The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Jan. 30 on the following AD/CV duty proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, scope, affected firms or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
The Commerce Department on Jan. 31 finalized an interim rule on the dispute settlement mechanism for reviewing antidumping and countervailing duty decisions from the U.S., Canada and Mexico. The rule references the provision under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement as opposed to the relevant article under the North American Free Trade Agreement -- the predecessor to the USMCA.
Imports of collated steel staples from Thailand and Vietnam made from Chinese wire or wire band are circumventing antidumping and countervailing duties on collated steel staples from China (A-570-112/C-570-113), the Commerce Department said in a Jan. 30 final determination in an anti-circumvention inquiry.
On Jan. 29, the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
The U.S. and the EU held the fifth meeting of the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council in Washington on Jan. 30, where the two sides again committed to increasing trade and cooperating on economic security and emerging technology issues, according to a European Commission readout of the meeting. The commission said the EU and the U.S. agreed to “explore ways to facilitate trade in goods and technologies that are vital for the green transition” and strengthen approaches to investment screening, export controls, outbound investment and “dual-use innovation.”
The latest annual Notorious Markets List, which isn't exhaustive, didn't highlight any American-owned platforms, though the Jan. 30 report from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said intellectual property rights holders are concerned "about the proliferation of counterfeit sales facilitated by the confluence of e-commerce platforms and social media."
Customs lawyer Ted Murphy, remarking on the nine-page letter from the House Select Committee on China regarding Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act and other customs issues (see 2401220005), said firms should be aware that enforcement of laws that affect trade with China is a top priority.
Members of the National Retail Federation are seeing a rise in freight rates and ocean carrier transportation costs and want to make sure that those new fees and surcharges "actually cover real costs and are not intended for profit," Jonathan Gold, NRF vice president of supply chain and customs policy, told Congress this week.
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of Jan. 22-28:
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted on CBP's website Jan. 29, 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.