CBP has issued a withhold release order against imports manufactured in Serbia by Linglong International Europe based on information CBP said "reasonably indicates" the use of forced labor.
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said the Trump administration will recommend renewal of USMCA only if 20 issues can be resolved, and maybe more, as he told Congress this isn't an exhaustive list.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Dec. 17 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):
On Dec. 16, the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
Democrats said they are going to be bringing up the high cost of living over and over again, and tariffs are a big part of their argument that Republicans are not tackling the problem.
Three Senate Democrats are asking the U.S. trade representative to publish a written report on the administration's objectives for USMCA renegotiations.
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the weeks of Dec. 1-7 and 8-14:
The Supreme Court will most likely decide the lead case on the legality of tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act after the high court went on its four-week holiday recess. The court held its last conference day of the year on Dec. 12 and won't reconvene until Jan. 9, when it will hold both a conference day and a non-argument session, according to the court's calendar.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted on CBP's website Dec. 16, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching for the listed CBP message number at CBP's ADCVD Search page.