United States (US): Major Trade Issues At a Glance

Reference Links

Laws and Regulations

•  US Library of Congress

•  Code of Federal Regulations 

•  Federal Register 

•  US Code

Customs 

• Basic US Importing and Exporting - containing information on US' import and export procedures and documentary requirements, etc. 

Tariff

• Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the US – Current edition

Textiles and Clothing

• US Textile and Apparel Category System

• Textiles and Quotas page of the US Customs and Border Protection

• US Labelling Requirements for Textile, Wool, Apparel and Fur Products

• Informed Compliance Publication on US Textile and Apparel Rules of Origin

• Informed Compliance Publication on US Country of Origin of Knit to Shape Apparel Products

Labelling

• Marking of Country of Origin on US Imports

Origin Rules

• Informed Compliance Publication on US Rules of Origin

Toy and Product Safety

• US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

• Chinese page of US CPSC's website

• US CPSC's regulations, laws and information for manufacturers, importers, distributors and retailers

• US voluntary standards for consumer products

• US recalls and product safety news

• US import safety website

 Trade Remedy Measures - Antidumping, Countervailing Measures, etc.

• US Department of Commerce (DoC) International Trade Administration - Import Administration

• Highlights and New Items of US DoC's investigations

• US International Trade Commission - Trade remedy investigations on injury to the US industry

Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices in the US

• Washington

• New York

• San Francisco