Exemptions from reciprocal tariffs for goods in transit as of April 5 or April 9 apply only to ocean vessels, said CBP in an April 30 update to its FAQ on the tariffs.
Former U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, who served in that role in President Donald Trump's first term, told an audience at the Council on Foreign Relations that he thinks "there’s a reasonable chance the CIT would enjoin" tariffs levied under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, or IEEPA. Trump used IEEPA to levy 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico over fentanyl and migration, as well as 20% tariffs on China over fentanyl, and used it to levy 10% tariffs on countries other than those three, and an additional 125% tariffs on Chinese goods.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the April 29 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 Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register April 29 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 on April 29 published its quarterly list of (i) completed antidumping and countervailing duty scope rulings and (ii) anti-circumvention determinations. The following list covers completed scope rulings for the period Jan. 1, 2025, through March 31, 2025:
The Commerce Department began administrative reviews for certain firms subject to antidumping and countervailing duty orders with March anniversary dates, it said in a notice April 28. Producers and exporters subject to any of these administrative reviews on China or Vietnam must submit their separate rate certifications or applications by May 12 in order to avoid being assigned high China-wide or Vietnam-wide rates.
The Commerce Department issued its final determination in the antidumping duty investigation on high chrome cast iron grinding media from India (A-533-930). Changes to cash deposit requirements set in this final determination took effect April 28.
The Commerce Department issued its final determination in its countervailing duty investigation on high chrome cast iron grinding media from India (C-533-931). Suspension of liquidation is currently not in effect for entries on or after Feb. 1, 2025, and Commerce will only require cash deposits of estimated CVD on future entries if it issues a CVD order.
On April 28, the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
In its annual report on how foreign countries honor intellectual property protections, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative added Mexico to its Priority Watch List of the worst offenders, while Argentina, China, India, Indonesia, Chile, Russia and Venezuela remain on the list from last year.