Automakers, chipmakers and broad business groups asked the Bureau of Industry and Security to give their industries more time to adjust to new requirements to move supply chains out of China and report on what companies are in their connected vehicle supply chains.
The Federal Maritime Commission needs more employees and funding to investigate and penalize violators of shipping laws, especially for costly cases that move to U.S. courts, the commission’s enforcement division director told the FMC this week. Commissioners also said the FMC is closely scrutinizing ocean carriers and terminal operators accused of unfair surcharge practices stemming from the recent labor strikes at U.S. East and Gulf coast port terminals.
The Federal Maritime Commission’s enforcement arm is investigating two cases involving potentially unlawful or unfair maritime shipping practices, including one that hasn’t yet been made public, said John Crews, director of the FMC’s Bureau of Enforcement, Investigations and Compliance.
A group of parents and other family members of those who overdosed on fentanyl are asking the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to double the 25% Section 301 tariffs on lists 1 and 2 under the existing Section 301 action, combined with no de minimis eligibility for all Chinese goods.
The Federal Maritime Commission urged carriers and terminal operators not to retaliate against shippers for questioning an invoice or filing a complaint with the FMC, warning the cargo shipping industry this week that it will pursue serious penalties against those that violate the anti-retaliation provisions of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act.
The U.S. is increasingly taking a hard line against all connected Chinese and Russian devices, not just those from particular manufacturers such as Huawei, cybersecurity lawyer Clete Johnson said Sept. 25 at SCTE's TechExpo event in Atlanta.
The Commerce Department is proposing that no Chinese or Russian software or hardware that enables cars to use GPS, connect to cell phones, or other external communication facilitators will be allowed to be imported, because the government believes that these are security risks.
The Bureau of Industry and Security has completed a round of interagency review on an Information and Communication Technology Services (ICTS) supply chain proposed rule involving “connected vehicles.” The rule, sent to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Aug. 20 and completed Sept. 19, could propose import restrictions on certain Chinese connected vehicles as part of a rulemaking begun in February (see 2402290034).
An October strike by members of the International Longshoremen Association at East Coast and Gulf Coast ports could result in “devastating impacts” on the supply chain for weeks, consultants and logistics professionals told International Trade Today.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters: