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 Aug. 16, 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.
CBP expects the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) to add more members to the committee's roster soon, CBP told International Trade Today.
Federal Maritime Commissioner Carl Bentzel hopes to issue a final report later this year that will expand on ways carriers, ports, railroads and others can better share supply chain data and real-time shipping information, he said this week. Bentzel said he believes the government eventually should turn some of the report’s recommendations into new mandates, including one that would require carriers to provide shippers with live, in-transit updates on their cargo.
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has projected that applying Section 301 tariffs to the contents of packages that previously benefited from de minimis, as proposed in the House (see 2407080049), would increase revenue from tariffs by about $23.5 billion in the 2024-2034 period, but would only require reprogramming of ACE and more money for data storage and ACE maintenance, not new CBP officers. The CBO estimated that improving ACE would cost $3 million, and that CBP would need $2 million annually to maintain the system.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Aug. 16 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 Aug. 16 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 has published the final results of the antidumping and countervailing duty administrative reviews on forged steel fluid end blocks from Italy (A-475-840/C-475-841). These final results will be used to set final assessments of AD/CVD on importers for subject merchandise entered Jan. 1, 2022, through Dec. 31, 2022.
The Commerce Department has released the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on forged steel fluid end blocks from Germany (A-428-847). These final results will be used to set final assessments of AD on importers of subject merchandise entered during calendar year 2022.
The Commerce Department has released the final results of the antidumping and countervailing duty administrative reviews on softwood lumber products from Canada (A-122-857/C-122-858). These final results will be used to set final assessments of AD/CVD on importers for subject merchandise entered Jan. 1, 2022, through Dec. 31, 2022.