CBP has released its July 24 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 58, No. 29). While it contains Court of International Trade opinions, no customs rulings are included.
Momentum on a bill to prevent the sale of counterfeit goods in e-commerce has slowed, Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., acknowledged. Earlier, he had hoped the Shop Safe (Stopping Harmful Offers on Platforms by Screening Against Fakes in E-commerce) bill would move in the House Judiciary Committee in May or June.
The Fish and Wildlife Service has given two South American bird species endangered species status under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. The final rule protecting the sira curassow (Pauxi koepckeae) and southern helmeted curassow (Pauxi unicornis) is effective Aug. 26, FWS said in a notice. Both species of large, ground-dwelling birds are found on the eastern side of the Andes Mountains, in narrowly defined areas in Peru and Bolivia.
Revenue from a 10% tariff on all U.S. imports could be offset by a tax cut, and together the two could result in an increase in incomes that would more than offset inflation caused by the tariff hike, according to an analysis released by the Coalition for a Prosperous America on July 24.
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register July 24 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 Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to designate five chemicals as high-priority substances for risk evaluation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the agency announced July 24.
On July 23, the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
A recently introduced bill would create a 10-year tariff exemption for bicycle parts, with importers required to certify and document to CBP that the parts were used in the assembly of bicycles in the U.S. to qualify for the exemption, according to the text of the bill, released July 24.
President Joe Biden released a statement July 23 calling on Congress to reauthorize the African Growth and Opportunity Act ahead of a forum this week on the trade deal, which is set to expire in 2025. “America is all in on Africa,” Biden said in the statement.
The Coalition to Close the De Minimis Loophole on July 23 sent a letter to President Joe Biden emphasizing what they said are the continued dangers posed by the unchecked flow of unexamined small packages imported into the U.S.