International Trade Today is providing readers with the top stories from last week in case they were missed. All articles can be found by searching on the titles or by clicking on the hyperlinked reference number.
Food that was denied entry but can be reconditioned to meet FDA requirements isn't prohibited merchandise, so it isn't eligible for a refund if it's exported or destroyed, CBP said in a recent ruling.
The Canada Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE) terminated its review of human rights complaints against Canadian Tire and Mark’s Work Wearhouse, the agency announced on Dec. 23. The agency found that determining a "right to a living wage" was beyond its jurisdictional boundary and therefore "closed the complaint without any recommendation for follow-up by the company."
The Fish and Wildlife Service is temporarily listing the blue tree monitor (Varanus macraei), a lizard species from Indonesia, as an endangered species, it said in a Federal Register notice. This temporary rule, made as an emergency action, is effective from Dec. 26 to Aug. 25, 2025. "Due to overcollection for the international pet trade and deforestation, there is a significant risk to the well-being of the species," thus warranting the emergency listing under the Endangered Species Act, FWS said in the notice.
The Department of Energy has issued a final rule that amends energy conservation standards for various consumer products and certain commercial and industrial equipment, including gas-fired instantaneous water heaters, it said in a notice.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Dec. 23 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 International Trade Commission seeks comments by Jan. 3 on a Section 337 complaint alleging that imports of glass substrates infringe patents held by Corning Inc., it said in a notice to be published Dec. 26. According to the complaint, Corning is seeking a permanent general exclusion order and cease and desist orders against LG, Hisense, HKC, and six other companies to bar from entry "certain glass substrates for liquid crystal displays, products containing the same, and methods for manufacturing the same" that violate the complainant's patents. The products are used in "display panels and electronic devices containing the same, including TVs, monitors, notebook and laptop computers, and tablets."
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Dec. 23 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 is amending the final results of its countervailing duty administrative review on phosphate fertilizers from Morocco (C-714-001), published Nov. 12, to correct a ministerial error that affected the duty rate calculations for the only company under review in those final results. The new rate will be used to set final assessments of CVD on importers for entries between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2022.
The Commerce Department is amending the final results of its antidumping duty administrative review on activated carbon from China (A-570-904), published Nov. 25, to correct a ministerial error that affected the duty rate calculations for some companies under review in those final results. The new rates will be used to set final assessments of AD on importers for entries between April 1, 2022, and March 31, 2023.