The Trump administration’s China policy looks more like an effort to preserve the fragile trade truce than a negotiation toward a comprehensive trade agreement, according to former U.S. trade officials during a webinar hosted by the Washington International Trade Association last week.
The International Trade Commission is accepting proposals for changes to the World Customs Organization’s Harmonized System tariff schedule for potential adoption in 2033, it said in a notice. The proposals will be reviewed by the ITC, CBP and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and will be "made a part of the Commission’s record keeping system and available for public inspection." Proposals are due to the ITC by Oct. 1, 2027.
Workers' rights activists during a panel discussion this week praised the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act but warned that enforcement is slowing under the Trump administration.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said that his office will be investigating online retailer Shein for "potential violations" of Texas law, according to a Dec. 1 press statement.
The International Trade Commission is set to make its final injury determination by April 1 in a recently initiated Section 201 safeguard investigation on quartz surface products. The commission will then submit its recommendations to the president by May 18, it said in a notice published Dec. 1.
The Drug Enforcement Administration proposes to establish the 2026 aggregate production quotas for controlled substances in schedules I and II of the Controlled Substances Act and the assessment of annual needs for the list I chemicals ephedrine, pseudoephedrine and phenylpropanolamine, a Federal Register notice says. Comments are due by Dec. 15.
It won't be difficult for CBP to refund tariffs collected under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, according to Nicole Bivens Collinson of Sandler Travis.
Though the future of USMCA is unclear, the U.S., Mexico and Canada are too interdependent for the Trump administration to abandon free trade in the continent, according to experts speaking at a Nov. 14 event hosted by the Quincy Institute.
The Fish and Wildlife Service is reportedly asking importers to provide additional information related to imports of fresh squid, particularly species Illex argentina and/or Dosidicus gigas, according to an email sent to members of the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America.
The U.S. Geological Survey will publish its 2025 list of critical minerals Nov. 7, according to a Federal Register notice.