The reciprocal tariffs the Trump administration has promised will present a challenge for CBP to enforce, trade lawyers said during a webinar presented by Baker McKenzie on Feb. 20.
The Department of Energy is delaying the effective date of a final rule that amends the energy conservation standards for gas-fired instantaneous water heaters, it said in a Federal Register notice. DOE also is seeking comment on the delay, as well as any comment on any legal, factual or policy issues related to the rule.
The Department of Energy is delaying the effective date of a final rule that adopted amended conservation standards for walk-in coolers and freezers, it said in a Federal Register notice. DOE also is seeking comment on the delay, including impacts that may result, as well as any comment on any legal, factual or policy issues related to the rule, the notice said.
The Coalition for a Prosperous America celebrated Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s confirmation as secretary of health and human services, saying in a Feb. 13 press release that it "looks forward to working with him and his team to reshore America’s generic drug and medical device manufacturing industries."
U.S. fashion brand owner PVH Group is working with Chinese authorities to find a “positive resolution” after being added to China’s so-called unreliable entity list this week (see 2502040011), a company spokesperson said in an email.
Importers should be prepared for uncertainty when it comes to the specifics on tariffs and have plans in place to adjust supply chains and tariff classifications accordingly, lawyers said in webinars by Deringer on Jan. 29 and Barnes & Thornburg on Jan. 30.
Lack of coordination between the U.S. and the EU on trade policy will make it tougher to confront the economic threat posed by China, experts warned at a conference co-hosted by the Peterson Institute for International Economics.
The U.S. Department of Energy is adopting new and amended energy conservation standards for commercial refrigeration equipment. DOE says the new and amended energy conservation standards would result "in significant conservation of energy and are technologically feasible and economically justified." This final rule is effective March 18. Commercial refrigerators, freezers and refrigerator freezers must be compliant with the final rule starting on Jan. 22, 2029, DOE said in a Federal Register notice.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, in a Jan. 15 speech at the Detroit Auto Show, criticized President-elect Donald Trump's proposal to impose 25% tariffs on Canadian exports as one that would damage Michigan's auto sector, which employs, or leads to indirect employment of, more than a million people in the state -- a fifth of the workforce.
The International Trade Commission scheduled a public hearing on Feb. 20 to determine the economic impact of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, it said in a notice to be published Jan. 15. The deadline is Feb. 5 for filing requests to appear at the public hearing; Feb. 7 for filing prehearing briefs and statements; and Feb. 12 for filing electronic copies of public hearing oral statements.