A recent executive order has designated Dec. 24 and Dec. 26 as federal holidays, meaning that these dates will also be considered to be CBP holidays, like Dec. 25, CBP said in a cargo systems message addressed to ABI filers.
In the Dec. 17 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 59, No. 47), CBP published proposals to revoke ruling letters and revoke treatment relating to the tariff classification of glass cold brew coffee makers and teapots with stainless steel filters or infusers.
A bipartisan bill to increase financial pressure on Russia to stop its aggression in Ukraine no longer gives the president the authority to hike tariffs on countries like Turkey, China and Hungary that purchase Russian oil and gas. The original approach was to give the president the ability to impose tariffs as high as 500% on those countries' exports; he has hiked tariffs on Indian goods by 25 percentage points over the issue.
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.
Delegations to the World Trade Organization understand that if the WTO doesn't reform, things will get worse, rather than holding steady, according to Petter Olberg, Norway’s ambassador to the WTO and the man facilitating reform discussions.
The EU is aiming to expand the scope of its upcoming carbon border tariff to apply to 180 steel and "aluminium-intensive" products produced downstream.
China has approved certain export license applications submitted by Chinese companies for shipments of controlled rare earths, a Ministry of Commerce spokesperson said Dec. 18.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Dec. 18 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 Dec. 29 on a Section 337 complaint alleging that imports of dental burs infringe patents held by Versah, LLC, it said in a notice to be published Dec. 19 in the Federal Register. According to the complaint, Versah is seeking a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders against 16 companies, to bar from entry "certain dental burs and kits thereof" that violate its patents. Versah said that its products are "specialized drill bits used with dental drilling tools."
The International Trade Commission seeks comments by Dec. 29 on a Section 337 complaint alleging that imports of communication devices infringe patents held by Active Wireless Technologies, it said in a notice to be published Dec. 19 in the Federal Register. According to the complaint, Active Wireless is seeking a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders against BLU Products, DISH Wireless, HTC, LG Electronics, OnePlus, Qualcomm, TCL, T-Mobile and their subsidiaries, to bar from entry "certain wireless communication devices and components thereof" that violate its patents. Active Wireless said that the violating products are "mobile phones and tablet computers with wireless communication."