President Donald Trump issued an executive order Nov. 20 exempting 238 tariff schedule subheadings covering agricultural products from the 40% additional International Emergency Economic Powers Act tariff on Brazil. The new exemptions take retroactive effect Nov. 13 at 12:01 a.m ET.
KYG Trade's AI trade compliance assistant, Kay, passed the October 2025 customs brokers license exam, the company said in a Nov. 19 press release. The tool scored 93% on the exam, KYG said, while "one of the top general-purpose commercial LLMs" failed, scoring 60%. LLM stands for large language model, AI designed to process human language.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Nov. 20 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. 1 on a Section 337 complaint alleging that imports of smart rings infringe patents held by Ouraring, it said in a notice to be published Nov. 21 in the Federal Register. According to the complaint, Ouraring is seeking a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders against Samsung, Reebok, their subsidiaries and seven other companies from the U.K., China, India and the U.S. to bar from entry "certain smart wearable devices, systems, and components thereof" that violate their patents. Ouraring said that its product is a smart ring that "accurately provides personalized insights into user’s fitness and health by monitoring heart rate, temperature variations, blood oxygen levels, and movement during both sleep and active periods."
The International Trade Commission seeks comments by Dec. 1 on a Section 337 complaint alleging that imports of microwave hoods infringe patents held by Whirlpool Corporation, it said in a notice to be published Nov. 21 in the Federal Register. According to the complaint, Whirlpool is seeking a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders against Samsung and LG Electronics and their subsidiaries, and six U.S.- and Canada-based companies to bar from entry "certain low profile microwave-hood combination products" that violate their patents. Whirlpool said that its products "are designed to fit into the undercabinet hood space above a cooking range, providing a two-in-one kitchen appliance that cooks and provides ventilation."
The International Trade Commission seeks comments by Dec. 1 on a Section 337 complaint alleging that imports of antibody drugs infringe patents held by AbbVie Inc., and ImmunoGen, Inc., it said in a notice to be published Nov. 21 in the Federal Register. According to the complaint, AbbVie is seeking a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders against ProfoundBio, Genmab and their subsidiaries to bar from entry "certain antibody drug conjugates products and components thereof and products containing the same" that violate their patents. AbbVie said that its product ELAHERE, is "a first-in-class ADC approved to treat adult patients with certain ovarian, fallopian tube, and primary peritoneal cancers."
On Nov. 19, the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service said the temporary suspension of the International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures No. 15 (ISPM 15) hyphen requirement will end on Dec. 31 of this year.
The Bureau of Industry and Security is extending public comment periods for two information collections related to its delivery verification procedures for imports, it said in notices released Nov. 20. The agency previously requested feedback on the collections in July and is now allowing an additional 30 days for comments (see 2507250001).
The Congressional Budget Office updated its estimate of how much tariffs would reduce the federal deficit, if they stayed in place for 10 years, now saying they would reduce it by $2.5 trillion rather than $3.3 trillion (not counting saved interest costs).