Zim Integrated Shipping Services charged unfair detention and unfair chassis, storage, stop-off and redelivery fees for containers that couldn't be returned due to lack of appointments or terminal closures out of its control, Access One Transport said in a complaint filed with the Federal Maritime Commission on April 16.
Lord Peter Mandelson, a former trade commissioner for the EU, told an audience at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce that while trade policymakers were once naive on China, precluding competition from China is also not the best course of action for Europe's economy.
The Department of Energy is amending its energy efficiency standards for dishwashers beginning in April 2027, it said in a direct final rule released April 23.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the April 23 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):
A U.S. manufacturer seeks the imposition of new antidumping and countervailing duties on alkyl phosphate esters from China, it said in petitions filed last week with the Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission. Commerce will now decide whether to begin AD/CVD investigations, which could result in the imposition of permanent AD/CVD orders on alkyl phosphate esters, used among other things as a fire retardant in foams and plastics, and the assessment of AD/CVD on importers. The investigations were requested by ICL-IP America.
The Commerce Department issued a notice in the Federal Register on its recently initiated antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on ferrosilicon from Brazil (A-351-860/C-351-861), Kazakhstan (A-834-812/C-834/813), Malaysia (A-557-828/C-557-829) and Russia (A-821-838/C-821-839). The CVD investigations and the AD investigations on Brazil, Kazakhstan and Malaysia cover entries for the calendar year 2023. The AD investigation on Russia covers entries made July 1, 2023, through Dec. 31, 2023.
On April 22, the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
The Foreign-Trade Zones Board issued the following notices on April 23:
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements seeks comments by May 24 on a request by Canada to change the USMCA rules of origin for a fabric used in the production of fire hose. Canada says there is no commercial availability in the U.S., Canada or Mexico of “high-tenacity polyester yarn, single or multiple, multifilament, untwisted, untextured, and measuring more than 920 decitex, used in the production of fire hose, with or without lining, armor or accessories of other materials.” The yarn is classifiable in subheading 5402.20, and “end-use classification” for the fire hose is heading 5909.
The U.S. and Mexico said they have agreed on a remediation plan for the RV Fresh Foods facility in Michoacán, a food manufacturer that produces guacamole.