Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, said he has met with customs brokers each of the last three days, and their main ask is no more executive orders changing tariffs that are released on a Friday afternoon or night and take effect on Monday.
CBP has clarified the resubmission time frame for rejected entry summaries with trade remedy duties, according to a Sept. 11 cargo systems message. The time limit for rejecting antidumping duty and countervailing duty and trade remedy entry summaries is 60 days without supervisory approval and 300 days with supervisory approval, CBP said. Trade remedy summaries include those subject to Section 232, Section 301, Section 201 and International Emergency Economic Powers Act tariffs. The trade community has 10 working days to respond to AD/CVD and/or trade remedy entry summary rejects, the agency said.
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the weeks of Aug. 11-17, Aug. 18-24, Aug. 25-31 and Sept. 1-7:
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The executive order implementing the U.S.-Japan tariff deal is scheduled for publication in the Federal Register on Sept. 9, starting a seven-day clock for publication of a subsequent notice reducing tariffs on Japanese autos and auto parts currently subject to 25% Section 232 tariffs.
Nearly 40 minerals -- including gold bullion -- as well as sintered neodymium-iron-boron magnets and LEDs are no longer subject to reciprocal tariffs.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed that her government is considering imposing tariffs on countries with which Mexico doesn't have a trade agreement, including China.
More products could fall under Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum as the federal government continues to take in requests for new products to be covered, according to trade attorney Michael Roll, who was speaking on a Sept. 3 webinar sponsored by A.N. Deringer.
Japanese goods with most favored nation (MFN) duties of 15% or lower will be subject to a 15% reciprocal tariff, all inclusive, retroactive to 12:01 ET Aug. 7, the White House said in an executive order. The order applies the same 15% rule for goods subject to Section 232 tariffs on autos and auto parts upon publication of a Federal Register notice modifying the Harmonized Tariff Schedule. That notice will come within seven days of the executive order being published.
Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla., a member of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, told International Trade Today that Subcommittee Chairman Adrian Smith, R-Neb., is looking to pass a renewal of the African Growth and Opportunity Act "now that we got the big, beautiful bill through," adding that Smith has wanted to do this "for a while."