The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register July 11 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):
On July 10, the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
The Foreign-Trade Zones Board issued the following notices on July 11:
Two Califorinia Democrats introduced a bill to impose a $150 per ton fee on greenhouse gas emissions on cargo ships arriving in U.S. ports, plus $6.30 per pound for nitrogen oxides, $18 per pound for sulfur dioxide and $38.90 per pound for particle pollution emitted in U.S. waters. They estimated the fee would bring in $250 billion over 10 years.
A bipartisan bill recently was introduced in the House that would give the FDA the authority to destroy imported seafood that doesn't pass inspection. Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La., and Rep. Troy Carter, D-La., said food should be treated the same as adulterated medicine or counterfeit medical devices.
Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee are asking the Biden administration to open a Section 301 investigation on the discriminatory effects of Canada's recently enacted digital services tax. The administration earlier conducted investigations on other countries planning DSTs, but did not impose tariffs, as talks on a global taxation solution proceed.
The top Republican on the Senate Finance Committee said that while Democrats' insistence that Trade Adjustment Assistance be paired with a renewal of the Generalized System of Preferences benefits program has stalled it so far, he's not convinced that the impasse means GSP has no chance in 2024.
Customs broker Seko Customs Brokerage continued its bid for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction against CBP's move to temporarily suspend Seko from the Entry Type 86 pilot and the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism program, filing a brief in support of the motions at the Court of International Trade on July 10 (Seko Customs Brokerage v. United States, CIT # 24-00097).
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 10, 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.