U.S. and EU officials speaking in Belgium didn’t divulge many details about what they expect to come from the sixth meeting of the Trade and Technology Council this week, saying mostly that they hope the forum will continue no matter who wins upcoming elections in the U.S. and Europe (see 2403120066).
The International Trade Commission published notices in the April 4 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 International Trade Commission seeks comments by April 15 on a Section 337 complaint filed by GoPro that seeks a ban on imports of allegedly patent infringing cameras from Arashi Vision and its U.S. affiliate, which does business as Insta360, the ITC said in a notice released April 4. The complaint, filed March 29, alleges Insta360’s One X, One R, One R 1-inch, One X2, One RS, One RS 1-inch 360, X3, Go 3, Ace and Ace Pro copy GoPro’s patented technologies used in its Hero and Max lines of products. GoPro seeks a limited exclusion order and cease and desist order banning imports of infringing cameras from Insta360.
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register April 4 on the following AD/CV duty proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, scope, affected firms or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
On April 3, the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service intends to allow imports of leaves and stems of rosemary and leaves and stems of tarragon from Ethiopia into the continental U.S., it said in a notice April 4. An agency pest risk analysis found “the application of one or more designated phytosanitary measures will be sufficient to mitigate the risks of introducing or disseminating plant pests or noxious weeds” with the importation of the herbs, APHIS said. If APHIS finalizes the decision, it will allow imports into the U.S., subject to the phytosanitary requirements specified by the agency. Comments will be accepted through June 3.
A ban on imports of some types of cherries and other fruits from Quebec recently went into effect, after a detection of the European cherry fruit fly in the province resulted in the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service expanding a ban already in place for Ontario. Effective April 1, APHIS is prohibiting entry of imports from Quebec of black cherry (Prunus serotina), mahaleb cherry (P. mahaleb), sour cherry (P. cerasus), sweet cherry (P. avium), and wild Prunus spp. and Lonicera spp. fruits. Imports of those fruits from Ontario have been banned since 2017 for the same reason (see 1705240011).
The U.S. is asking Mexico to address alleged labor violations at Minera Tizapa, a Zacazonapan zinc mine owned by Industrias Penoles. Exports from the mine will have liquidation suspended until a remediation plan is approved.
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 April 3, 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.