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De minimis is a policy described in 19 U.S.C. 1321 that allows the import of low value articles duty and tax free, provided their aggregate fair retail value does not exceed $800 in the country from which the articles are imported.  Additionally, the articles must be imported by only one person on one day. The previous de minimis threshold was $200, but the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 increased it to $800. Increasing volumes of de minimis merchandise, along with enforcement concerns related to fentanyl and counterfeit merchandise, among other things, have prompted calls to restrict the pathway. De minimis goods may be cleared off manifest, or qualifying goods may be entered under the informal Type 86 entry type.

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Broadcasters, MMTC, Comcast Unite in Support of Easing Foreign Ownership Rules
January 25, 2016 by Monty Tayloe|Top News

FCC proposals to further loosen FCC broadcast foreign ownership rules continue (see 1512220056) to receive broad support, in reply comments filed in docket 15-236 last week. Comcast, Media General, the Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council, and NAB supported FCC proposals to make it easier for broadcasters to be foreign-owned, align broadcaster foreign ownership rules with those for common carriers, and update the rules to account for modern corporate ownership structures and SEC rules.

CBP Can't Collect AD/CVD Cash Deposits Until After Commerce Clarifies Scope, Says CIT
January 20, 2016 |Top News

CBP may only suspend liquidation and collect antidumping and countervailing duty cash deposits if it is specifically directed by the Commerce Department that a product is within the scope of duties, said the Court of International Trade in a decision released to the public on Jan. 13 (here). Finding CBP went above its ministerial role of administering duties by interpreting an ambiguous section of the scope, the court ordered CBP to stop collecting cash deposits from an importer of solar cells from China.

Topics:Court of International Trade
CAFC Affirms Denial of Ford NAFTA Claims in Dispute Over Certificate of Origin Waivers
January 7, 2016 |Top News

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the denial of NAFTA treatment to Ford auto parts imported from Canada (here), finding CBP can apply different certificate of origin waiver requirements to reconciliations than it does to regular post-importation claims. The Jan. 6 decision was marked by a lengthy dissent from Circuit Judge Jimmie Reyna, one of the few Federal Circuit judges with a background in trade.

Topics:Court of International Trade