Bill Number).
Client expense: $450,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Issues related to USMCA and S.3876.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2020 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
S. 3876, A bill to make a technical correction relating to the treatment of refunds of merchandise processing fees under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act; provisions related to Merchandise Processing Fee technical corrections.
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Issues related to USMCA, (S.3876.) (H.R.133 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Section 301 tariffs on imports from China; Exclusions for Section 301 tariffs on imports from China; Discussed issues related to the implementation of the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA) and Automotive Rules of Origin / Automotive Chapter, USMCA Labor Value Content (LVC) requirements; USMCA Technical Fixes Package and Merchandise Processing Fee issue (S.3876 - A bill to make a technical correction relating to the treatment of refunds of merchandise processing fees under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act.); Section 232 steel tariffs; Exclusion requests for Section 232 steel tariffs; tariffs related to the U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Aircraft dispute (Airbus Tariffs); alignment of global supply chains.
Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
General monitoring of issues related to trade agreements, including Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), Tariffs, and Open Skies. H.R. 3632, Fair and Open Skies Act H.R. 5430/S.3052, United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act S. 3876, MPF Fix in USMCA technical corrections H.R. 2261, Custom Business Fairness Act
Client expense: $2,516,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Issues related to USMCA technical corrections, (S. 3876) (H.R.133 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021). Issues related to China trade policy.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Issues related to USMCA and S.3876.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2020 · third_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
General discussions related to trade policy (no bill number). U.S.-Mexico Canada Agreement Implementation (P.L. 116-113). S. 3876, a technical correction relating to the treatment of refunds of merchandise processing fees under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act. Education efforts regarding Dept. of Commerce 232 case re: Steel Imports (no bill number). Education efforts concerning Dept. of Commerce 232 case re: Auto and Auto Parts Imports (no bill number). Education/efforts regarding China/301 Tariffs (no bill number). General discussions regarding enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Aircraft Dispute (no bill number). General discussions regarding US-UK future trade agreement (no bill number). General discussions regarding US-EU trade (no bill number).
Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
USMCA: U.S., Mexico, Canada Agreement implementation S. 3876 Merchandise processing fee refunds Section 232 Auto Tariff Reform
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Issues related to China 301 remedies. Issues related to USMCA and S.3876.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2020 · second_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
USMCA: U.S., Mexico, Canada Agreement implementation Section 232 Auto Tariff Reform S. 3876 Merchandise processing fee refunds, technical corrections under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act Additional information re: Jennifer Safavian's prior covered official positions: House Comm. on Energy & Commerce - Counsel (2001 - 2003); Office of Independent Counsel - Assoc. Indep. Counsel (2000 - 2001); House Comm. on Oversight & Indep. Reform - Investigative Counsel (1997 - 2000)
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2020 · second_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Issues related to China 301 remedies. Issues related to USMCA and S.3876.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE