On Feb. 18, 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. 19:
Howard Lutnick is now the commerce secretary, after the Senate voted 51-45 to confirm him the evening of Feb. 18. All the Republicans present at the time of the vote endorsed Lutnick.
Democrats from the Pacific Northwest, California, Illinois, New York and Colorado say wineries are already being harmed as province-run liquor stores in Canada ban American wines from their shelves due to the 25% tariff threat over migration, now in abeyance.
Correction: Maggie Barnett is CEO of LVK Logistics, a 3PL specializing in apparel and beauty fulfillment (see 2502180023).
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 Feb. 18, 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 processed more than 2.9 million entry summaries in January, valued at more than $338 billion, according to a recent update. The agency also identified estimated duties of nearly $7.9 billion to be collected by the U.S. government.
In a Feb. 19 cargo systems message on procedures to follow during CBP One mobile application interruptions, CBP reminded the trade community that they still can request cargo inspections from CBP by contacting the local port of entry.
President Donald Trump said that he will "probably" say more about the scope of tariffs on cars "on April 2, but it'll be in the neighborhood of 25%," in response to a question at a press conference Feb. 18.