CBP has released its Jan. 8 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 59, No. 2), which includes the following ruling actions:
The Coalition for a Prosperous America, a Trump-aligned advocacy group on trade, slammed what it called an 11th-hour rule (see 2501130006) to create an enhanced entry process, which would replace the Type 86 test.
Kevin Brady, who led the House Ways and Means Committee when Congress passed the Trump tax cut package, told reporters that Washington insiders expect "the [next Trump] administration will reinstate [Section] 301 investigations" that were begun when countries moved to collect digital services taxes from U.S. tech firms.
John Goodrich, founder of trade compliance consultancy J.D. Goodrich and Associates, retired as of Jan. 1, according to his LinkedIn profile. The company’s website says that it’s no longer taking new clients.
Lowell De France joined Navia USA as director of customs and trade compliance, according to his LinkedIn profile. He was previously manager of customs brokerage at CJ Logistics.
Philip Luck is leaving his role as the State Department’s deputy chief economist to become the new Scholl Chair in International Business at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the think tank announced this week. Luck will focus on “issues at the intersection of economics and national security planning,” CSIS said, including U.S. technology competition and supply chain resilience. He will replace outgoing chair Bill Reinsch, a former Bureau of Industry and Security official during the Bill Clinton administration, who will continue to do research at CSIS.
Illinois-based Euromarket Designs Inc., the parent company of furniture store chain Crate & Barrel, has accused several ocean carriers of failing to meet their service contract commitments and charging tens of millions of dollars in unfair fees, according to a complaint released by the Federal Maritime Commission Jan. 8.
The International Trade Commission scheduled a public hearing on Feb. 20 to determine the economic impact of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, it said in a notice to be published Jan. 15. The deadline is Feb. 5 for filing requests to appear at the public hearing; Feb. 7 for filing prehearing briefs and statements; and Feb. 12 for filing electronic copies of public hearing oral statements.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Jan. 14 Federal Register on the following 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 Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Jan. 14 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):