The scope of the products covered by 100% U.S. tariffs on "patented and branded medicines" is unclear, though both the EU and Japan will only be hit with 15% tariffs, a White House official told several news outlets.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Sept. 25 upheld the lists 3 and 4A Section 301 tariffs on China, finding them to be a valid exercise of authority under Section 307(a)(1)(C). CAFC Judges Todd Hughes and Alan Lourie, along with Eastern District of Texas Judge Rodney Gilstrap, sitting by designation, held that the statute's permission to "modify" Section 301 action where it's "no longer appropriate," allows the U.S. trade representative to ramp up the tariffs if the original action is "insufficient" to achieve its "stated purpose."
The Commerce Department has published amended final results of the countervailing duty administrative review on multilayered wood flooring from China (C-570-971) for entries during calendar year 2017, originally published Nov. 27, 2020, to align with the final decision in a court case that challenged rates in those results.
In the Sept. 17 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 59, No. 38), CBP published proposals to modify and revoke ruling letters concerning the country of origin for an e-scooter and tariff classifications of shrimp spring rolls and breaded shrimp.
Global trade stakeholders must adopt a posture of trade facilitation where companies inform their governments on how to produce regulations that make it easier for companies to trade, according to Valerie Picard, head of trade for the International Chamber of Commerce, who spoke on a trade webinar last week hosted by vessel operator and logistics provider Maersk.
CBP has released its Sept. 17 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 59, No. 38), which includes the following ruling actions:
To facilitate the flow of information between ACE and foreign-trade zones and bonded warehouses, the foreign trade/warehouse working group with the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee is offering 18 recommendations to CBP ahead of COAC's quarterly meeting on Sept. 17.
As CBP winds down the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee in its current iteration (see 2507010077), the COAC's de minimis working group offered proposed recommendations to CBP to bolster entry processing in ACE amid the end of the de minimis exemption on Aug. 29. These recommendations include treating postal shipments similarly to how CBP handles low-value shipments via other transportation modes.
CBP may expand its National Customs Automation Program to test pipeline oil from Canada and Mexican steel in 2025, as well as test natural gas, food safety and medical devices under the heading of import processing in 2026, according to an issue paper prepared by CBP for the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee's Sept. 17 meeting.
The first window for requests for new auto parts to be covered by Section 232 tariffs will open Oct. 1, beginning a 14-day submission window, followed by a 60-day period to consider the inclusion requests, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security said in an interim final rule outlining the inclusion process.