The Bureau of Industry and Security recently posted to its website frequently asked questions about the process for specific authorizations that exempt Chinese connected vehicles, parts and software from a ban on sales that starts in model year 2027. The FAQ includes information on how to submit an application, the review process, and whether a specific authorization is necessary.
Asia Society think tank experts, in an analysis of President Donald Trump's visit in Malaysia, Japan and Korea, called the trip very successful.
EPA is proposing to issue significant new use rules under the Toxic Substances Control Act for multiple chemical substances. Comments are due by Dec. 3. The SNURs require persons to notify EPA at least 90 days before commencing the manufacture, import or processing of any of these chemical substances for an activity designated as a new use in the SNUR, EPA said.
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said that whether the deal that was just signed with China is a one-year de-escalation, or more, "is in China's hands to some degree." He called the period a confidence-building step, but that if China doesn't do as it promised, then the U.S. has other options.
Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., introduced a bill this week called the Protecting Americans from Harmful CCP Products Act, which would amend the Consumer Product Safety Act, giving the Consumer Product Safety Commission "expanded authority to issue mandatory recalls of hazardous products manufactured or sold by Chinese companies, including those operating through online platforms."
The U.S. agreed to stay the effective date of an import ban for swimming crab fisheries in Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia and Sri Lanka pending the National Marine Fisheries Service's reconsideration of the comparability findings for these fisheries (National Fisheries Institute v. United States, CIT # 25-00223).
The Trump administration filed its reply brief on Oct. 30 in the Supreme Court cases on the legality of tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, addressing a host of arguments relating to the text of the IEEPA, all of the statute's requirements and the history of the measure (Donald J. Trump v. V.O.S. Selections, U.S. 25-250) (Learning Resources v. Donald J. Trump, U.S. 24-1287).
From January through September of this year, CBP has denied U.S. entry to 5,806 imported shipments, valued at $55.6 million, as a result of enforcing the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, according to data recently released by the agency. This is the highest level of denied shipments, compared with the January through September period for fiscal years 2023 and 2024, and represents a much higher proportion of denied shipments to released shipments, though the value of denied shipments is lower.
CBP has provided guidance on how to offset duties or claim an import adjustment for imports of automobile parts via an Oct. 31 cargo systems message.
President Donald Trump, on a flight to Florida for the weekend, told reporters that China is "working very hard" on cracking down on fentanyl precursor trafficking, in the hopes of completely eliminating the 20 percentage points of tariffs the U.S. imposed over that issue. Trump already agreed to reduce it by 10 percentage points.