CBP has determined that Kingtom Aluminio's aluminum extrusions were produced or manufactured using forced labor, the agency said in a notice. The determination applies to any merchandise imported on or after Dec. 4, as well as any merchandise that has been imported into the U.S. but has not been released from CBP custody.
In the Nov. 27 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 58, No. 47), CBP published proposals to modify or revoke ruling letters concerning MTD Cub Cadet utility vehicles and external defibrillators and their components.
CBP created Harmonized System Update 2419 on Nov. 29, containing 6,479 Automated Broker Interface (ABI) records and 1,487 Harmonized Tariff Schedule records. HSU 2419 includes the AL1 tariff flag for Phase VII of the Lacey Act provisions for certain imported plant and wood products, effective Dec. 1 (see 2409200018). The HSU also reflects the completion of the flagging updates to 1700 HTS codes to remove the AM7 flag. This removal process started Oct. 18 and is now complete.
Brandon Chen, who took the April 2022 customs broker license exam, appealed the final results of his exam to the Court of International Trade, contesting 11 questions that CBP denied him credit for. Filing a complaint at the trade court on Nov. 25, Chen noted that he is only two correct answers away from a passing score of 75% (Brandon Chen v. U.S., CIT # 24-00208).
In the Nov. 27 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 58, No. 47), CBP published proposals to revoke ruling letters concerning forklift accessories.
A domestic producer recently filed a petition with the Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission requesting new antidumping and countervailing duties on sol gel alumina-based ceramic abrasive grains from China. Commerce will now decide whether to begin AD/CVD investigations, which could result in the imposition of permanent AD/CVD orders and the assessment of AD and CVD on importers. Saint-Gobain Ceramics and Plastics requested the investigation.
The Commerce Department issued notices in the Federal Register on its recently initiated antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on overhead door counterbalance torsion springs from China and India (A-570-186/C-570-187, A-533-936/C-533-937). The CVD investigations cover entries for the calendar year 2023. The AD investigation on India covers entries Oct. 1, 2023, through Sept. 30, 2024, and the AD investigation on China covers entries April 1, 2024, through Sept. 30, 2024.
CBP has released its Nov. 27 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 58, No. 47), which includes the following ruling actions:
A domestic producer recently filed a petition with the Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission requesting new antidumping and countervailing duties on float glass from Malaysia and China. Commerce will now decide whether to begin AD/CVD investigations, which could result in the imposition of permanent AD/CVD orders and the assessment of AD and CVD on importers. Vitro Flat Glass and its subsidiaries requested the investigation.
In the Nov. 20 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 58, No. 46), CBP published proposals to revoke ruling letters concerning metal and rubber automotive air springs and suspension bushings.