The National Council of Textile Organizations, joined by its Canadian and Mexican counterparts, urged President Donald Trump not to impose 25% tariffs on imports in the region.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Feb. 27 Federal Register on the following antidumping and countervailing duty (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 Feb. 27 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):
On Feb. 26, 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 Foreign-Trade Zones Board issued the following notices on Feb. 27:
Senators and witnesses called for greater protection for shipping companies that are the victims of cargo theft, saying that CBP penalizes them unfairly, during a Feb. 27 hearing on the rise in cargo theft.
Bills were introduced this week in the House and Senate to establish pilot programs to assess technologies for enhancing and speeding up cargo inspections at land ports of entry. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, led S. 703, with four Democratic co-sponsors and six Republican co-sponsors.
Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., joined by Sens. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Rick Scott, R-Fla., introduced a renewal of a trade preferences program for Haiti this week.
House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Chairman Adrian Smith, R-Neb., and Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., introduced the Undertaking Negotiations on Investment and Trade for Economic Dynamism (UNITED) Act, which authorizes the administration to negotiate a comprehensive trade agreement with the U.K. in consultation with Congress.
President Donald Trump said he's "very receptive" to reaching a trade deal with the United Kingdom that would mean hiking tariffs on the U.K. wouldn't be necessary. Trump and U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer held a joint press conference after their meeting Feb. 27, which Starmer opened by emphasizing that trade is fair and balanced between the two countries.