U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has advised that, effective September 25, goods entered into the U.S. and produced in Hong Kong must be labeled with China as the country of origin rather than Hong Kong.
U.S. Customs regulations require imported merchandise to be marked with the country of origin. In follow up to the Trump Administration's executive order dated July 14, CBP is suspending the application of section 201(a) of the U.S.-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992 by which the U.S. treated Hong Kong as a separate Customs territory. As a result, goods of Hong Kong origin must now be labeled as products of China.
Many in the trade are also raising questions as to whether goods produced in Hong Kong will be subject to Section 301 tariffs the U.S. now applies to products of China. The Janel team will continue to provide updates as CBP and other government agencies share further guidance on this concern.