House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., the man in charge of setting the calendar of floor votes, did not directly answer a question on whether the Haiti trade preference bill and the African Growth and Opportunity Act will get a vote in January, but indicated they're on his radar.
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.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Dec. 15 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):
Flexographic photopolymer printing plates imported by Miraclon Corporation aren't covered by an antidumping duty order on aluminum lithographic printing plates from Japan, the Commerce Department ruled Nov. 24.
On Dec. 12, the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
Three House Democrats introduced a resolution last week to revoke the emergency declaration that added 25% tariffs to Indian goods. That 25% tariff is because Indian firms have been buying Russian oil, and is on top of most-favored nation duties and 25% reciprocal tariffs.
Rep. Tim Moore, R-N.C., introduced a bill last week to create a chief critical minerals negotiator in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. He was joined by three other Republicans.
The Agriculture Department announced on Dec. 12 that Mexico had agreed to release water from the Rio Grande to Texas farmers. This irritant had caused President Donald Trump to threaten Dec. 8 to hike International Emergency Economic Powers Act tariffs on Mexico from 25% to 30% (see 2512090013). Those tariffs apply to goods that don't qualify under USMCA, and are not subject to Section 232 tariffs.
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted on CBP's website Dec. 12, 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.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters: