Shipping, trucking and freight forwarding associations urged the Federal Maritime Commission to reject a request from a group of major ocean carriers seeking to push back the effective date of the FMC’s new demurrage and detention billing requirements (see 2402230049), saying in public comments to the commission that the delay would cause widespread confusion within the shipping industry. But two of those groups said the FMC should at least consider giving the industry more time to adapt to the rules before punishing violators with fines.
The International Trade Commission posted Revision 4 to the 2024 Harmonized Tariff Schedule. The semiannual update to the HTS adds new 10-digit tariff numbers for a variety of products, including integrated circuits and plantation-harvested teak.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said July 8 that he hopes to have a "significant package of China-related legislation" signed into law this year, including a provision that moved out of the House Ways and Means Committee that would make goods subject to Section 301 tariffs ineligible for de minimis treatment. All goods from China would have to enter with a 10-digit Harmonized Tariff Schedule classification code upon entry so that CBP could enforce the law. That bill also included new penalties for de minimis violations beyond forfeiture of the package (see 2404180068). Johnson said these changes would "rein in the de minimis privilege" that China is exploiting.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the July 5 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 5 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 raw honey from Vietnam (A-552-833). In the final results of this review, Commerce will set assessment rates for subject merchandise from the companies under review entered Aug. 25, 2021, through May 31, 2023.
The Commerce Department has published the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on prestressed concrete steel wire strand from Spain (A-469-821; CBP case number A-470-821). The agency preliminarily found the only company under review -- Global Special Steel Products S.A.U. (d/b/a Trenzas y Cables de Acero PSC, S.L., or TYCSA) -- had an AD rate of 3.04%. If Commerce's finding for TYCSA is continued in the final results, its AD cash deposit rate will be 3.04%, effective on the date Commerce's final results are published in the Federal Register. The agency would assess AD at importer-specific rates for entries of subject merchandise from TYCSA entered June 1, 2022, through May 31, 2023, it said.
The Commerce Department has published the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on glycine from Japan (A-588-878). The agency preliminarily found the only company under review -- Yuki Gosei Kogyo Co., Ltd. and its affiliate Nagase & Co., Ltd. -- had an AD rate of 0.99%. If Commerce's finding for Yuki Gosei/Nagase is continued in the final results, its AD cash deposit rate will be 0.99%, effective on the date Commerce's final results are published in the Federal Register. The agency would assess AD at importer-specific rates for entries of subject merchandise from Yuki Gosei/Nagase entered June 1, 2022, through May 31, 2023, it said.
The Commerce Department has published the preliminary results of its countervailing duty administrative review on glycine from India (C-533-884). The agency calculated a CVD rate of 2.01% for the only company remaining under review, Kumar Industries, India. Any changes to Kumar's cash deposit rate would take effect on the publication date of the final results of this review in the Federal Register. In the final results, Commerce also will set assessment rates for subject merchandise from Kumar entered Jan. 1, 2022, through Dec. 31, 2022.
The Commerce Department has published the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on glycine from India (A-533-883), calculating AD rates of zero percent for the three companies remaining under review: Avid Organics Private Limited, Kumar Industries and Bajaj Healthcare Limited. If the agency's findings are continued in the final results, importers of subject merchandise from these three companies entered June 1, 2022, through May 31, 2023, won't be assessed AD, and future entries from these three companies wouldn't be subject to AD cash deposits until further notice.