The Federal Maritime Commission is seeking public comments on a new vessel sharing agreement among Japanese carrier Ocean Network Express, South Korea-based Hyundai Merchant Marine and Taiwan-based Yang Ming Marine Transportation. Under the agreement, called the Premier Alliance Agreement, the carriers will share vessels; charter or exchange vessel space; work together on the “operational characteristics of vessels operated under the agreement”; and more, the FMC said. The proposed effective date of the agreement is Dec. 12. Comments are due Nov. 21.
European collaboration with the U.S. on trade-related policies and other issues likely will become more difficult when President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House in January, a former Swedish government official said Nov. 7.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Nov. 7 Federal Register on the following AD/CVD injury, Section 337 patent or other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will be in another ITT article):
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Nov. 7 on the following AD/CV duty proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, scope, affected firms or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
The Commerce Department soon will set antidumping duty cash deposit requirements for imports of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) from China and India, it said in a fact sheet Nov. 7. The agency's preliminary determinations set AD rates ranging from 17.07% to 127.21% for Chinese companies (16.44% to 126.58% as adjusted for countervailing duties) and 3.91% to 13.23% for Indian companies (0.87% to 7.99% as adjusted for countervailing duties). Suspension of liquidation is already in effect for both countries for countervailing duty purposes (see 2409120031). AD suspension of liquidation and cash deposit requirements for these two countries will take effect for entries on or after the date of publication of the preliminary determinations in the Federal Register, which should occur in the coming days.
On Nov. 6, the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service will allow imports of fresh Hass avocado fruit from Guatemala, it said in a notice released Nov. 7. An agency pest risk analysis found “the application of one or more designated phytosanitary measures will be sufficient to mitigate the risks of introducing or disseminating plant pests or noxious weeds” with the importation of Guatemalan avocados, APHIS said. APHIS will begin authorizing imports of avocadoes from Guatemala Nov. 8.
The Foreign-Trade Zones Board issued the following notices on Nov. 7:
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted on CBP's website Nov. 6, 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.
LIVONIA, Michigan -- The consuls general of Mexico and Canada in Detroit encouraged auto industry players to lobby the next administration, to let it know that tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods would be disruptive to the integrated auto industry, and to push for the administration to comply with a panel ruling on auto rules of origin.