Importers Yellow Bird and Vantage Point filed a complaint at the Court of International Trade July 18 arguing that a 1955 Jaguar race car, driven in competitions by multiple Australian racing drivers, is a collector's item, not a used motor vehicle (Yellowbird Enterprises v. U.S., CIT # 24-00121).
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 July 18, 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 created Harmonized System Update 2411 on July 18, containing 131 Automated Broker Interface (ABI) records and 27 Harmonized Tariff Schedule records. "In support of the PGA Message Set, Participating Government Agency (PGA), PGA flag indicators for [Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service] (AQ1 to AQ2) were updated," CBP added.
CBP announced that it's adjusting for inflation certain customs user fees and corresponding limitations that were established by the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act for FY 2025. Affected fees include the merchandise processing fee, vessel and truck arrival fees, and the customs broker permit user fee, among others. The fees are effective Oct. 1, at the start of the 2025 fiscal year.
ACE hasn't been impacted by the worldwide issue with Microsoft's third-party information technology vendor CrowdStrike, CBP said in a July 19 CSMS message, but trade users using a Windows computer to access ACE may see some disruptions.
The Treasury Department published its spring 2024 regulatory agenda for CBP. The agenda continues to list a proposed rule to amend CBP’s regulations on the entry of “certain low-value shipments not exceeding $800 that are eligible for an administrative exemption from duty and tax.”
The Hyshield brand plant fertilizer produced by British Columbia-based Sipco Innovations ultimately should have China as its country of origin for marking purposes. However, the country of origin for the Hyshield product is Canada for Section 301 purposes, and it qualifies for preferential tariff treatment under USMCA, according to a May 8 ruling addressed to CBP’s Pharmaceuticals, Health and Chemicals Center of Excellence and Expertise in Newark, New Jersey, and recently released by CBP.
The Canadian Industrial Relations Board could reach a decision by Aug. 9 on what types of rail service should continue at Canadian National (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) in the event of a union-led work stoppage, USDA said in a July 18 report. The agency said CIRB may intervene “to prevent an immediate and serious danger to the safety or health of the public.” Union members with the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference, the union representing over 9,000 workers at CN and CPKC, had said in early May that members had voted to strike at both railways over a labor agreement impasse (see 2405060029).
Although some industries may initially have an easier time complying with the EU’s new anti-deforestation rules when they take effect at the start of next year, others may face a learning curve trying to ramp up their due diligence efforts, supply chain sustainability lawyers and advisers said this week. They also warned that EU companies that trade in large volumes of goods subject to the new law likely won’t be able to comply using only a manual due diligence process.