CBP provided guidance on the latest changes announced Sept. 5 to reciprocal tariff exemptions under the "Annex II" list, addressing specifically goods that have been added or removed from Annex II. For entries pre-filed with subheading 9903.01.32 for consumption on or after Sept. 8, "importers should take action as necessary to correct entries to reflect the correct reciprocal tariff applicability as soon as possible no later than within ten days of the cargo’s release from CBP custody," according to a Sept. 6 cargo systems message.
As the trade adjusts to changes related to the Sept. 5 executive order on the trade agreement between the U.S. and Japan (see 2509050065), the trade shouldn't file post summary corrections or protests "until CBP issues instructions on how those requests for refunds should be submitted. CBP will provide additional guidance to the trade community through CSMS messages as appropriate," the agency said in a late Sept. 5 cargo systems message.
Nearly 40 minerals -- including gold bullion -- as well as sintered neodymium-iron-boron magnets and LEDs are no longer subject to reciprocal tariffs.
The Treasury Department will refund tariffs imposed through the International Emergency Economic Powers Act if the government loses its case at the Supreme Court, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said.
The New York-based entity formerly known as Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. has accused France-based ocean carrier CMA CGM of charging “unjust and unreasonable” demurrage and detention fees during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a complaint filed Sept. 2 with the Federal Maritime Commission.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed that her government is considering imposing tariffs on countries with which Mexico doesn't have a trade agreement, including China.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Sept. 5 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 Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Sept. 5 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):
The Commerce Department is amending the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on heavy-walled rectangular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes from Mexico (A-201-847) covering the period Sept. 1, 2022, through Aug. 31, 2023, that were published July 24, to correct a ministerial error in a calculation for one mandatory respondent to the review, which results in a slightly lower AD cash deposit rate for the respondent, Maquilacero S.A. de C.V. (Commerce's notice of amended final results mistakenly says the final results were published June 24.)
On Sept. 4, 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: