Japanese goods with most favored nation (MFN) duties of 15% or lower will be subject to a 15% reciprocal tariff, all inclusive, retroactive to 12:01 ET Aug. 7, the White House said in an executive order. The order applies the same 15% rule for goods subject to Section 232 tariffs on autos and auto parts upon publication of a Federal Register notice modifying the Harmonized Tariff Schedule. That notice will come within seven days of the executive order being published.
It's unlikely -- but not impossible -- that an importer will be able to obtain a refund on paying fentanyl tariffs levied under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act when the importer hadn't claimed USMCA at entry beforehand, according to trade attorney Michael Roll, who was speaking on a Sept. 3 webinar sponsored by A.N. Deringer.
Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla., a member of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, told International Trade Today that Subcommittee Chairman Adrian Smith, R-Neb., is looking to pass a renewal of the African Growth and Opportunity Act "now that we got the big, beautiful bill through," adding that Smith has wanted to do this "for a while."
President Donald Trump issued an executive order Sept. 5 adding and removing goods from the “Annex II” list of goods exempt from reciprocal tariffs. The changes take effect at 12:01 a.m. ET Sept. 8.
Trade attorneys helping importers comply with duty collection regulations are seeing Customs officials increase their scrutiny of entry filings via a higher rate of CF-28 forms being sent to companies, according to comments made during various webinars this week.
Small shippers will "get hosed" by the end of the de minimis policy, while larger companies will find ways to manage, trade experts said on a podcast hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Sept. 4 Federal Register on the following antidumping and countervailing duty injury, Section 337 patent or other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will be in another ITT article):
The International Trade Commission seeks comments by Sept. 12 on a Section 337 complaint alleging that imports of LCD devices infringe patents held by BH Innovations, it said in a Sept. 4 notice in the Federal Register. According to the complaint, BHI is seeking a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders against HKC, HiSense, Vizio, TCL, TTE Technology, LG Electronics, Westinghouse and their subsidiaries to bar from entry "certain liquid crystal devices, components thereof, and products containing the same" that violate its patents. BHI said that its patents include "innovations relating to ... pixel layouts, electrode structures, panel seals and terminals, and driving circuitry."
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Sept. 4 on the following antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CVD rates, scope, affected firms or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
The Commerce Department is beginning new antidumping duty and countervailing duty investigations on high purity dissolving pulp from Brazil and Norway, it said in a fact sheet released Sept. 3. The underlying petition was filed in August (see 2508140024). The International Trade Commission is scheduled to make its preliminary injury determination by Sept. 26. The investigation will continue only if the ITC finds injury. International Trade Today will provide more details upon publication of the initiation notices in the Federal Register.