High demand for telework and remote-learning connectivity tools sent Q2 laptop and tablet imports soaring by triple digits from Q1, according to new Census Bureau data accessed Aug. 9 through the International Trade Commission’s DataWeb tool. Lockdown-induced TV import growth also was robust in the quarter, but intense commoditization was the story there, even in the largest screen sizes.
An importer of apparel warehoused in Canada does not have enough documentation for its entries to qualify for duty-free entry as previously imported goods exported under agreement and re-imported under subheading 9801.00.20, the Court of International Trade said in a decision issued Aug. 7.
CBP is seeking comments by Oct. 6 on existing information collection requests for entry summaries, foreign-trade zone annual reconciliation certification and record keeping requirements, exportation of articles under special bond, cost submissions and entry of articles for exhibition, it said in notices published in the Aug. 7 Federal Register. CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of these information collections with no change to the burden hours or the information collected.
The International Trade Commission on July 30 issued Revision 18 to the 2020 Harmonized Tariff Schedule. This latest version implements extended exclusions from list two Section 301 tariffs on products from China under new subheading 9903.88.54 and new U.S. note 20(ggg) to subchapter III of chapter 99. The ITC also made a technical fix to general note 11 for USMCA. The changes are effective July 31.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative announced a new set of product exclusions for products on the fourth list of Section 301 tariffs on products from China. New subheading 9903.88.55 will be used for the exclusions, which will be found in U.S. Note 20(hhh) to subchapter III of chapter 99. The new set of exclusions are reflected in “one existing ten-digit HTSUS subheading and 9 specially prepared product descriptions, which together respond to 25 separate exclusion requests,” the notice said.
The Commerce Department must reconsider its decision to deny an importer’s requests for exclusions from Section 232 steel tariffs, and flesh out the scant rationale the agency offered alongside the denials, the Court of International Trade said in an Aug. 5 decision.
Almost three-quarters of all exclusions from list three Section 301 China tariffs are now set to expire Aug. 7, after the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative declined to extend them in the run-up to their expiration. In a notice released Aug. 6, USTR only granted extensions to 266 of the about 1,000 list three exclusions published to date.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative issued a new set of product exclusions from the fourth group of Section 301 tariffs on goods from China. The new exclusions from the tariffs include "one existing ten-digit HTSUS subheading and 9 specially prepared product descriptions, which together respond to 25 separate exclusion requests," according to the notice. The product exclusions apply retroactively to Sept. 1, 2019, the date the fourth set of tariffs took effect. The exclusions will be in effect until Sept. 1, 2020.
The White House issued a proclamation Aug. 6 reimposing 10% tariffs on most Canadian aluminum imports starting Aug. 16. The tariffs will apply only to "imports of non-alloyed unwrought aluminum provided for in subheading 7601.10," which makes up the majority of U.S. aluminum imports from Canada, said the proclamation.
The Coalition of American Chassis Manufacturers seeks the imposition of new antidumping and countervailing duties on certain chassis and subassemblies thereof from China, it said in a petition filed with the Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission July 29. Commerce will now decide whether to begin AD/CVD investigations, which could result in the imposition of permanent AD/CV duty orders and the assessment of AD and CV duties on importers.