Both co-sponsors of a bill to restrict Chinese goods from de minimis eligibility said that House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Jason Smith, R-Mo., who has the power to advance the bill, is interested in marking up the bill.
CBP has “cleared” its long-awaited proposed rule on low value shipments, and the proposal will now go to the Office of Management and Budget for review, acting Commissioner Troy Miller said at a Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee meeting March 6. If OMB declares the rule “significant,” the proposal will then go for interagency review prior to publication in the Federal Register, Miller said.
FloraTrace is launching new insurance coverage for importers facing unforeseen expenses due to enforcement of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, it said in a March 4 news release. Offered through its subsidiary Rezylient, the coverage will be triggered by receipt of a UFLPA detention notice, with covered losses potentially including storage of a detained entry, attorney fees, consultant fees, demurrage, drayage fees, exam fees, and extra costs and expenses including supply chain tracing subject to agreement by underwriters, Rezylient said on its website. The insurance may also be paired with FloraTrace’s origin testing and verification services, providing “financial protection against unforeseen detentions and disruptions in the supply chain, while also offering importers a proactive tool for risk management,” the news release said.
China criticized a proposed U.S. rulemaking last week that could lead to new import restrictions on Chinese-made cars, calling the announcement a “typical protectionist approach that will disrupt and distort the global economy.”
The International Trade Commission published notices in the March 5 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 March 5 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 has released the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on seamless carbon and alloy steel standard, line and pressure pipe (seamless pipe) from Ukraine (A-823-819). These final results will be used to set final assessments of AD on importers for subject merchandise entered Feb. 10, 2021, through July 31, 2022.
The Commerce Department has published the preliminary results of its antidumping and countervailing duty administrative reviews on certain cut-to-length plate (CTL plate) from South Korea (A-580-836/C-580-837). In the final results of this review, Commerce will set AD assessment rates for subject merchandise for the companies under review entered Feb. 1, 2022, through Jan. 31, 2023, and CVD assessment rates for entries Jan. 1, 2022, through Dec. 31, 2022.
Whole garlic cloves in brine imported from China by Roland Goods aren't subject to an antidumping duty order on fresh garlic from China, the Commerce Department said in a March 1 scope ruling.
On March 4, the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of: