CBP Chief Counsel Fred Smith announced his retirement from CBP in a recent LinkedIn post. Smith, who said he will be retiring at the end of March, has been with CBP over 10 years. A successor has not yet been named on CBP's website.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the March 24 Federal Register on the following antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) injury, Section 337 patent or other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will be in another ITT article):
The International Trade Commission has ended a Section 337 investigation on imported active matrix organic LED display panels for mobile devices (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1351), it said in a Federal Register notice to be published March 25. Complainant Samsung initially alleged in 2023 that the 15 named respondents (MobileSentrix, Injured Gadgets, Group Vertical, Electronics Universe, Repairs Universe, LCTech International, Sourcely Plus, eTech Parts Plus, Parts4Cells, Wholesale Gadget Parts, Captain Mobile Parts, DFW Imports, Phone LCD Parts, Mengtor and Gadgetfix) and their subsidiaries imported replacement cellphone display screens that infringe four of Samsung's patents (see 2302020024).
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register March 24 on the following antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CVD rates, scope, affected firms or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
The Commerce Department has published the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on seamless carbon and alloy steel standard, line and pressure pipe from Ukraine (A-823-819). These final results will be used to set final assessments of AD on importers for subject merchandise entered Aug. 1, 2022, through July 31, 2023.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted on CBP's website March 21, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching for the listed CBP message number at CBP's ADCVD Search page.
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.
The Bureau of Industry and Security plans to soon issue general authorizations for certain Chinese connected vehicle imports, which could offer exemptions for small-scale manufacturers or companies importing items for testing, research or repair, Commerce Department officials said.
Groups that represent importers, carriers and ports are asking the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to rethink its remedies for Chinese dominance in shipbuilding, arguing that imposing fees on most ships bringing imports to U.S. ports will drive up prices, increase port congestion and devastate the business of smaller ports.