CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
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President Donald Trump has threatened to place additional tariffs on Mexican and Canadian goods over Mexican water use and Canadian fertilizer trade practices.
Julie Ann Parks is joining Alba Wheels Up as a “strategic partner” to lead the company’s trade advisory services practice, the company said in a Dec. 8 news release. Parks recently left her job as executive director of global customs in the office of general counsel for RTX (see 2511190022).
Kristi App joined the Port of New Orleans as its chief commercial officer, the port said in a LinkedIn post. App, vice president of the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America and president of the New Orleans broker association, had been chief operating officer at J.W. Allen.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Dec. 8 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. 17 on a Section 337 complaint alleging that imports of food additives infringe patents held by T&R Chemicals, Inc., it said in a notice to be published Dec. 9 in the Federal Register. According to the complaint, T&R is seeking a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders against Caragum International of France and Kemi Pine Rosins of Portugal, to bar from entry "certain glycerol esters of rosin and packaging thereof" that violate their patents. T&R said that its products are "food additives derived from natural resins, used primarily as emulsifiers and stabilizers in beverages, particularly citrus-flavored soft drinks and flavors."
The International Trade Commission is issuing a limited exclusion order banning imports of polycrystalline diamond compacts (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1236) from a number of companies in China and their subsidiaries, some of which are in the U.S., it said in a notice to be published Dec. 9. Additionally, the ITC issued cease and desist orders against the companies but declined to set a bond. The order concludes the Section 337 investigation that the ITC launched in December 2020, based on allegations by US Synthetic Corporation that companies are importing and selling merchandise that copies its abrasion-resistant PDCs which are used in bearings and industrial cutting tools, as well as drill bits used to drill for crude oil (see 2012290028).
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Dec. 8 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 Commerce Department on Dec. 8 published a notice announcing the opportunity to request administrative reviews by Dec. 31 for producers and exporters subject to 54 antidumping duty orders, 20 countervailing duty orders and two suspension agreements with December anniversary dates, and 50 antidumping duty orders, 16 countervailing duty orders, and one suspended antidumping duty investigation with November anniversary dates.