The Commerce Department has published the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on raw honey from Argentina (A-357-823). Rates calculated in this review will be used to set assessment rates for importers of subject merchandise from two producers and exporters -- Asociacion De Cooperativas Argentinas Cooperativa Limitada (ACA) and Nexco S.A. -- that was entered June 1, 2023, through May 31, 2024.
EPA plans to modify the regulations governing the use of hydrofluorocarbons for certain industrial, intermodal and retail sectors as prescribed under the Technology Transitions section of the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020, it said in a Federal Register notice. Comments on the proposed changes are due Nov. 17.
On Oct. 2, the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
Starting Oct. 31, the FDA will require import certification for shrimp and spices from certain regions of Indonesia, citing a perceived contamination risk of food with Cesium-137, the FDA said on Oct. 3.
The Foreign-Trade Zones Board issued the following notices Oct. 3:
Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, told Reuters that the White House is considering "significant tariff relief for U.S. auto production." Carmakers are paying higher tariffs on imported parts, steel and aluminum.
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Sept. 30 vacated a decision from USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to "switch to a new system for mitigating the risk of a pest outbreak caused by imported Chilean table grapes." Judge Amir Ali held that the action was arbitrary and capricious under the Administrative Procedure Act (California Table Grape Commission v. U.S. Dep't of Ag., D.D.C. # 24-02645).
A Los Angeles-based wholesale clothing importer and two of its executives were sentenced on Sept. 29 for avoiding payment of over $8 million in customs duties on imported clothing and money laundering, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California announced.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
A sterling silver bracelet that underwent production in the U.S. before being shipped to India to undergo additional processing is still considered as having U.S. origin and is thus exempt from duties, CBP recently ruled in NY N350026.