CBP has released its July 10 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 58, No. 27). It contains a final rule adopting amendments to CBP regulations related to the import of merchandise that violates or is suspected of violating copyright laws, including the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (see 2407010029). It also contains a notice of revocation of one ruling letter and a revocation of treatment relating to the tariff classification of an automotive clutch tube that will be effective for merchandise entered or withdrawn from warehouse or consumption on or after Aug. 9.
Days after the House speaker said he wished to move a bill that would end de minimis eligibility for products subject to Section 301 tariffs (see 2407080049), the ranking member and other Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee said the idea has merit.
Tariff carve-outs for Mexican steel and aluminum in the Section 232 action will be curtailed, so that only steel that is melted and poured in North America can qualify, and so that aluminum that was smelted or cast in China, Russia, Belarus but worked again in Mexico will be taxed at higher rates.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the July 9 Federal Register on the following 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 Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register July 9 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 EPA has set a time-limited tolerance for residues of the herbicide metamitron in or on raw sugar beets, the agency said in a final rule effective July 10. The regulation, which establishes a maximum permissible level for residues of metamitron in or on sugar beets, is aimed at controlling the weed population of Palmer amaranth and was requested by the Colorado and Nebraska agriculture departments. Objections or requests for hearings are due by Sept. 9.
On July 8, the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
The State Department this week urged companies to increase their due diligence efforts for supply chains that involve certain critical minerals from Rwanda and the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, saying illegal trade in gold, tantalum and other minerals from the African Great Lakes Region “continues to play” a role in financing conflict in the region. In a “statement of concern,” the agency said companies trading in these critical minerals may be aiding human rights abuses, including forced labor.
A bipartisan bill that would direct the Department of Energy to identify the emissions intensity of about 20 sectors, including steel, aluminum, cement, plastics, oil, natural gas and hydrogen, was introduced in the House of Representatives July 9.
Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., and Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, are asking CBP to explain how it will enforce a condition for importers of solar panels from Southeast Asia, which is that panels that entered during a two-year pause on antidumping deposits be installed within 180 days of entry.