Comments are due to the International Trade Commission by Oct. 26 in a potential Section 337 investigation regarding imported electronic devices, according to a notice in the Federal Register.
An automotive telematics device is properly classified as a "measuring or checking instrument" under Harmonized Tariff Schedule heading 9031 and not as a "telephone" under heading 8517, according to a recent ruling by CBP headquarters.
The International Trade Commission has ended a Section 337 investigation on imported semiconductors with dummy fill (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1342), it said in a Federal Register notice. Complainant Bell Semiconductor initially alleged in 2022 that 15 companies were importing devices containing semiconductors that infringed on a Bell patent concerning the capacitive effect of non-signal carrying features within an integrated circuit (see 2211280030).
Comments are due to the International Trade Commission by Oct. 25 in a potential Section 337 investigation on imported 5G-capable mobile phones and components, according to a notice in the Federal Register.
Calcium glycinate is not subject to antidumping duties on glycine from India, Japan and Thailand or countervailing duties on glycine from India and China, according to an Oct. 11 ruling by the Commerce Department.
In the Oct. 11 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 57, No. 37), CBP published a proposal to modify a ruling letter concerning woven upholstery fabric.
The International Trade Commission began a Section 337 investigation on imported electronic devices (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1373), it said in a Federal Register notice. The announcement follows a Sept. 1 complaint by InterDigital and its subsidiaries, in which the Delaware-based technology company alleged that various smartphones, computers and tablets imported by Lenovo, along with Motorola's Edge+ smartphone, contain components that infringe on five of InterDigital's patents covering wireless file-sharing and video-sharing (see 2309070014). InterDigital is seeking a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders.
Metal finstock used to test machinery can't be considered articles eligible for testing eligible for duty-free Temporary Importation under Bond (TIB), CBP said in a recently released headquarters ruling.
CBP announced an Enforce and Protect Act (EAPA) investigation on whether Ebuy Enterprises and Highland USA International evaded an antidumping duty order on xanthan gum from China. The agency said it found reasonable suspicion existed that the importers had transshipped Chinese-origin xanthan gum through Malaysia, necessitating the imposition of interim measures.
The International Trade Commission ended a Section 337 investigation on imported smart TVs (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1338) following a settlement agreement, it said in a Federal Register notice. The termination came nearly a year after the investigation was initiated last October when Maxell alleged that imports of smart TVs by Vizio infringed on four of Maxell's patents (see 2210200045).