Reps. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyo., and Melanie Stansbury, D-N.M., along with two other Republicans and one Democrat, recently introduced a bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to require that all manufacturers, distributors, importers and merchants involved with pill presses only import, carry, or sell machines with serial numbers affixed to them.
The leading Democrat in efforts to restrict de minimis in the House of Representatives, Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore, has tried to restrict de minimis eligibility since the beginning of 2022, and has said that getting a bill passed is how he'd like to end his career in Congress (see 2402150060).
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted on CBP's website Sept. 19, 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.
In the Sept. 18 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 58, No. 37), CBP published a proposal to revoke ruling letters concerning certain wheels and hubs for trucks and trailers and the applicability of the generalized system of preferences to incandescent string lights.
During this week's Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) quarterly meeting on Sept. 18, the group's subcommittees offered updates on their activities between June, when COAC last met (see 2406270054), and September.
A subgroup of the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee Secure Trade Lanes Subcommittee laid out eight recommendations for how to beef up communications among CBP's Centers of Excellence and Expertise, brokers and other trade entities amid growing pressures at CBP to be vigilant over forced labor, antidumping and other threats.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Sept. 19 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 on a new Section 337 complaint filed by LithiumHub and its owner, Martin Koebler, seeking a ban on imports of rechargeable batteries that allegedly infringe on their patents, the ITC said in a notice Sept. 18. LithiumHub and Koebler said in a complaint filed Sept. 12 that Bass Pro Outdoor World, Cabela’s, Navico Group Americas, Relion Battery (Shenzhen) Technology Co., Renogy New Energy Co., RNG International, Clean Republic SODO, Shenzhen Yichen S-Power Tech Co., Shenzhen FBtech Electronics, Shenzhen LiTime Technology Co., Dragonfly Energy Corp., Dragonfly Energy Holdings Corp. and MillerTech Energy Solutions LLC are manufacturing or importing infringing lithium-ion batteries with 6V or more electrical potential that incorporate LithiumHub and Koebler’s patented technologies. The complaint seeks a limited exclusion order and cease and desist order against the accused companies. Comments are due Sept. 26.
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Sept. 19 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):