The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the weeks of Dec. 16-22 and 23-29:
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP created Harmonized System Update 2421 Dec. 30, containing 36 Automated Broker Interface (ABI) records and eight Harmonized Tariff Schedule records. HSU 2421 also contains eight end of year 484(f) records with an updated end date of Dec. 31, 2025.
Provide at least 120 days for new data requirements on Russian-caught fish, the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America asked CBP in its comments on new requirements for data submissions to help the government enforce its ban on the importation of Russian-harvested fish.
CBP created Harmonized System Update 2420 on Dec. 27, containing 5,459 Automated Broker Interface (ABI) records and 905 Harmonized Tariff Schedule Records, according to a Dec. 27 cargo systems message.
As customs brokers seek to employ artificial intelligence, expect government regulators to observe but not necessarily hand down heavy-handed guidance on using AI tools to conduct customs business, according to trade and AI experts International Trade Today interviewed.
The Mexican government's IMMEX program, which allows duty waivers for temporary importation before export, changed last week to exclude finished clothing and textiles in Harmonized Tariff Schedule chapters 61, 62 and 63; quilts and comforters in 9404.40; and pillows and other bedding under 9404.90.
The Commerce Department is beginning an anti-circumvention inquiry to determine whether all imports of 1-Hydroxyethylidene-1, 1-Diphosphonic Acid (HEDP) that has been "altered in form or appearance in minor respects" should still be subject to antidumping and countervailing duties on HEDP from China (A-570-045/C-570-046), it said Dec. 19.
A domestic producer recently filed a petition with the Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission requesting new antidumping and countervailing duties on erythritol from China. Commerce will now decide whether to begin AD/CVD investigations, which could result in the imposition of permanent AD/CVD orders and the assessment of AD and CVD on importers. Cargill Inc. requested the investigation.
A domestic producer recently filed a petition with the Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission requesting new antidumping and countervailing duties on active anode material from China. Commerce will now decide whether to begin AD/CVD investigations, which could result in the imposition of permanent AD/CVD orders and the assessment of AD and CVD on importers. The American Active Anode Material Producers requested the investigation.