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ITC Issues Revision 6 to 2023 HTS, Extends Medical Equipment Section 301 Exemptions
June 1, 2023 by Ben Perkins|Other U.S.

The International Trade Commission recently released Revision 6 to the 2023 Harmonized Tariff Schedule, which added subheading 9903.88.68. The subheading extends exclusions for a variety of medical products from 7.5% and 25% Section 301 tariffs under subheadings 9903.88.01, 9903.88.02, 9903.88.03, and 9903.88.15 if entered between June 1 and October 1, 2023, as announced by the U.S. Trade Representative in May (see 2305120054).

Topics:Harmonized Tariff Schedule
Food Importer Responsible for $2 Million in D&D Charges, Carrier Tells FMC
June 1, 2023 |Other U.S.

Food importer Bakerly failed to establish that carrier Seafrigo USA violated shipping regulations in its complaint to the Federal Maritime Commission last year, Seafrigo told the FMC this week, adding that the importer's reasons for avoiding paying detention and demurrage charges "cannot withstand scrutiny." New Jersey-based Seafrigo asked the FMC to "reject" Bakerly's complaint and "hold that Bakerly is responsible" for more than $2 million in demurrage and detention charges that Seafrigo "paid on its behalf."

Topics:Detention and demurrage
FMC Approves Settlement Between CCMA, MSC
May 30, 2023 by Noah Garfinkel|Other U.S.

The Federal Maritime Commission last week approved a settlement agreement between U.S. metal trader CCMA and major ocean carrier Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC). The confidential settlement stems from a December CCMA complaint alleging MSC assessed it $114,000 in unfair detention and demurrage fees (see 2212080020). MSC denied those allegations, saying CCMA lacked "meritorious factual basis" for its claims (see 2301090017).

FMC Seeking Comments on New Data Collection Effort
May 23, 2023 by Noah Garfinkel|Other U.S.

The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) is seeking comments by July 24 on a new data collection for "empty container volumes at intermodal locations," it said in a Federal Register notice. The data collection effort, which would implement certain parts of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022, would allow the FMC to gather information on "vessel-level tonnage as well as full and empty containers entering and leaving U.S. ports." It would also allow the Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) to collect "operational data on intermodal equipment and dwell times."

Container Line Calls Allegations of Shipping Act Violations 'Entirely False'
May 23, 2023 by Noah Garfinkel|Other U.S.

Orient Overseas Container Line denied allegations that it violated U.S. shipping regulations, saying a complaint filed by Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) in April (see 2305010049 and 2305020019) was "an unfortunate campaign to distort and obfuscate the relevant facts, contracts and law, in order to secure an unwarranted return." The container line said neither the statements in BBBY's complaint "nor the text of the contracts themselves" support claims that OOCL breached its contracts.

ITC Issues Revision 5 to 2023 HTS, Extending Four COVID Section 301 Exclusions
May 18, 2023 by Ben Perkins|Other U.S.

The International Trade Commission recently released Revision 5 to the 2023 Harmonized Tariff Schedule, which extended four COVID-related product exclusions covered by secondary subheading 9903.88.66 until June 1, 2023 (see 2305120054). Those products are currently exempted from additional duties imposed by Section 301 tariffs of 25% under subheading 9903.88.01.

Topics:Harmonized Tariff Schedule, Customs duty
Politicians, Business Not Always on Same Page on Resiliency, Experts Say
May 15, 2023 by Mara Lee|Other U.S.

A think tank representative and an official from the Federation of German Industries disagreed about how to judge the success of the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council, but participants at a think tank discussion of the TTC and friend-shoring agreed that deciding who is a friend, how to compensate businesses for the costs of supply chain resiliency and values-based sourcing and how to balance domestic politics and friend-shoring are all complicated questions.

FMC Experiencing Issues With Certain Applications' Email Notifications
May 11, 2023 by Noah Garfinkel|Other U.S.

The Federal Maritime Commission on May 11 alerted industry that several of its applications are experiencing issues with email notifications. The affected applications are Form 1, Form 18, OTI Renewals, Form 65 Renewals, eMonitoring, eAgreements and BCL Fileroom, it said. The FMC Office of Information Technology is troubleshooting.