US importer struggles to see logic in exclusion criteria on processed imports from China

U.S. importers of seafood from China are facing extra administrative workload to avail themselves of a new tax exclusion, according to a major U.S. importer of Chinese-processed seafood. Founded in 1947 in Massachusetts, FW Bryce is the U.S. based entity of Nippon Suisan Kaisha Ltd (also known as Nissui). The special exclusions for nine seafood items introduced on 31 January are “welcome and helpful” according to Ian W Moores, general counsel at the Gloucester, Massachusetts, U.S.A.-based…