CBP has released its Aug. 13 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 59, No. 33), which includes the following ruling actions:
As importers await a decision from the higher courts on the legality of tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, importers should hedge themselves against any outcome, according to Jen Diaz, president of Diaz Trade Law, who was speaking on an Aug. 11 podcast hosted by the Global Training Center.
CBP has provided guidance via an Aug. 15 cargo systems message for transportation carriers and qualified parties on how to proceed with collecting duties from international mail shipments that would have been eligible for de minimis treatment.
Some companies and associations in the solar industry endorsed additional tariffs on Chinese polysilicon, but others expressed concern that allied countries will be hit with overlapping Section 232 tariffs on both imports of polysilicon and solar cells, in public comments to the Bureau of Industry and Security.
Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum derivatives, currently set at 50%, will cover 407 additional Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheadings beginning at 12:01 a.m. on Aug. 18, the Commerce Department said in a notice released late on Aug. 15. The notice includes no exception for goods in transit as of the effective date.
The Commerce Department will add 407 Harmonized Tariff Schedule codes to the lists of steel and aluminum derivatives subject to Section 232 tariffs, the agency said in a notice released late Aug. 15. Tariffs on the new additions take effect at 12:01 a.m. ET on Aug. 18, 2025.
The International Trade Commission instituted an investigation on Aug. 12 that will lead to recommendations to modify the Harmonized Tariff Schedule in line with those recommended by the World Customs Organization for the global Harmonized System.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Aug. 14 Federal Register on the following antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) injury, Section 337 patent or other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will be in another ITT article):
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Aug. 14 on the following antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CVD rates, scope, affected firms or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
The Commerce Department is beginning new antidumping duty investigations on certain freight rail couplers and parts thereof imported from the Czech Republic and India, as well as a countervailing duty investigation on freight rail couplers from India, it said in a fact sheet released Aug. 13. The underlying petition was filed in July (see 2507240022). The International Trade Commission is scheduled to make its preliminary injury determination by Sept. 8. The investigation will continue only if the ITC finds injury. International Trade Today will provide more details upon publication of the initiation notices in the Federal Register.