The International Trade Commission issued a general exclusion order banning all imports of compact wallets that infringe on trade dress and patents held by The Ridge Wallet (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1355), it said in a notice. The exclusion order, which applies to all infringing patents covered by the underlying Section 337 investigation and isn't specific to any company’s products, results from an ITC investigation launched in March 2023 (see 2303140041). The ITC also issued cease and desist orders against investigation respondents RossM, SWZA, ARW and INSGG, and set bond at 100% for imports during the 60-day period the administration has to review the exclusion order.
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Aug. 1 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 preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on citric acid from Thailand (A-549-833). In the final results of this review, Commerce may set assessment rates for subject merchandise from three companies entered July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023.
The Commerce Department is beginning an administrative review of antidumping duties on mattresses from Indonesia (A-560-836). The agency in a notice issued in early July had said it would defer the review (see 2407030008) but is now correcting that notice to list mattresses from Indonesia among the reviews it's carrying out for the period May 1, 2023, through April 30, 2024. Commerce said the domestic industry that supports the AD on Indonesian mattresses opposed the deferral.
EPA is proposing to ban consumer use, as well as restrict commercial and industrial use, of the solvent 1-bromopropane (1-BP), which the federal agency says can cause cancer and damage to the liver, kidneys and the nervous system and lead to reduced fertility.
On July 31, the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
The Commerce Committee passed the Illegal Red Snapper Enforcement Act, which would require the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to develop a standard methodology for identifying the country of origin of red snapper imported into the United States.
Climate champion Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., used his perch at the head of the Senate Budget Committee to ask witnesses about the future of electric vehicles. Although Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., helped shape the panel, the future of electric vehicle production in the U.S. seemed somewhat cloudy if Republicans are able to win back the White House and Senate and retain a House majority, given most Republicans on the panel's views of the EV subsidies that are reshaping the EV supply chain.
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York last week ordered importer Delta Uniforms and its owner, George Iloulian, to pay over $1.3 million for avoiding customs duties on medical uniforms, footwear and other apparel. Judge Paul Gardephe said they violated the False Claims Act and must pay triple the amount of the evaded duties and a $557,880 civil penalty.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters: