A former Mexican trade negotiator and deputy foreign affairs minister and two think-tank analysts agreed that it would have made sense for Mexico to capture more manufacturing, leaving China in the wake of President Donald Trump's initial trade war, but they said that if Mexico changes course on its energy policy and effectively tackles cargo theft, it could garner more investment.
U.S. retailers will move their supply chains out of Africa and into Asia should Congress not renew the African Growth and Opportunity Act or change the third-country fabric provision for the region, according to trade groups representing domestic U.S. apparel retailers.
The White House has nominated Julie Callahan, the assistant U.S. trade representative for agricultural affairs and commodity policy, to be chief agricultural negotiator for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. Callahan previously held positions at the FDA and USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the July 17 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 seeking public input on remedies for its Section 337 investigation on imported organic light-emitting diode display modules (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1378), it said in a July 17 notice. The ITC initiated the investigation in 2023 based on allegations that BOE Technology Group and its subsidiaries misappropriated Samsung's trade secrets and unfairly imported organic LED displays designed with those secrets (see 2312060055). On July 11, the administrative law judge issued a final initial determination on violation of Section 337.
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register July 17 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 is imposing preliminary antidumping duties of 93.5% on certain imports of Chinese graphite, a key material used in electric vehicle batteries.
On July 16, the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
The USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service plans to remove "obsolete, unnecessary, and outdated provisions in title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulation," which includes removing regulations for temporary duties on imports of Canadian fresh fruit and vegetables when certain specified conditions are met, it said in a Federal Register notice. The change is effective July 18.
For the countries outside America's top 30 or so trading partners, the U.S. likely will apply either 10% or 15% tariffs, President Donald Trump said in a telephone interview July 16.