Two Republican senators on the Appropriations Committee whose states have major foreign automakers' factories asked Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick if the administration would support an export credit for major auto exporters. Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., referred to the fact that about two-thirds of the Mercedes vehicles assembled in Alabama are exported, and asked if an export credit is still under discussion.
CBP listed new Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheadings as subject to now 50% Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum derivatives, in attachments to its CSMS messages issued late June 3 offering guidance on the tariff increase.
Widespread problems with transmitting foreign-trade zone entries are one of several technical problems that plague customs brokers and compliance managers as the effects of the Trump administration's rapid policy changes make themselves felt. Compounding the difficulties is the administration's decision to pull back from engagement with the trade industry through its Trade Support Network and the cancellation of bi-weekly ACE calls.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the June 3 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 International Trade Commission has ended two Section 337 investigations on imports from Ericsson (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1397) and Motorola (ITC Inv. Nos. 337-TA-1375, -1397), it said in June 3 notices. Complainant Ericsson initially alleged in 2023 that Lenovo and Motorola were importing 5G-capable mobile phones that infringe on four of Ericsson's patents (see 2311170062). Complainant Motorola initially alleged in 2024 that Ericsson was importing cellular base station equipment that infringes on patents held by Motorola (see 2404150074).
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register June 3 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 is giving advance notice that in automatic five-year sunset reviews scheduled to begin in July it will consider revoking the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod from Brazil (A-351-832/C-351-833); utility scale wind towers from Canada (A-122-867/C-122-868) and Vietnam (A-552-825/C-552-826); light-walled rectangular pipe and tube from China (A-570-914/C-570-915); and oil country tubular goods from India (A-533-857/C-533-858) and Turkey (A-489-816/C-489-817); as well as the antidumping duty orders on carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod from Indonesia (A-560-815), Mexico (A-201-830), Moldova (A-841-805) and Trinidad and Tobago (A-274-804); utility scale wind towers from Indonesia (A-560-833) and South Korea (A-580-902); barium carbonate from China (A-570-880); ferrovanadium from China (A-570-873) and South Africa (A-791-815); light-walled rectangular pipe and tube from South Korea (A-580-859), Mexico (A-201-836) and Turkey (A-489-815); tow-behind lawn groomers and parts thereof from China (A-570-939); and oil country tubular goods from South Korea (A-580-870), Ukraine (A-823-815) and Vietnam (A-552-817). These orders will be revoked, or the investigation terminated, unless Commerce finds that revocation would lead to dumping and the International Trade Commission finds that revocation would result in injury to the U.S. industry, Commerce said.
The Commerce Department announced the opportunity to request administrative reviews by June 30 for producers and exporters subject to 45 antidumping duty orders and nine countervailing duty orders with June anniversary dates.
The Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission began five-year sunset reviews of the antidumping duty and countervailing duty orders on calcium hypochlorite from China (A-570-008/C-570-009), collated steel staples from China (A-570-112/C-570-113) and lightweight thermal paper from China (A-570-920/C-570-921), as well as the antidumping duty order on electrolytic manganese dioxide from China (A-570-979), Commerce said in a notice June 2.
The Commerce Department made preliminary affirmative antidumping duty determinations that imports of overhead door counterbalance torsion springs from China (A-570-186) and India (A-533-936) are being sold in the U.S. at less than fair value. The agency has imposed AD cash deposit requirements on entries of subject merchandise beginning June 2.