President Donald Trump said he and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan would talk about changing Turkey's tariff treatment in their meeting Sept. 25, but after the two-hour meeting ended, there was no announcement on adjusting the scope of Turkey's 15% reciprocal tariffs, or Section 232 tariffs on steel.
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 Sept. 24, 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 has released its Sept. 24 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 59, No. 39), which includes the following ruling action:
Recent entry filers that want to take advantage of new, retroactive tariff exemptions for some products from the EU (see 2509240038) should correct their entries "as soon as possible" and no later than 10 days of the cargo's "release from CBP custody and prior to estimated duties being deposited to avoid needing refunds," CBP said in a CSMS message on the EU tariff changes.
The FDA issued a final rule Sept. 25 that will set a 10-day deadline for submissions of prior notices for food shipments refused because of no prior notice or an inaccurate one, and a 30-day deadline for submissions of food facility registrations (FFR) for shipments held because a facility is unregistered. The changes take effect Oct. 27.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Sept. 25 upheld the lists 3 and 4A Section 301 tariffs on China, finding them to be a valid exercise of authority under Section 307(a)(1)(C). CAFC Judges Todd Hughes and Alan Lourie, along with Eastern District of Texas Judge Rodney Gilstrap, sitting by designation, held that the statute's permission to "modify" Section 301 action where it's "no longer appropriate," allows the U.S. trade representative to ramp up the tariffs if the original action is "insufficient" to achieve its "stated purpose."
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Sept. 25 upheld the Lists 3 and 4A Section 301 tariffs. CAFC Judges Todd Hughes and Alan Lourie, along with Judge Rodney Gilstrap of the Eastern District of Texas, who was sitting by designation, said the tariffs were a valid exercise of the government's authority under Section 307(a)(1)(C), which lets the U.S. Trade Representative "modify or terminate any action" taken under Section 301, where such action is "no longer appropriate."
President Donald Trump posted on social media that a new round of tariffs will begin Oct. 1, on kitchen cabinets, bathroom vanities, upholstered furniture, brand-name pharmaceuticals and heavy trucks. He said the tariffs on cabinets and vanities, furniture and heavy trucks are for national security purposes.
The Federal Maritime Commission is reviewing a federal court decision issued this week that said the FMC’s 2024 demurrage and detention billing rule (see 2402230049) arbitrarily and capriciously exempted motor carriers from being assessed those fees (see 2509230039). "The Commission is reviewing the court's opinion and will take appropriate action going forward," a commission spokesperson said in a Sept. 24 email.