A group of 36 senators and 171 representatives filed an amicus brief last week at the Supreme Court, challenging President Donald Trump's ability to impose tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. All the signatories were members of the Democratic Party, save for Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska (Donald J. Trump v. V.O.S. Selections, U.S. 25-250) (Learning Resources v. Donald J. Trump, U.S. 24-1287).
The following are short summaries of recent CBP NY rulings issued by the agency's National Commodity Specialist Division in New York:
The Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS) was updated on Oct. 14 with the following headquarters rulings (ruling revocations and modifications will be detailed elsewhere in a separate article as they are announced in the Customs Bulletin).
Former Canadian and Mexican trade negotiators speculated at a think tank event about the likelihood that tariffs on goods from their home countries could be removed or lowered soon.
Crutchfield, a consumer electronics seller, filed an amicus brief at the Supreme Court on Oct. 17 challenging the legality of President Donald Trump's tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. In the brief, the company highlighted the harms imposed on "American retailers" by the tariffs and argued that the "plain language" of IEEPA and the Constitution don't grant the president "unprecedented, unilateral, and unreviewable" tariff authority (Donald J. Trump v. V.O.S. Selections, U.S. 25-250) (Learning Resources v. Donald J. Trump, U.S. 24-1287).
Peter Navarro, White House senior counselor for trade and manufacturing, argues that academics, editorial writers and analysts who say higher tariffs hurt domestic manufacturing are all wrong.
The following are short summaries of recent CBP NY rulings issued by the agency's National Commodity Specialist Division in New York:
Section 232 tariffs on heavy- and medium-duty trucks and their parts and on buses will take effect Nov. 1, under a proclamation issued by President Donald Trump. Tariffs will be set at 25% for classes III through VIII trucks and their parts, and 10% on buses.
Section 232 tariffs on heavy- and medium-duty trucks and their parts and on buses will take effect Nov. 1, under a proclamation issued by President Donald Trump. Tariffs will be set at 25% for classes III through VIII trucks and their parts, and 10% on buses.
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of Oct. 6-12: