On Sept. 26, the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said that he proposed a chip manufacturing scheme to Taiwanese officials that would see 50% of manufacturing shifted to the U.S. as part of a larger trade deal with the country.

President Donald Trump posted on social media that he is going to impose a 100% tariff on "any and all movies that are made outside of the United States," a repeat of a declaration he made on social media in May but didn't follow through on (see 2505050003). In the earlier post, he called foreign filming a national security threat, but in this one, he gave no clue what authority he would use.

Days after President Donald Trump said 30% tariffs on upholstered furniture were starting Oct. 1, he wrote on social media, "In order to make North Carolina, which has completely lost its furniture business to China, and other Countries, GREAT again, I will be imposing substantial Tariffs on any Country that does not make its furniture in the United States. Details to follow!!! President DJT"

CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:

CBP created Harmonized System Update 2536 on Sept. 25 (containing 86 Automated Broker Interface records and 19 Harmonized Tariff Schedule records) and Harmonized System Update 2537 on Sept. 26 (containing 36 ABI records and six HTS records). HSU 2536 includes the EU executive order tariff updates and the mushroom assessment increase. HSU 2537 includes a correction to the rates for mushroom fees.

The Department of Homeland Security posted a revised shutdown contingency plan over the weekend, and, although the plan says that responding to correspondence, long-term project management and developing products for programs that are in the works are not to happen during a shutdown, the only offices in CBP that are mentioned as having non-essential workers are the Office of the Chief Counsel and those who work in labor relations.

A recent CBP ruling, HQ H347879, indicates that CBP is scrutinizing the evidence that importers give to the agency when trying to prove that a bona fide sale has taken place.

Section 232 tariffs on timber, lumber and their derivatives will take effect Oct. 14, under a proclamation issued by President Donald Trump. Tariffs will be set at 10% for timber and lumber, 25% for upholstered furniture and 25% on wooden cabinets and vanities.

The EU is again postponing implementation of its new deforestation reporting requirements, proposing a one-year delay because its IT system isn't ready to handle all the transactions for products covered by the regulation, Environment Commissioner Jessika Roswall told the European Parliament Sept. 23.