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Section 301 tariff exclusions

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has established an exclusion process for Section 301 tariffs on China. In a series of rounds since the tariffs took effect, importers have been able to request exclusions from the tariffs, as well as extensions to existing exclusions. Many exclusions have been allowed to expire, as well. Section 301 exclusions are applicable to all importers of a given good, which may be defined as an entire tariff schedule subheading or a subset of a subheading outlined in a written description.

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EPA Announces Steep Increases in TSCA Fees
February 22, 2024 |EPA

EPA is finalizing increased fees for significant new use notices, pre-manufacture notices and other actions under the Toxic Substances Control Act, it said in a final rule Feb. 22. The rule, which also revises the agency’s cost estimates and methods for calculating future fees, roughly doubles current fees for many types of TSCA activities. It also finalizes six exemptions from some TSCA fees, including for importers of articles containing a chemical substance. The final rule takes effect April 22.

New and Revised FDA Import Alerts for Feb. 21
February 22, 2024 |FDA

On Feb. 21, 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:

Alaska Court Approves Settlement of Jones Act Penalty Suit on Canadian 'Bayside' Rail Line
February 22, 2024 by Jacob Kopnick|Penalties and Courts

The U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska on Feb. 8 approved a settlement between shipping companies Kloosterboer International Forwarding and Alaska Reefer Management and CBP and DOJ in the companies' suit against Jones Act penalties levied against them. The settlement's terms will see KIF and ARM pay $9.5 million, much less than the over $400 million sought by CBP for the Jones Act violations (Kloosterboer International Forwarding v. U.S., D. Alaska # 3:21-00198).

CBP AD and CV Messages as of Feb. 21
February 22, 2024 |Customs

A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted on CBP's website Feb. 21, 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.