The Commerce Department made preliminary affirmative antidumping duty determinations that imports of corrosion-resistant steel products from a number of countries are being sold in the U.S. at less than fair value. The countries covered by the determination are Australia (A-602-812), Brazil (A-351-862), Canada (A-122-871), Mexico (A-201-863), the Netherlands (A-421-818), South Africa (A-791-829), Taiwan (A-583-878), Turkey (A-489-855), the United Arab Emirates (A-520-811) and Vietnam (A-552-843). AD suspension of liquidation and cash deposit requirements take effect April 10.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP has released its April 9 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 59, No. 15). It contains the following ruling actions:
CBP created Harmonized System Update 2515 on April 10, containing 88 Automated Broker Interface (ABI) records and 35 Harmonized Tariff Schedule records. HSU 2515 includes the reciprocal tariff updates, effective April 10.
The pause on higher country-specific reciprocal tariffs for all covered countries except China took effect just after midnight on April 10, CBP said in a CSMS message.
CHANDLER, Ariz. -- The Fish and Wildlife Service hopes to make ACE filing of FWS-regulated entries mandatory “by the end of the year,” Jeff Moore of the agency’s Nogales, Arizona, office said at the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America's annual conference April 8.
CHANDLER, Ariz. -- As President Donald Trump’s tariffs and his related trade rhetoric prompt a trade war, the potential for cyberattacks within the U.S. trade industry could increase, according to a panelist speaking at the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America’s annual meeting.
The pause on higher country-specific reciprocal tariffs for all covered countries except China takes effect tonight, April 10, at 12:01 a.m., said CBP in a CSMS message. Beginning at that time, all goods except goods for goods from China (including Hong Kong and Macau) and goods exempt from the reciprocal tariffs, including goods from Canada and Mexico, will be subject to the 10% tariff rate under subheading 9903.01.25.
The Court of International Trade on April 8 rejected Georgia woman Skeeter-Jo Stoute-Francois' challenge to four questions on the October 2021 customs broker license exam. Judge Lisa Wang held that for three of the questions, Stoute-Francois formulated her own "factual scenarios" in arguing that there wasn't enough information to select the correct answer. For the remaining question, Wang said CBP's correct answer choice was backed by substantial evidence.
CBP created Harmonized System Update 2513 on April 4, containing 27 Automated Broker Interface (ABI) records and 11 Harmonized Tariff Schedule records. HSU 2513 includes the Reciprocal Tariff updates, effective April 5, and PGA updates. For additional information on the tariff updates, CSMS # 64649265 is available to provide more on tariffs with an effective date of April 5 (see 2504020072).