Mexico Customs announced that it will delay mandatory use of its new electronic value manifest until April 1, amid concerns over industry readiness and the potential for processing delays at Mexican ports of entry around the original Dec. 9 deadline (see 2512050039).
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Dec. 9 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. 8, the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts (after not having posted new ones for a number of days) on the detention without physical examination of:
The FDA says final guidance for the industry is available on promotional labeling and advertising considerations for prescription biological reference products, biosimilar products, and interchangeable biosimilar products, according to a Federal Register notice. The guidance addresses questions that manufacturers, packers, distributors and their representatives may have when developing FDA-regulated promotional labeling and advertisements for prescription reference products, biosimilar products, and interchangeable biosimilar products licensed under the Public Health Service Act, the FDA said.
USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service has updated its guidelines on label approvals, according to a Federal Register notice. The guidelines are meant to help establishments meet new requirements for use of voluntary U.S.-origin label claims on FSIS-regulated products, per the final rule “Voluntary Labeling of FSIS Regulated Products with U.S.-Origin Claims.”
Rep. Mike Thompson, D-Calif., introduced a bill on Dec. 5 to establish a program to make direct payments to specialty crop growers and wine producers that experience certain losses due to increased tariff burdens. It was referred to the Agriculture Committee.
A newly introduced bill would allow CBP to self-initiate Enforce and Protect Act investigations of antidumping duty and countervailing duty evasion, and also would require importers challenging EAPA decisions to pay all allegedly evaded duties before filing suit.
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith, R-Mo., announced a Dec. 10 meeting to mark up bills extending both the African Growth and Opportunity Act and the Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act.
As lawsuits seeking refunds of International Emergency Economic Powers Act tariffs at the Court of International Trade continue to mount, lawyers remain uncertain of the refund process that would be followed should the Supreme Court strike down the tariffs, including whether refunds will come via judicial or administrative pathways.
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted on CBP's website Dec. 8, 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.