Four Harmonized Tariff Schedule codes were mistakenly identified as needing to pay Section 232 duties under HTS 9903.85.08, according to an April 1 cargo systems message.
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Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., called on the Senate to revoke what he called "the fake emergency" of drug smuggling and migration across the Canadian border, the pretext for imposing 25% tariffs on most Canadian goods and 10% tariffs on energy and potash fertilizer.
To date, no major lawsuits challenging any of the new tariff actions taken by President Donald Trump have been filed. The reasons for that include high legal hurdles to success and inconsistency in the implementation of the tariffs, trade lawyers told us.
Robust communication with importers’ suppliers, as well as using publicly available alternative data sets, are two ways that companies can ensure UFPLA compliance, especially in an environment of uncertainty about how much the White House will focus on forced labor in the supply chain, according to speakers participating on two webinars hosted by Kharon last week.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the March 31 Federal Register on the following antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) injury, Section 337 patent or other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will be in another ITT article):
The International Trade Commission is beginning yet another formal enforcement proceeding to investigate allegations that four companies are still importing patent-infringing chocolate milk powder (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1232) in violation of an ITC general exclusion order and cease and desist orders, the commission said in a notice to be published April 1.
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register March 31 on the following antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CVD rates, scope, affected firms or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
The Commerce Department began administrative reviews for certain firms subject to antidumping and countervailing duty orders with February anniversary dates, it said in a notice March 28. Producers and exporters subject to any of these administrative reviews on China or Vietnam must submit their separate rate certifications or applications by April 11 in order to avoid being assigned high China-wide or Vietnam-wide rates.
Suspension of liquidation and countervailing duty cash deposit requirements took effect March 31 for imports of hard empty capsules from Brazil (C-351-865), China (C-570-185), India (C-533-935) and Vietnam (C-552-848), after the Commerce Department found countervailable subsidization in preliminary determinations in its ongoing CVD investigations.