The U.S. is eliminating 15% tariffs on Ecuadoran bananas and cocoa, and 10% tariffs on Guatemalan coffee and Argentinian beef, as the three countries have reached framework agreements on reciprocal trade.
China has added the U.S., Canada and Mexico to its list of countries requiring export licenses for certain precursor chemicals, its Ministry of Commerce announced Nov. 10, according to an unofficial translation.
The recent export controls suspended by the Chinese government created a new framework for export controls that could quickly be reinstated should tensions between the U.S. and China flare up again, according to compliance experts.
EPA plans to amend a regulation for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) by allowing certain exemptions to the scope of reporting PFAS, according to a Federal Register notice.
On Nov. 10, the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
House Ways and Means Committee member Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, introduced a bill that would either require the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to seek a dispute settlement panel over Mexican energy policies, or to make compliance with USMCA in energy a condition of continuing a pact.
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., the ranking member of the House Select Committee on China, is asking Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to tell him whether allied governments were consulted before the White House announced that chip exports from Nexperia's China factory would resume, suggesting that the EU was caught flat-footed at the development. Nexperia makes semiconductors used in automobiles.
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the weeks of Oct. 27 - Nov. 2 and Nov. 3-9:
CBP recently announced that it is "launching new reemployment initiatives" for retired Border Patrol agents and CBP officers, according to a news release. These initiatives would make it easier for retired personnel to rejoin under special term appointments.
CBP reminded the trade that it plans to enforce validations to e214 submissions and foreign-trade zone admission transactions in the ACE Production environment starting Dec. 11, according to a Nov. 12 cargo systems message. The validations already are available in the ACE Certification environment, CBP said.