Ceratizit USA, a North Carolina-based tungsten carbide distributor, agreed to pay $54.4 million to settle allegations it violated the False Claims Act by "knowingly and improperly failing to pay duties owed on tungsten carbide products" from China, DOJ announced.
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the weeks of Dec. 1-7 and 8-14:
Cuts to reciprocal tariffs under a recent trade deal with Switzerland and Liechtenstein will take retroactive effect Nov. 14, according to a notice from the Commerce Department and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.
Cuts to reciprocal tariffs under a recent trade deal with Switzerland and Liechtenstein will take retroactive effect Nov. 14, according to a notice from the Commerce Department and U.S. Trade Representative.
The National Marine Fisheries Service still expects Jan. 1 to be the start date for the agency requiring certifications of admissibility (COA) from companies importing fish and fish products from certain countries that may have U.S.-imposed import restrictions, officials said on a Dec. 16 webinar on the issue.
The International Trade Commission is accepting proposals for changes to the World Customs Organization’s Harmonized System tariff schedule for potential adoption in 2033, it said in a notice. The proposals will be reviewed by the ITC, CBP and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and will be "made a part of the Commission’s record keeping system and available for public inspection." Proposals are due to the ITC by Oct. 1, 2027.
CBP has released its Nov. 26 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 59, No. 41), which includes the following ruling action:
In the Nov. 26 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 59, No. 41), CBP published proposals to modify or revoke ruling letters concerning whether certain ramps are eligible for subheading 9817.00.96 treatment as articles for the handicapped.
CBP has corrected a single reference in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule reporting instructions for reciprocal tariffs applicable to products from South Korea, which originally were published Dec. 3 via a cargo systems message (see 2512030042). The HTS number to be reported in for goods with an MFN or Korea free trade agreement rate of less than 15% should be 9903.02.80, CBP said.
CBP has started developing a functionality in ACE that the agency says will improve CBP's ability to collect penalty payments assessed to parties that fail to meet in-bond shipment requirements, according to the December ACE Development and Deployment Schedule (see "December 2025 Changes" list on the last two pages).