As CBP winds down the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee in its current iteration (see 2507010077), the COAC's de minimis working group offered proposed recommendations to CBP to bolster entry processing in ACE amid the end of the de minimis exemption on Aug. 29. These recommendations include treating postal shipments similarly to how CBP handles low-value shipments via other transportation modes.
CBP may expand its National Customs Automation Program to test pipeline oil from Canada and Mexican steel in 2025, as well as test natural gas, food safety and medical devices under the heading of import processing in 2026, according to an issue paper prepared by CBP for the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee's Sept. 17 meeting.
CBP is planning to release a separate forced labor portal in FY 2026 that importers will be required to use, according to a document the agency prepared for the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee's forced labor working group ahead of the COAC's Sept. 17 meeting.
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Three domestic manufacturers filed a petition Sept. 15 asking the International Trade Commission to conduct a Section 201 safeguard investigation on imports of quartz surface products.
The first window for requests for new auto parts to be covered by Section 232 tariffs will open Oct. 1, beginning a 14-day submission window, followed by a 60-day period to consider the inclusion requests, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security said in an interim final rule outlining the inclusion process.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s U.S.-U.K. Business Council issued a statement that the president's trip to England this week is a great time to "advance discussions on finalizing the U.S.-UK Economic Prosperity deal."
American appliance manufacturer Whirlpool claimed that its competitors may be evading tariffs on imports of appliances, and the company has raised its concerns with the Trump administration. Whirlpool said that, according to customs data, the declared value of imported home appliances "dropped precipitously" as tariffs took effect, which it said "raises concerns of potential duty evasion."
The World Trade Organization's Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies took effect Sept. 15 during a special General Council meeting after instruments of acceptance were received from Brazil, Kenya, Vietnam and Tonga, the WTO announced. Those acceptances brought the total number over the two-thirds threshold needed for the deal to enter into force (see 2508250013).
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Sept. 15 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):