The U.S. and China reached an agreement for Beijing to rein in export curbs on critical minerals, and for the U.S. to "provide to China what was agreed to," President Donald Trump said June 11, offering few details about the substance of the deal.
The Court of International Trade on June 11 held that the government's claim for unpaid duties against a surety company on an entry liquidated in 2009 violates both the statute of limitations for seeking payment and an implied requirement in the bond that demand for payment be made in a reasonable time.
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted on CBP's website June 10, 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:
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit's stay of the Court of International Trade decision vacating all International Emergency Economic Powers Act tariff action likely doesn't signal a win for either side on the merits of the issue, various attorneys told us. In addition, the court's move to set a July 31 oral argument date and have all active judges hear the case indicates a decision will likely be issued in August, the attorneys said.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that if 18 major trading partners negotiate in good faith, "it is highly likely ... we will roll the date forward to continue in good faith negotiations." He was referring to the July 9 deadline when country-specific reciprocal tariffs above 10% are due to return.
A Federal Maritime Commission administrative law judge ordered Chinese ocean carrier COSCO Shipping Lines June 6 to pay California-based motor carrier Access One Transport $32,495 in reparations for imposing unfair detention fees.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the June 10 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 is ending its antidumping duty investigation on large top mount combination refrigerator-freezers from Thailand (A-549-853), after the domestic producer that sought the investigation withdrew its AD petition, Commerce said in a notice released June 10. Electrolux Consumer Products withdrew its petition at the end of May. Commerce will refund all AD cash deposits collected during the investigation, which had been imposed following Commerce’s affirmative preliminary determination Jan 29, 2025 (see 2501290030). The agency also will direct CBP to end suspension of liquidation for large top-mount refrigerator-freezers from Thailand.
On June 9, the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of: