In the Jan. 8 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 59, No. 2), CBP published proposals to modify or revoke ruling letters concerning certain neck, face, head and arm coverings.
CBP will give filers a grace period as the agency deploys changes to the FDA Supplemental Guide in ACE (draft version 2.5.12) (see 2501210017), in a Jan. 22 cargo systems message.
When the House Ways and Means Committee asked all House members for their opinions on what should belong in the tax cut bill the Republicans are shaping, Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., used the opportunity to talk about both taxes and trade.
A Department of Homeland Security memo saying that members of DHS advisory committees have had their memberships revoked may apply to the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee, though questions remain.
President Donald Trump has chosen Louis Sola to chair the Federal Maritime Commission, the White House announced. Sola, previously an FMC commissioner, replaces Daniel Maffei, who is now listed as an FMC commissioner on the FMC’s website. Maffei chaired the FMC as it worked to implement a range of rulemakings as part of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022, including new rules governing unreasonable carrier conduct (see 2407220019) and detention and demurrage billing requirements (see 2402230049).
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Jan. 21 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 Jan. 21 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 is amending the Dec. 13 final results of an antidumping duty administrative review on pure magnesium from China (A-570-832) to correct ministerial errors regarding some calculations used to arrive at the final dumping margins. Commerce calculated a revised AD rate for the only companies under review, Tianjin Magnesium International Co., Ltd., and its affiliate Tianjin Magnesium Metal, Co., Ltd., changing it from 32.6% to 25.26%. The new rate is applicable Jan. 21.
The Commerce Department has released the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on narrow woven ribbons with woven selvedge from Taiwan (A-583-844). Commerce assigned the only two companies remaining under review -- Hao Shyang Ind. Co. Ltd. and Lung Che Ribbons Enterprises Co. Ltd. -- an AD rate of 137.2%, unchanged from the preliminary results of the review. Commerce will instruct CBP to assess AD on subject merchandise from the two companies at that rate for entries during Sept. 1, 2022, through Aug. 31, 2023. A new 137.2% cash deposit rate takes effect for Hao Shyang and Lung Che on Jan. 22.
On Jan. 17, the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of: