New antidumping duties take effect retroactive to July 7, 2023, for importers of certain hydrofluorocarbon blends from Turkey, the Commerce Department said in its preliminary determination in an anti-circumvention inquiry.
On March 6, the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts (after not having posted new ones for a number of days) on the detention without physical examination of:
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative seeks comments by April 22 on ways that U.S. trade and investment policies can promote supply chain resilience, it said in a March 7 notice. Among other things, the agency seeks comments on how policies can support domestic manufacturing and how to align labor and environmental protections with allies. USTR also seeks comments on how to avoid free trade agreements functioning as a “backdoor,” as well as on sector-specific policies to promote supply chain resilience, it said. USTR will hold a hearing May 2 on the subject, with requests to appear due April 12. Post-hearing comments are due by May 16.
Democrats that represent Michigan and Ohio, where Big 3 automakers' plants are concentrated, are asking that the Section 301 review hike tariffs on Chinese automakers. Section 301 tariffs already apply a 25% tariff, making the total duty for a Chinese auto 27.5%.
A bipartisan bill sponsored by a half-dozen House members from Florida -- though none on the Ways and Means Committee -- offers full refunds for tariffs paid for imports of goods that should have been covered by the Generalized System of Preferences benefits program. It also renews the program through the end of 2029.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on March 7 said that importer RKW Klerks' net wraps products, used in a machine to bale harvested crops, are not "parts" of harvesting machinery under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule. Judges Richard Taranto, Raymond Chen and Tiffany Cunningham thus sided with CBP's classification of the products as "warp knit fabric," dutiable at 10% under HTS subheading 6005.39.00.
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted on CBP's website March 6, 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.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said she will be bringing up China's overproduction of electric vehicles as part of the 2026 USMCA review process, implying that she expects Mexico to reject Chinese investment in its auto manufacturing sector.
John Leonard, deputy executive assistant commissioner at CBP's Office of Trade, will retire in April, acting CBP Commissioner Troy Miller said at the March 6 meeting of the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee. The agency didn't comment further.