The Council of the European Union last week officially adopted new EU-wide supply chain due diligence rules that will require certain companies to conduct specific due diligence on their supply chains, including to root out forced labor.
Importers who have been bringing in Russian uranium through contracts approved under the Russian Suspension Agreement may also apply to the Energy Department if they haven't been able to find a viable alternative source of low-enriched urianium for the nuclear reactor that uses the fuel. The general waivers importers have used up until now no longer will be valid after Aug. 10.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the May 24 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 May 24 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 issued its final determinations in its countervailing duty investigations on paper shopping bags from China (C-570-153) and India (C-533-918). Suspension of liquidation is currently not in effect for entries on or after March 5, 2024, and Commerce will only require cash deposits of estimated CV duties on future entries if it issues a CVD order.
The Commerce Department issued its final determinations in the antidumping duty investigations on paper shopping bags from Cambodia (A-555-002), China (A-570-152), Colombia (A-301-805), India (A-533-917), Malaysia (A-557-825), Portugal (A-471-808), Taiwan (A-583-872) and Vietnam (A-552-836). Cash deposit rates set in this final determination take effect May 24, when the notices were published in the Federal Register.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the following voluntary recalls May 23:
On May 23, the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation announced May 23 that Special Import Quota #6 for upland cotton will be established May 30, allowing importation of 7,680,747 kilograms (35,277 bales) of upland cotton, the same as the previous quota period. The quota will apply to upland cotton purchased not later than Aug. 27, 2024, and entered into the U.S. by Nov. 25, 2024. Special Import Quota #5 for upland cotton was announced May 16. Established May 23, the quota will apply to upland cotton purchased not later than Aug. 20, 2024, and entered into the U.S. by Nov. 18, 2024. The allowed amount in the #5 quota is also 7,680,747 kilograms (35,277 bales) of upland cotton. The quotas are equivalent to one week's consumption of cotton by domestic mills at the seasonally adjusted average rate for the January through March 2024 period, the most recent three months for which data is available.
The Foreign-Trade Zones Board issued the following notices on May 24: