Canada's Trade Minister Mary Ng, under questions from parties to the left and right of her Liberal party, as well as the Québécois party, said the fact that there are outstanding disagreements between Canada and the U.S. on U.S. trade remedies on softwood lumber, on auto rules of origin and on Canadian dairy import restrictions does not mean that Canada will get big-footed in the free trade review.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the June 14 Federal Register on the following 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 Commerce Department has published the final results of the antidumping and countervailing duty administrative reviews on certain aluminum foil from Turkey (A-489-844/C-489-845). These final results will be used to set final assessments of AD/CVD on importers for subject merchandise entered Sept. 23, 2021, through Oct. 31, 2022, for AD and March 5, 2021, through Dec. 31, 2021, for CVD.
Comments are due by July 29 on an EPA proposed rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to restrict the use and handling of the solvent n-methylpyrrolidone (NMP) (see 2406060008), according to a June 14 notice in the Federal Register. The substance is used in the manufacturing and production of electronics, polymers, agricultural chemicals and petrochemical products, the agency said in a June 5 news release.
On June 13, the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
The Foreign-Trade Zones Board issued the following notices on June 14:
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted on CBP's website June 13, 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.
Crowell & Moring international trade lawyer David Stepp advised businesses, on a podcast hosted by his firm, that the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act is requiring importers "to map their supply chains to a level never seen before," and that since CBP is subscribing to services that use AI to uncover connections, "we really think it's important for clients to take this extra step."
CBP has ruled that various models of LED display panels sold under the UPanelS brand undergo substantial transformation in Taiwan during the manufacturing process for its printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) and light-emitting diode (LED) lamp assembly. The agency said the components are largely sourced from China and Taiwan, but they are substantially transformed in Taiwan when made into UPanelS devices.
There are a number of tools that the U.S. government has yet to fully utilize if it truly wants to tackle China's use of forced labor to manufacture goods, according to panelists speaking June 13 at a Hudson Institute event, “Tackling the Uyghur Forced Labor Challenge.”