The Commerce Department is setting new countervailing duty cash deposit requirements for imports of ferrosilicon from Brazil (C-351-861), Kazakhstan (C-834-813) and Malaysia (C-557-829), after finding countervailable subsidization of producers and exporters in the three countries in the preliminary determinations of its CVD investigations. Suspension of liquidation and cash deposit requirements will generally take effect for entries on or after Sept. 10, the date that the preliminary determinations were published in the Federal Register, but Commerce is making the suspension of liquidation and CVD cash deposits retroactive to approximately June 12 for some Brazilian and Malaysian companies.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
On Sept. 6, the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
Former President Donald Trump, at a campaign rally over the weekend in Wisconsin, said he would impose a 100% tariff on goods from countries that "leave the dollar."
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service is unlikely to extend once more the deadline for filing certificates in ACE on all entries of organic products, an official of the program said Aug. 29 during a webinar on the AMS’ national organic program, hosted by the Los Angeles Customs Brokers & Freight Forwarders Association.
National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan told China's foreign minister that the U.S. is still concerned about the Chinese government's "unfair trade policies and non-market economic practices," according to a White House readout that focused more on military and law enforcement issues than trade.
CBP still hasn't been able to properly police fraud in drawback claims, where importers claim drawback funds for merchandise that was never exported, the Government Accountability Office says in a summary of unresolved recommendations for the Department of Homeland Security.
Sandler Travis hired two trade lawyers and an import compliance specialist to expand its trade service offerings, the law firm announced Aug. 23. Lawyer William Marshall will focus on import and supply chain issues while Narges Kahvazadeh will provide legal counsel on export controls and sanctions. Regina Walton, a licensed customs broker, joined the firm as an auditor with a focus on import compliance matters.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control issued two new general licenses Aug. 23 that authorize imports of Russian diamonds and diamond jewelry that were located outside the country when a current ban on imports of such goods took effect.