Steve Verheul, Canada's chief trade negotiator during President Donald Trump's first term, who worked on NAFTA's replacement, says Canada wants a trade pact that has known rules, and whose stability allows companies to make long-term plans.
The Commerce Department will on Jan. 1 begin a two-week window for requests for new products to be included under Section 232 tariffs on auto parts, it said in a notice released Dec. 15. Inclusion requests will be accepted through 11:59 p.m. ET on Jan. 14, after which the agency will post the inclusion requests it receives for comment and begin a 60-day process to consider whether to grant the inclusions.
The Court of International Trade on Dec. 15 denied a motion for an injunction stopping liquidation of entries from a group of importers that filed challenges to International Emergency Economic Powers Act tariffs. Judges Gary Katzmann, Timothy Reif and Jane Restani held that an injunction is unnecessary because the trade court has the authority to reliquidate finally liquidated entries from the importers that filed suit under the court's 28 U.S.C. 1581(i) jurisdiction if the Supreme Court invalidates the tariffs. The judges also noted the government's commitment that it won't fight against CIT's ability to order refunds, finding the U.S. is barred from changing its position in the future.
The Court of International Trade denied a group of importers' motion for a preliminary injunction against liquidation of their entries subject to tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act on the basis that the trade court has the power to order reliquidation of the entries if the Supreme Court strikes down the IEEPA tariffs.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Dec. 12 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 found that imports of hexamethylenetetramine (hexamine) from Germany, India and Saudi Arabia injure a U.S. industry, paving the way for antidumping duty and countervailing duty orders, the agency announced Dec. 10. It issued this final determination following a Commerce Department finding that imports from Germany, India and Saudi Arabia are sold in the U.S. at less than fair value, and imports from India are subsidized by the Indian government (see 2509220038 and 2509220027). As a result, the Commerce Department will issue AD orders on hexamine imports from Germany, India and Saudi Arabia and a CVD order on imports of this product from India.
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Dec. 12 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 Consumer Product Safety Commission announced that a final rule revising the safety standard for aquatic toys, such as neck floats, will be effective on Aug. 16, according to a Federal Register notice.
On Dec. 11, the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service is seeking comments on whether it's necessary and appropriate to establish additional terms and conditions for sugar imports, including the potential impact that changes to those terms and conditions might have on the domestic sugar industry, according to a Federal Register notice. Comments are due by Jan. 14.