SAN DIEGO -- Customs brokers shouldn’t be dismissive or fearful of artificial intelligence tools because those tools' ability to analyze massive amounts of trade data enables brokers to focus on other aspects of the business, speakers on a panel said at the Pacific Coast Council’s Western Cargo Conference (WESCCON) last week.

The Fish and Wildlife Service has downgraded the red-cockaded woodpecker (Dryobates (= Picoides) borealis) from an endangered species to a threatened species. However, restrictions on imports and exports will remain in effect under a 4(d) rule adopted by the agency. The final rule is effective Nov. 25, FWS said in a notice.

The International Trade Commission published notices in the Oct. 24 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. 24 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 Consumer Product Safety Commission is issuing a final rule that sets a consumer product safety standard for nursing pillows. The new standard takes effect April 23, the comission said in a Federal Register notice.

EPA recently announced 2025 allowances for production and consumption, including importation, of hydrofluorocarbons under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act, as well as 2025 penalties for companies that didn’t comply with HFC phasedown regulations.

On Oct. 23, the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts (after not having posted new ones for a number of days) on the detention without physical examination of:

The Foreign-Trade Zones Board issued the following notices on Oct. 24:

Virginia's and Maryland's senators, along with members of Congress from both states, asked President Joe Biden to direct the International Trade Commission to open a Section 201 investigation on harm to the Chesapeake Bay fisheries from a surge of crab meat imports from Venezuela.

If a reelected President Donald Trump uses the existing Section 301 tariffs program to hike tariffs on all Chinese goods by at least 60%, that's likely to survive a court challenge, said two law professors who spoke during a Washington International Trade Association webinar on the executive branch's ability to make deals and impose trade restrictions without congressional say-so.