Sandler Travis managing partner Lenny Feldman said that CBP decided to delay an ACE validation for de minimis shipments to a recipient that would exceed $800 a day, because "they realized when this hits, there's going to be a significant amount of cargo that's going to be above the threshold."
The International Longshoremen's Association and the U.S. Maritime Alliance have reached a tentative agreement on wages, and the union has agreed to extend the current contract until Jan. 15, to have time to negotiate other issues.
The Federal Maritime Commission reminded the shipping industry that it will continue to enforce its regulations and offer dispute resolution services amid ongoing labor strikes at U.S. East and Gulf coast port terminals (see 2410010048).
The American Chemistry Council said that 90% of liquid chemicals imported and exported go through ports that are closed by the dockworkers strike. "The chemicals that are shipped to and from these ports are used by every segment of the world's economy, including chemistry needed to support healthcare, advanced energy, agriculture, auto manufacturing, building and construction, household products, aerospace and defense, semiconductor chips and electronics, and more," the trade group said. The imports and exports in 2022 were worth more than $100 billion.
More than 270 trade associations, including importers, exporters, logistics providers, manufacturers, retailers, farmers and more asked the president Oct. 2 to immediately reopen the ports and get the two sides talking with the help of a federal mediator. President Joe Biden has issued a statement that suggests he sides with the strikers, and his press secretary said he would not invoke the Taft-Hartley Act to force an end to the strike.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Oct. 2 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. 2 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 issued its final determinations in its countervailing duty investigations on aluminum extrusions from China (C-570-159), Indonesia (C-560-841), Mexico (C-201-861) and Turkey (C-489-851). Suspension of liquidation is currently not in effect for entries on or after July 9, 2024, and Commerce will only require cash deposits of estimated CV duties on future entries if it issues a CV duty order.
The Commerce Department issued its final determinations in the antidumping duty investigations on aluminum extrusions from China (A-570-158), Colombia (A-301-806), Ecuador (A-331-804), India (A-533-920), Indonesia (A-560-840), Italy (A-475-846), Malaysia (A-557-826), Mexico (A-201-860), South Korea (A-580-918), Taiwan (A-583-874), Thailand (A-549-847), Turkey (A-489-850), the United Arab Emirates (A-520-810) and Vietnam (A-552-837). Cash deposit rates set in this final determination are set to take effect Oct. 3, the scheduled publication date for these final determinations in the Federal Register.
The Commerce Department will soon suspend liquidation and impose countervailing duty cash deposit requirements on imports of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam, it said in a fact sheet issued Oct. 1. Commerce set CVD rates ranging from 8.25% to 68.45% for Cambodian exporters, 3.47% to 123.94% for Malaysian exporters, zero to 34.52% for Thai exporters and zero to 292.61% for all Vietnamese exporters, the agency said as it announced its preliminary determinations in its ongoing CVD investigations. Suspension of liquidation and cash deposit requirements will take effect for entries on or after the date of publication of the preliminary determinations in the Federal Register, which should occur in the coming days. Trina Solar in Thailand and Boviet Solar Technology in Vietnam received the zero rates, and will not be subject to suspension of liquidation and cash deposit requirements until further notice for merchandise they both produce and export.