CBP published more details of how it will collect duties or fees on imported packages worth less than $800 with Chinese goods in the public inspection pages of the Federal Register on April 24.
Experts predicted that a trade deal between the United States and China is unlikely in the short term and that any deal will depend on "some sort of down payment" by China before negotiations can begin.
A former staffer in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative during President Donald Trump's first term and a Harvard professor agreed on very little in a debate hosted by The Federalist Society on Trump's tariffs and trade policy.
The U.S. joined a case against importer Barco Uniforms, companies that supply Barco and the two individuals that control the suppliers for allegedly violating the False Claims Act by knowingly underpaying customs duties on apparel imports, DOJ announced. The suit was originally filed in 2016 under the FCA's whistleblower provision by Toni Lee, the former director of product commercialization at Barco. The U.S. intervened in the case, filing a complaint on April 11.
President Donald Trump thinks that by applying a 25% tariff to auto part imports, domestic parts companies will thrive. But 77% of the nearly 1,000 auto supplier companies that belong to MEMA are pessimistic about the next year for their businesses -- and 55% said that government trade policy is the No. 1 threat to financial health.
South Korea's Customs Service has discovered a sharp uptick in country of origin violations for goods headed to the U.S., it announced in an April 21 press release.
CIT Says Several Components, Finishing Work for Sinks Shouldn't Have Been Included in Dutiable Value
The value of sink components and finishing work that either (1) wasn’t covered under the relevant antidumping duty and countervailing duty orders, or, (2) didn’t originate in China, shouldn’t have been included in the sinks’ dutiable value because the orders' language didn't specifically include them, Court of International Trade Judge Jennifer Choe-Groves ruled April 21. However, packaging costs should have been, she said.
Effective April 21, transportation and logistics firm DHL expects to temporarily suspend the collection and shipping of business-to-consumer shipments to private individuals in the U.S. where the declared customs value exceeds $800, according to an online notice.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative is planning a phased-in approach to assessing fees on foreign-built vessels calling at U.S. ports, according to an April 17 announcement unveiling the results of its year-long Section 301 investigation.
The Commerce Department announced April 14 it will be withdrawing from an agreement suspending an antidumping duty investigation on Mexican-origin fresh tomatoes and issuing an antidumping duty order on the produce.