The Fish and Wildlife Service will once again automatically apply import and export restrictions to species it designates as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, reinstating its “blanket rule” protections in a final rule released April 2.
The International Trade Commission is preparing for new Chinese export controls on germanium and gallium to have a potentially “significant” impact on global supply chains, it said in a recently issued executive trade briefing (see 2307050018).
The FTC is allowing more time for comments on proposed changes to its EnergyGuide labeling regulations, including new requirements for EnergyGuide labels on air cleaners, clothes dryers, “miscellaneous refrigeration products” and portable electric spas. The proposed rule, released Feb. 1 (see 2402010028), also would modify existing labels for clothes washers, televisions and “several heating products,” including instantaneous gas water heaters and pool heaters. Comments are now due April 19.
The Fish and Wildlife Service is amending import and export requirements for the African elephant (Loxodonta Africana) included in a Section 4(d) rule issued under the Endangered Species Act, it said in a final rule April 1.
Ocean carriers COSCO Shipping Lines and Orient Overseas Container Line Limited violated U.S. shipping regulations when they failed to perform their “inland transportation obligations," charged unfair detention and demurrage fees, and refused to release cargo, Samsung Electronics America said in two separate complaints filed with the Federal Maritime Commission on March 28.
PHILADELPHIA -- While the intersection of trade and climate change isn't yet massive in terms of policy, a CBP green trade official noted that climate change is already affecting the transport of goods.
The Fish and Wildlife Service seeks input on issues it should raise at the 20th Conference of the Parties meeting (CoP20) of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, FWS said in a notice last week. “With this notice, we are soliciting recommendations for amending Appendices I and II of CITES at CoP20 as well as recommendations for resolutions, decisions, and agenda items for discussion at CoP20,” the agency said. Subsequent notices will seek further input, including on specific proposals FWS will release for comment, it said. FWS will also hold a hearing on an as yet undetermined date before CoP20, which is "tentatively scheduled to be held in the second half of 2025," although "the specific date and location of CoP20 are yet to be determined" as well. Comments are due by May 21.
A U.S. protective equipment supplier accused Mediterrenaen Shipping Co., FedEx Trade Networks Transport & Brokerage, and Total Terminals International of assessing unfair detention and demurrage, failing to extend free time and failing to send an invoice for other charges, it said in a complaint to the Federal Maritime Commission.
If Donald Trump is elected to a second presidential term, his administration should focus on communicating better with other governments and American companies about upcoming policy decisions, said Elisabeth Braw, a senior fellow with the Atlantic Council’s Transatlantic Security Initiative.
At a political rally in the Dayton, Ohio, suburbs, former President Donald Trump addressed Chinese President Xi Jinping with a threat that if Chinese firms open car assembly plants in Mexico, the U.S. will put a 100% tariff on their products.