On Aug. 30, the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
The Internal Revenue Service said it is considering the addition of four chemicals to its list of taxable substances subject to the Superfund tax on imports. The agency seeks comments by Nov. 4 on petitions to add propylene glycol phenyl ether imported under tariff subheading 2909.49.1500 at a rate of $13.16/ton; propylene glycol n-propyl ether under subheading 2909.49.6000 at a rate of $10.43/ton; propylene glycol methyl ether under 2909.49.6000 at $10.58/ton; and propylene glycol methyl ether acetate under 2915.39.9000 at $8.85/ton.
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted on CBP's website Aug. 30, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching for the listed CBP message number at CBP's ADCVD Search page.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
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The Court of International Trade on Sept. 3 granted Seko Customs Brokerage's bid to voluntarily dismiss its case against CBP's temporary suspension of the brokerage from the Entry Type 86 pilot and Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism programs at the Court of International Trade. Counsel for Seko didn't immediately respond to a request for comment (Seko Customs Brokerage v. United States, CIT # 24-00097).
CBP will delay the scheduled Sept. 28 deployment of automating the $800 de minimis threshold in ACE following feedback from the trade community (see 2407240038), the agency said in a Sept. 3 CSMS message.
The House of Representatives will not be voting on a de minimis restriction as part of its "China week," according to a list of 31 bills published by its leadership Sept. 3. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., had said in July that he expected changes to de minimis to be part of the package (see 2407080049).
The U.S. Council for International Business named Tatianna Sample manager of its ATA Carnet program, USCIB said in a news release Aug. 29. “In her new role, Sample will manage US and Foreign ATA Carnet Claims and will also continue to handle replacement carnet requests,” the trade group said.
American Apparel and Footwear Association CEO Steve Lamar said California's Responsible Textile Recovery Act is more implementable than the version that was introduced two years earlier. He said the trade group is pleased that amendments were made "that addressed some AAFA concerns by tightening a loophole for online marketplaces, ensuring brands’ resale efforts will be accounted for, ensuring brands’ circularity partners will be able to participate in the program, and removing brand liability for counterfeit products, among other concerns."