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Coalition for a Prosperous America Blasts Customs Modernization Bill
January 5, 2024 by Mara Lee|Congress

Coalition for a Prosperous America, an organization that has been arguing that de minimis should only apply to gifts and goods brought by consumers as they return from abroad (see 2312140046), wants to kill the Customs Modernization Act of 2023, the bipartisan bill introduced in the Senate that would update CBP authorities in a number of areas (see 2312110048).

Topics:321 de minimis, Customs Broker, Customs duty, 21st Century Customs Framework
Bipartisan Bill Asks USDA to Analyze Effect of AD/CVD on Fertilizer Prices
January 3, 2024 by Mara Lee|Congress

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, in a radio interview in late December, explained that a bill he introduced with fellow Iowa Republican Joni Ernst and Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., was "not in any way going to guarantee farmers lower fertilizer costs, but we just want to know why fertilizer prices are going up as high as they have." The bill directs USDA to detail how much fertilizer, of what types, and from what companies and countries, is imported into the U.S., and asks the department to describe the "impacts that antidumping duties and countervailing duties have on prices of fertilizer paid at the retail level."

Topics:Antidumping and Countervailing Duties (AD/CVD)
CTPAT Pilot Expansion Bill Reintroduced in House
January 2, 2024 |Congress

A bipartisan House bill that would create a pilot program for non-asset-based third-party logistics and warehouses to participate in the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism program was reintroduced last month. Reps. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., Rob Menendez, D-N.J., Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, and Morgan Luttrell, R-Texas, introduced the bill, a companion to a Senate version that passed that chamber in July (see 2307210061).

Topics:Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT)
Bipartisan Bill Would Add Uruguay to CBERA
January 2, 2024 |Congress

Reps. Maria Elvira Salazar, R-Fla., and Andy Kim, D-N.J., introduced a bill last month that would cover Uruguay under the trade benefits in the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act. "Uruguay is one of America’s best friends in South America and is a shining example of how economic freedom promotes prosperity," Salazar said in a news release. She said she wants to increase economic exchange between the two nations.

Topics:U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Customs duty