A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted on CBP's website Sept. 12, 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.
In the Sept. 10 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 59, No. 37), CBP published proposals to modify and revoke ruling letters concerning the tariff classifications of certain decorative storage baskets and fresh and frozen pork jowls.
CBP has added more parties to the list of those qualified to handle the payment of duties on international mail shipments, according to a recent cargo systems message. These parties pay duties on behalf of an international mail carrier or qualified party acting in lieu of the carrier (see 2508260026). Duties collection on all international mail shipments began following the end of the de minimis exemption on Aug. 29, under a July 30 executive order.
CBP posted the following documents for the September 17 Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) meeting:
The Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee is urging CBP to provide dates when posting information on the implementation of tariff and other trade-related policies, according to a list of recommendations that the committee provided to CBP ahead of the Sept. 17 quarterly meeting.
Tariff cuts for Japanese automobiles and auto parts and civil aircraft will take effect Sept. 16, according to a notice released by the Commerce Department.
Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America CEO Matt Priest said shoe importers expect to pay $5 billion in tariffs this year, up from $3 billion last year, given the additional 30% tariffs on Chinese shoes, 20% on Vietnamese shoes, and 19% on Indonesian shoes. Last month, shoe importers owed $635 million in tariffs, up 108% from the month before.
The Bureau of Industry and Security is again accepting requests for new products to be included under Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum derivatives, it said in a notice released late on Sept. 15. Inclusion requests will be accepted through Sept. 29, after which the agency will post the inclusion requests it receives for comment and begin a 60-day process to consider whether to grant the inclusions.
Tariff cuts for Japanese automobiles and auto parts will take effect Sept. 16, according to a notice released by the Commerce Department.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Sept. 12 Federal Register on the following antidumping and countervailing duty injury, Section 337 patent or other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will be in another ITT article):