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Noah Garfinkel

Noah Garfinkel, Assistant Editor, is a reporter for International Trade Today. Noah joined Warren Communication News in early 2023 covering customs, the Federal Maritime Commission and export controls. Noah’s background is in breaking news, reporting and research. Noah most recently worked for a year with Axios as a part of a fellowship program. Noah is a graduate of the University of Michigan with a B.A. in History.

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Port Labor Talks Are 'Top Priority' for Labor Department, LA Port Director Says
June 9, 2023 by Noah Garfinkel|Ports

Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su and her staff "have been working tirelessly" with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) to help the two sides come to a labor deal, Gene Seroka, executive director of the Port of Los Angeles, told CNBC June 8. Seroka said the Labor Department is talking with both sides "to keep this progress moving" after some West Coast ports experienced disruptions during the last week from work stoppages caused by the labor negotiations (see 2306050077 and 2306060077).

Terminal Operator Accused of Restricting Stevedore Access, Charging $1.2 M in 'Baseless' Fees
June 8, 2023 by Noah Garfinkel|Ports

Marine terminal operator APS East Coast (Amports) engaged in "a series of schemes and efforts to unlawfully restrict stevedoring services" and charged $1.2 million in "baseless" fees, Ports America Chesapeake (PAC) and Marine Terminals Corporation-East (MTCE), said in a June 2 complaint to the Federal Maritime Commission. PAC and MTCE, which provide stevedoring services in Baltimore, also accused Amports of subjecting them to "prejudicial treatment" compared with other stevedores "without legitimate transportation justifications," interfering with their stevedoring business and contracts and "unreasonably refusing to deal" with them.

New CBP Harmonized System Update Includes Suspension of Steel Tariffs on Ukrainian Steel
June 7, 2023 by Noah Garfinkel|Customs

CBP created Harmonized System Update 2306 on June 6, containing 4,835 Automated Broker Interface records and 1,746 Harmonized Tariff Records. This update includes an extension, which went into effect June 1, to the suspension of Section 232 duties on steel imports and steel article imports from Ukraine as well as the adjustments required by the verification of the 2023 Harmonized Tariff Schedule, CBP said, in a June 7 CSMS message.

Topics:Customs duty
CBP's June 7 Customs Bulletin Has 1 Ruling Notice
June 7, 2023 by Noah Garfinkel|Customs

CBP released its June 7 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 57, No. 22), which includes the following ruling actions:

Topics:Harmonized Tariff Schedule, Entry Type 86 , Customs duty, Court of International Trade, 21st Century Customs Framework, Antidumping and Countervailing Duties (AD/CVD), Automated Commercial Environment (ACE), Manifest Confidentiality, CBP CROSS Rulings, World Trade Organization (WTO), Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), USMCA, Forced Labor , Section 201 Safeguards