The Court of International Trade on Sept. 5 said a CBP headquarters ruling on see-through pop-up tent "pods" that differed in outcome from a previously decided protest didn't require public notice-and-comment because the protest wasn't a "prior interpretive ruling or decision." Judge Timothy Reif dismissed one of importer Under the Weather's counts in its customs classification case on the pods, finding that the prior protest approval wasn't the result of "considered deliberations," didn't have "prospective effect" and wasn't "interpretive."

The Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) is seeking comments on its Comply Chain: Business Tools for Labor Compliance in Global Supply Chains, as well as three reports on child labor and forced labor in certain foreign countries, through Dec. 16, it said in a Federal Register notice.

The Department of Labor's Bureau of International Affairs said in a notice it's removing two goods from its List of Products Requiring Federal Contractor Certification as to Forced or Indentured Child Labor: shrimp from Thailand and garments from Vietnam. Federal contractors who supply products on Labor's list must certify that the product wasn't made using child labor.

The International Trade Commission published notices in the Sept. 4 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 Sept. 4 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 has published the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on corrosion-resistant steel products from Taiwan (A-583-856). Rates calculated in this review will be used to set assessment rates for importers of subject merchandise from three producers and exporters entered July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023.

The Commerce Department has published the final results of its countervailing duty administrative review on common alloy aluminum sheet (aluminum sheet) from China (C-570-074). The agency calculated new CVD cash deposit rates for the Chinese producers and exporters listed below. These final results will be used to set final assessments of CVD on importers for entries Jan. 1, 2022, through Dec. 31, 2022.

EPA is will delay until July 2025 a new requirement to submit data for manufacturers and importers of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), it said in a direct final rule. The agency said it is making a one-time modification to change the beginning of the data submission period from Nov. 12, 2024, to July 11, 2025, with a corresponding change to the end of the submission period, depending on the submission type. The final rule is effective on Nov. 4. However, if EPA receives adverse comments on the rule, it will withdraw the rule and replace it with a proposed rule, which is also set to be published in the Federal Register on Sept. 5.

On Sept. 3, the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:

The Foreign-Trade Zones Board issued the following notices on Sept. 4: