As the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee winds down in its current iteration, both trade and government officials expressed hope for continuing their collaboration as CBP shifts the committee's focus more toward trade enforcement, according to comments made during the COAC's quarterly meeting on Sept. 17.
The House of Representatives voted 213-211 to prevent any votes to end emergencies underlying reciprocal tariffs, fentanyl tariffs or the additional Brazil tariffs -- however, the vote nearly went the other way.
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Three domestic manufacturers filed a petition Sept. 15 asking the International Trade Commission to conduct a Section 201 safeguard investigation on imports of quartz surface products.
The first window for requests for new auto parts to be covered by Section 232 tariffs will open Oct. 1, beginning a 14-day submission window, followed by a 60-day period to consider the inclusion requests, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security said in an interim final rule outlining the inclusion process.
Tariff cuts for Japanese automobiles and auto parts and civil aircraft will take effect Sept. 16, according to a notice released by the Commerce Department.
Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America CEO Matt Priest said shoe importers expect to pay $5 billion in tariffs this year, up from $3 billion last year, given the additional 30% tariffs on Chinese shoes, 20% on Vietnamese shoes, and 19% on Indonesian shoes. Last month, shoe importers owed $635 million in tariffs, up 108% from the month before.
The Bureau of Industry and Security is again accepting requests for new products to be included under Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum derivatives, it said in a notice released late on Sept. 15. Inclusion requests will be accepted through Sept. 29, after which the agency will post the inclusion requests it receives for comment and begin a 60-day process to consider whether to grant the inclusions.
U.S. imports are likely to continue to fall in the remaining months of 2025 as waning consumer confidence is putting pressure on import demand, according to multiple sources.
Former U.S. trade representative Michael Froman said the standards set by the World Trade Organization have been under stress for 15 years, and that its principles of global non-discrimination, bound tariff levels and restrictions on what can count as a bilateral or regional trade deal are dead for good.