Flexport violated U.S. shipping laws when the logistics company failed to perform its "inland transportation obligations" and charged unfair detention and demurrage fees, Peloton said in a complaint filed with the Federal Maritime Commission May 3. Peloton said it paid "thousands" of improper detention and demurrage charges totaling "millions of dollars."
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted on CBP's website May 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.
CBP has released its May 8 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 58, No. 18). While it contains recent court decisions, no customs rulings are included.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
The Federal Maritime Commission has jurisdiction on cargo moved inland only under a through bill of lading, and contracts between a vessel-operating common carrier and a motor carrier not based on the through bill of lading would "likely be" outside the scope of commission's new detention and demurrage rule released in February (see 2402230049), the commission said. The FMC, in a correction to that rule set to be published in the May 9 Federal Register, stressed that a vessel-operating common carrier must comply with the new detention and demurrage requirements when issuing an invoice if FMC's jurisdiction applies.
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted on CBP's website May 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.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
Shein, an apparel e-commerce platform that has been in the crosshairs of the House Select Committee on China (see 2305030077) U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (see 2304140034), is ramping up its staffing for compliance, according to a memo sent to International Trade Today by a person close to Shein.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted on CBP's website May 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.