No goods subject to special trade remedies -- 99.9% of which are subject to Section 301 tariffs -- would be able to enter as de minimis shipments under a proposed rule released by CBP Jan. 17.
No goods subject to special trade remedies would be able to enter de minimis -- which primarily affects goods subject to Section 301 tariffs -- under a proposed rule released by CBP Jan. 17.
A domestic producer recently filed a petition with the Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission requesting new antidumping and countervailing duties on temporary steel fencing 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. ZND US Inc. requested the investigation.
CBP created Harmonized System Update 2501 on Jan. 13, containing 228 Automated Broker Interface (ABI) records and 47 Harmonized Tariff Schedule records. HSU 2501 includes several PGA HTS flag updates as well as adjustments required by the verification of the 2025 Harmonized Tariff Schedule.
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the weeks of Dec. 30 - Jan. 5 and Jan. 6-12:
Kevin Brady, who led the House Ways and Means Committee when Congress passed the Trump tax cut package, told reporters that Washington insiders expect "the [next Trump] administration will reinstate [Section] 301 investigations" that were begun when countries moved to collect digital services taxes from U.S. tech firms.
The Commerce Department released notices in the Federal Register on its recently initiated antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on active anode material from China (A-570-194/C-570-195). The CVD investigation covers entries Jan. 1, 2023, through Dec. 31, 2023. The AD investigation covers entries April 1, 2024, through Sept. 30, 2024.
The Commerce Department released notices in the Federal Register on its recently initiated antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on sol gel alumina-based ceramic abrasive grains from China (A-570-190/C-570-191). The CVD investigation covers entries Jan. 1, 2023, through Dec. 31, 2023. The AD investigation covers entries April 1, 2024, through Sept. 30, 2024.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP proposes to replace the Type 86 process for low-value packages with an "enhanced entry process," requiring a few more data elements than the 10 currently required. Like the Type 86 test, and providing the additional data in exchange for quicker release will continue to be voluntary.