The president of Mexico has introduced a bill increasing tariffs on goods from countries with which it does not have a free trade agreement, including China. The measure would bring most tariffs to a rate of 35%, with some as high as 50%.
The Commerce Department has published the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on non-refillable steel cylinders from China (A-570-126). In the final results of this review, Commerce will set assessment rates for subject merchandise from the companies under review entered May 1, 2023, through April 30, 2024.
The Commerce Department is amending the final results published July 29 of the antidumping administrative review on softwood lumber products from Canada (A-122-857). The agency heard from Canfor and West Fraser, the mandatory respondents in the review that pointed out errors in a calculation Commerce used in arriving at the AD rates, after the final results for setting assessments of AD on importers for subject merchandise entered Jan. 1, 2023, through Dec. 31, 2023, were published.
USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is notifying the Office of Management and Budget that it's planning to continue to collect information and data related to the potential introduction or spread of diseases resulting from the importation of small and exotic ruminants, it said in a Federal Register notice this week.
Nike reached a settlement with importer City Ocean International and freight forwarder City Ocean Logistics in Nike's case against the companies for trademark counterfeiting, trademark infringement, false designation of origin, trademark dilution, importation of goods bearing infringing marks and violation of the Tariff Act. The terms of the settlement weren't disclosed, though Nike dismissed its complaint with prejudice, meaning it can't be refiled (Nike v. Eastern Ports Custom Brokers, D.N.J. # 2:11-04390).
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the weeks of Aug. 11-17, Aug. 18-24, Aug. 25-31 and Sept. 1-7:
Taiwan is the country where the last substantial transformation occurred for Neat Board Pro, an all-in-one video conferencing device specifically designed for medium-to-large meeting spaces, CBP ruled on Aug. 27.
The FLY Server, an application for Microsoft SharePoint and Microsoft 365, is last substantially transformed in the U.S., according to an Aug. 27 CBP ruling that was recently published in the Federal Register.
The Supreme Court on Sept. 9 agreed to hear two cases on the legality of tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and to do so on an expedited basis. The court set a briefing schedule that would conclude by Oct. 30 and set argument for the first week of November (Donald J. Trump v. V.O.S. Selections, U.S. 25-250) (Learning Resources v. Donald J. Trump, U.S. 24-1287).
The Universal Postal Union, an organization that helps to coordinate postal services around the world, says it has developed some workarounds for international mail carriers that will be held liable for U.S. customs duties now that the de minimis exemption no longer is in place.