The following new requests for antidumping and countervailing duty scope rulings were filed with the Commerce Department since International Trade Today's last update:
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of Oct. 8-14:
CBP must issue final regulations on drawback under the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act by Dec. 17, 2018, the Court of International Trade said in an Oct. 12 decision. Capping a contentious case brought by a set of customs brokers and importers (see 1803260048), CIT Judge Jane Restani ordered that the final regulations must take effect immediately on Dec. 17, except for certain excise tax drawback provisions that may take effect 60 days later.
It’s impossible to forecast how many product-specific exemptions to the Section 301 tariffs on Chinese imports the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative will grant “because we’re in uncharted territory,” David Cohen, a trade expert with Sandler Travis, told a Sports & Fitness Industry Association webinar Oct. 11. With Tuesday’s deadline having lapsed for requesting exemptions to the first round of tariffs that took effect July 6, USTR denied 108 requests of the more than 10,000 filed and has yet to grant a single exemption, Cohen said.
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of Oct. 1-7:
CBP will not move forward with plans for a wide-ranging reorganization of its ACE customer support office after receiving negative feedback from the trade community, said Steve Zaccaro, chief of the agency’s Client Representative Branch, on a conference call held Oct. 4. The agency will reassign some software vendors, importers and brokers currently assigned to overburdened client representatives, but the “vast majority” will not be affected by the changes, he said.
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of Sept. 24-30:
The FCC approved a declaratory ruling and order designed to speed the deployment of small cells and 5G across the U.S. Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel, whose vote had been in doubt (see 1809200007), partially dissented and partially concurred Wednesday.
The FCC approved a declaratory ruling and order designed to speed the deployment of small cells and 5G across the U.S. Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel, whose vote had been in doubt (see 1809200007), partially dissented and partially concurred Wednesday.
The New York Supreme Court should order Charter Communications to “promptly produce all redacted and withheld NCTA communications that do not relate to pending or anticipated litigation,” New York Assistant Attorney General Marc Montgomery wrote the court Monday in case 450318/2017. The AG is seeking communications between Charter and NCTA for the state’s lawsuit against the MVPD about advertised internet speeds. The ISP raised concerns about attorney-client privilege (see 1808160068). The company hasn’t cited any New York legal precedent, relying instead on outside cases, Montgomery said. Deny the AG’s request, Charter said Friday, filing examples of its communications for in camera review. The examples “confirm that Charter’s privilege designations applicable to selected communications involving NCTA and other trade associations’ counsel were reasonable and proper,” Charter said.