Most business interests argued that removing goods subject to Section 301 tariffs is not administrable, would damage the economy, and, if not abandoned, needs a long lead time to prepare for, in comments to CBP.
CBP has updated the spreadsheet that lists what commodities and respective tariff subheadings are subject to a 10% tariff on Canadian energy goods, according to a March 24 cargo systems message. The update includes additional subheadings on the list of commodities of energy and energy resources from Canada, it said.
A domestic producer recently filed a petition with the Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission requesting new antidumping and countervailing duties on fiberglass door panels imported from China. Commerce now will 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 Fiberglass Door Coalition, consisting of Therma-Tru Corporation, PlastPro Doors Inc. and Owens Corning, requested the investigation.
The Commerce Department issued notices in the Federal Register on its recently initiated antidumping duty investigations on chassis from Mexico (A-201-865), Thailand (A-549-854) and Vietnam (A-552-849), and countervailing duty investigations on chassis from Mexico (C-201-866) and Thailand (C-549-855). The AD/CVD investigations on Mexico and Thailand cover entries in calendar year 2024, and the AD investigation on Vietnam covers entries July 1, 2024, through Dec. 31, 2024.
Apparel importers and retailers don't have much favor in this administration, but groups representing their interests tried to appeal to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative's logical side in comments requested by the agency on the reciprocal tariffs slated for April 2. The trade group representing the greatly diminished domestic textile and apparel industry, in contrast, said reciprocal tariffs could be used to recoup $100 billion in annual lost sales.
CBP has updated its FAQ on Section 232 tariffs for aluminum and steel on its website, addressing certain elements of the tariffs that the trade community has been grappling with, particularly on determining the value of new steel and aluminum derivatives outside of chapters 73 and 76 (see 2503140059.
National Association of Foreign-Trade Zones Chair Shannon Fura, a founder of Chicago law firm Page Fura, said the language in President Donald Trump's recent executive orders creating new tariffs, which say that goods must pay tariffs before entering FTZs, "are handcuffing some of the benefits" that FTZs are designed to provide.
CBP has updated a list that provides all the recommendations passed by the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC). The list includes recommendations offered since the 14th term meeting in April 2016.
CBP on March 19 released guidance on 10% tariffs on Canadian energy goods in the form of a spreadsheet that lists commodities and their respective tariff subheadings that could be subject to the additional 10% tariff, rather than the 25% tariff applicable to other non-USMCA Canadian goods. Attached to a CSMS message, the spreadsheet includes not only petroleum products, uranium, coal and biofuels, but also rare earths covered by the 10% tariffs and metals of chapters 72, 73 and 76 that are alloyed with rare earths, among other things.
Nearly 750 organizations and businesses gave input to the administration on trade barriers or subsidies that prevent them from reaching their sales potential.