Watches that have case backs set with watch glass made of nonprecious materials -- such as synthetic sapphire -- are not considered to have cases made "wholly" of precious metal and are classified differently than watches that do, the Court of International Trade ruled Nov. 1. The holding came as a watch importer’s motion for judgment in a 2018 case wound up being denied, and the government’s was granted, by CIT Judge Jane Restani.

CBP on Nov. 1 issued a withhold release order banning imports of frankincense from Asli Maydi, a Somaliland supplier of frankincense, which is used in essential oils for lotions and perfumes. CBP said Asli Maydi uses deception, physical violence, abusive working conditions, intimidation and threats, and it withholds the wages of its workers. The WRO takes immediate effect.

The agendas of both major presidential candidates would provide few incentives for other countries to negotiate new trade agreements with the U.S., a former Commerce Department official said Oct. 31.

The International Trade Commission published notices in the Oct. 31 Federal Register on the following AD/CVD injury, Section 337 patent or other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will be in another ITT article):

The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Oct. 31 on the following AD/CV duty proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, scope, affected firms or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):

The Commerce Department said it's rescinding the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain frozen warmwater shrimp from China (A-570-893) for the period of review Feb. 1, 2023, through Jan. 31, 2024, because there were no reviewable, suspended entries of subject merchandise during the review period for any of the companies for which the review had been requested. Commerce will instruct CBP to assess AD on all appropriate entries, at rates equal to the cash deposit of estimated AD required at the time of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption, it said.

The Commerce Department has released the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on large diameter welded pipe from Canada (A-122-863). These final results will be used to set final assessments of antidumping duties on importers for subject merchandise entered May 1, 2022, through April 30, 2023. Changes to cash deposit rates take effect Oct. 31, the date these final results were published in the Federal Register.

The Commerce Department has published the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on stainless steel plate in coils from Belgium (A-423-808). These final results will be used to set final assessments of AD duties on importers for entries May 1, 2022, through April 30, 2023.

The Commerce Department announced the opportunity to request administrative reviews by Dec. 2 for producers and exporters subject to 46 antidumping duty orders, 14 countervailing duty orders, and one suspended antidumping duty investigation with November anniversary dates, in a notice to be published Nov. 1.

The Foreign-Trade Zones Board issued the following notices on Oct. 31: