The Commerce Department launched an investigation on Sept. 2 on the import of industrial machinery and robotics, and whether domestic producers should be protected in order to improve U.S. national security.
The Commerce Department revealed it started an investigation three weeks ago on the import of and supply chains for personal protective equipment, medical consumables, medical equipment and medical devices.
Tariff cuts for automobiles and auto parts take retroactive effect Aug. 1, said the Commerce Department and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative in a notice implementing that and other parts of the recent U.S.-EU trade deal.
CBP has issued a withhold release order blocking imports of bicycles, bicycle parts and accessories from Taiwanese manufacturer Giant Manufacturing amid forced labor allegations. A Sept. 24 CBP release said CBP found five forced labor indicators during its investigation of Giant: abuse of vulnerability; abusive working and living conditions; debt bondage; withholding of wages; and excessive overtime. CBP says this WRO is the third issued in 2025 and the fourth issued in fiscal year 2025, which ends on Sept. 30.
Tariff cuts for automobiles and auto parts will take effect Aug. 1, said the Commerce Department in a notice implementing that and other parts of the recent U.S.-EU trade deal.
George Bogden, formerly executive director of CBP’s Office of Trade Relations, is joining government relations firm Continental Strategy as senior counsel for trade and tariff matters, the firm said in a press release.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Sept. 23 Federal Register on the following antidumping and countervailing duty 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 Sept. 23 on the following antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CVD rates, scope, affected firms or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
The Commerce Department has published amended final results of the countervailing duty administrative review on multilayered wood flooring from China (C-570-971) for entries during calendar year 2017, originally published Nov. 27, 2020, to align with the final decision in a court case that challenged rates in those results.
On Sept. 22, the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of: