A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted on CBP's website Dec. 23, 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:
Two apparel trade experts said the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act had a bigger impact on sourcing shifts than this year's trade war, but if the framework agreements with Guatemala and El Salvador turn into full agreements, the duty-free status for qualifying apparel from those countries could make a difference.
The Federal Maritime Commission is removing a portion of its final rule on demurrage and detention billing requirements (see 2402230049) after a federal court earlier this year said the language arbitrarily and capriciously exempted motor carriers from being assessed those demurrage and detention fees (see 2509230039 and 2509240068).
Companies in the U.S. and the EU are increasingly being asked by Chinese business partners to certify that they’re not exporting rare earths in violation of Chinese export restrictions, including in some cases through post-shipment audits, lawyers said.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Dec. 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 International Trade Commission seeks comments by Dec. 31 on a Section 337 complaint alleging that imports of electronic devices infringe patents held by InterDigital Inc., it said in a notice published Dec. 23 in the Federal Register. According to the complaint, InterDigital is seeking a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders against Amazon to bar from entry "certain video-capable electronic devices" that violate its patents. InterDigital said that the violating products are "smart TVs, streaming devices, tablets, and smart display devices manufactured by or on behalf of Amazon."
The International Trade Commission began a Section 337 investigation on allegations that Juul Labs, Inc. is importing and selling vaporizer devices that infringe patents held by NJOY, Altria and their subsidiaries (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1469), it said in a notice published Dec. 23.
The International Trade Commission began a Section 337 investigation on allegations that 22 Chinese companies are importing and selling open-ear earpiece devices that infringe patents held by Bose (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1470), it said in a notice published Dec. 23.
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Dec. 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):