The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Oct. 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):
On Oct. 4, the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
The Government Accountability Office, in a report required by the Dodd-Frank Act to assess the effectiveness of tracing regimes for conflict minerals, found the law hasn't reduced violence in the Congo, and may have increased violence around some small gold mines.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted on CBP's website Oct. 4, 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's Norfolk office in Virginia has seized numerous food trailers and golf carts over a three-month period starting in July.
The Court of International Trade on Oct. 7 sent a customs classification dispute on truck steps to a bench trial after finding that the undisputed facts are insufficient for conducting a principal use analysis on whether the products are "side protective attachments." Judge Jennifer Choe-Groves held that while a Section 301 exclusion for "side protective attachments" is a principal use provision, and not a provision for an individual product, the court can't at this time properly assess the imports at issue under a principal use framework.
The European Commission is proposing to delay its upcoming deforestation reporting requirements by one year to allow member states and third-country exporters to be better prepared and “fully establish the necessary due diligence systems” for all products covered by the new rules. The law is scheduled to take effect for most companies Dec. 30 and for small companies June 30, but the commission is proposing to extend those dates to Dec. 30, 2025, and June 30, 2026, respectively.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Oct. 4 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 Oct. 4 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):