A logistics consulting company cannot act as an importer of record for various wireless electronics devices because it has insufficient financial interest in the goods at issue, CBP ruled June 5. The decision came in response to a binding ruling request from Your Special Delivery Services Specialty Logistics (YSDS).
Ben Perkins
Ben Perkins, Assistant Editor, is a reporter with International Trade Today and its sister publications, Trade Law Daily and Export Compliance Daily, where he covers sanctions, court rulings, and other international trade issues. He previously worked as a trade analyst for a Washington D.C. advisory firm. Ben holds a B.A. in English from the University of New Hampshire and an M.A. in International Relations from American University. Ben joined the staff of Warren Communications News in 2022.
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted to CBP's website June 8, 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 International Trade Commission began a formal Section 337 investigation on imported photovoltaic connectors (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1365), it said in a Federal Register notice. The Commission decided to begin the investigation after it reviewed a May 5 complaint by Tennessee-based solar and energy storage company Shoals Technologies Group, which alleged that Hikam, a California-based photovoltaic cable company, and Hewtech, a Chinese electronics firm, along with their affiliated companies, have imported photovoltaic connectors for solar panels that infringe on two of Shoals' patents (see 2305090006).
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted to CBP's website June 7, 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 International Trade Commission recently released Revision 7 to the 2023 Harmonized Tariff Schedule, which added subheadings 9903.81.82, 9903.81.83 and 9903.81.84. The subheading extends exclusions for a variety of derivative Ukrainian iron and steel products, if accompanied by certificates of origin, from 25% Section 232 tariffs under subheadings 9903.80.01 and 9903.80.03 entered after June 1.
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted to CBP's website June 6, 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 Commerce Department found that garlic chunks imported by Green Garden Produce from China are outside the scope of the antidumping duty order on fresh garlic from China, but will begin an inquiry to consider whether the garlic chunks are circumventing the order, it said in a June 1 scope ruling.
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted to CBP's website June 5, 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 International Trade Commission ended a Section 337 investigation on imported electronics and semiconductors (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1340), according to a Federal Register notice. The Commission declined to review the administrative law judge's May 9 determination that terminated the investigation after Bell Semiconductor withdrew its complaint.
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted to CBP's website June 1, 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.