A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted on CBP's website Jan. 14, 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.
The Drug Enforcement Agency has a new section in an ACE implementation guide providing guidance on submitting partner government agency message set data for tableting and encapsulating machines, according to a recent cargo systems message.
Starting immediately, CBP is permitting U.S. entry of palm oil and palm oil products produced by Malaysia's FGV Holdings Berhad and its subsidiaries, after having issued a withhold release order on the company and its holdings in September 2020 (see 2009300012).
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, told International Trade Today that the fact that the House of Representatives already passed two spending packages complicates his desire to attach trade preferences to a spending bill, but that it is not necessarily an insurmountable hurdle. Both bills, which fund a number of departments through Sept. 30, must pass both chambers before Jan. 30. The Senate voted on the first of the two packages -- which funds Commerce Department, the International Trade Commission, and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative -- a few hours after Crapo spoke. That leaves only one funding bill that could serve as a vehicle for the trade bills.
Despite a clamor from the trade community for guidance on how to calculate metal content value for Section 232 duty purposes, CBP seems hesitant to issue a customs ruling on the subject, according to trade attorney Mollie Sitkowski. The agency already has punted on the issue several times this fall, claiming that Section 232 tariffs are a Department of Commerce issue, she said.
Taiwanese auto parts and derivative goods subject to the lumber 232 actions will be subject to a 15% tariff, rather than the 25% rates applicable to most countries, the Commerce Department announced. The reciprocal tariff for Taiwan will also be cut, from 20% to 15%, inclusive of most-favored nation duties.
Taiwanese auto parts and lumber derivatives subject to Section 232 actions will be subject to a 15% tariff, rather than the 25% rates applicable to most countries, the Commerce Department announced Jan. 15. The reciprocal tariff for Taiwan also will be cut, from 20% to 15%, inclusive of most-favored-nation duties.
David Neubacher, a former Commerce Department director, has joined Picard Kentz as a senior trade analyst, he announced on LinkedIn. Neubacher served as a director at Commerce's International Trade Administration for the past six years.
Mary Thien Hoang has left her role as the Federal Maritime Commission's chief of staff after about two decades working for the agency, she announced last week on LinkedIn. She has held multiple senior roles with the FMC, including chief of staff for several commission chairs and deputy director of the Office of Consumer Affairs and Dispute Resolution Services.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Jan. 14 Federal Register on the following antidumping duty 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):