CBP announced that it's adjusting for inflation certain customs user fees and corresponding limitations that were established by the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act for FY 2025. Affected fees include the merchandise processing fee, vessel and truck arrival fees, and the customs broker permit user fee, among others. The fees are effective Oct. 1, at the start of the 2025 fiscal year.
ACE hasn't been impacted by the worldwide issue with Microsoft's third-party information technology vendor CrowdStrike, CBP said in a July 19 CSMS message, but trade users using a Windows computer to access ACE may see some disruptions.
The Treasury Department published its spring 2024 regulatory agenda for CBP. The agenda continues to list a proposed rule to amend CBP’s regulations on the entry of “certain low-value shipments not exceeding $800 that are eligible for an administrative exemption from duty and tax.”
The Hyshield brand plant fertilizer produced by British Columbia-based Sipco Innovations ultimately should have China as its country of origin for marking purposes. However, the country of origin for the Hyshield product is Canada for Section 301 purposes, and it qualifies for preferential tariff treatment under USMCA, according to a May 8 ruling addressed to CBP’s Pharmaceuticals, Health and Chemicals Center of Excellence and Expertise in Newark, New Jersey, and recently released by CBP.
The Canadian Industrial Relations Board could reach a decision by Aug. 9 on what types of rail service should continue at Canadian National (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) in the event of a union-led work stoppage, USDA said in a July 18 report. The agency said CIRB may intervene “to prevent an immediate and serious danger to the safety or health of the public.” Union members with the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference, the union representing over 9,000 workers at CN and CPKC, had said in early May that members had voted to strike at both railways over a labor agreement impasse (see 2405060029).
Although some industries may initially have an easier time complying with the EU’s new anti-deforestation rules when they take effect at the start of next year, others may face a learning curve trying to ramp up their due diligence efforts, supply chain sustainability lawyers and advisers said this week. They also warned that EU companies that trade in large volumes of goods subject to the new law likely won’t be able to comply using only a manual due diligence process.
Trade ministers from the U.S., the EU, France, Italy, the U.K., Canada, Germany and Japan reiterated that they are committed to revising the World Trade Organization's dispute settlement, monitoring and negotiating functions, and to restoring a fully functioning dispute settlement system by year-end.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the July 18 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 International Trade Commission is beginning a Section 337 investigation on allegations that imports of storage containers and toolboxes, organizers, component boxes, coolers, and accessories from Klein Tools are infringing on patents held by Milwaukee Electric Tool and Keter Home and Garden Products, the ITC said in a notice released June 18. In a complaint filed in June (see 2406180039), Milwaukee Tool and Keter said Klein Tools’ Modbox line of modular containers rely on the patented technology used in Milwaukee Tools’ Packout modular storage products. The ITC will consider a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders against Klein Tools.
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register July 18 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):