Shippers are continuing to press the Federal Maritime Commission for clarity around which agency should regulate certain rail storage fees imposed by ocean carriers on through bills of lading, saying little progress has been made in recent months, despite urging from the National Shipping Advisory Committee.
China this week criticized the Trump administration's decision to double tariffs on steel and aluminum, saying the tariffs will backfire on the U.S. and “seriously disrupt the stability of the global industrial chain and supply chain.”
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum promised unspecified retaliatory measures against the U.S. for doubling tariffs on steel and aluminum, unless a deal is struck between the two countries before next week.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the June 5 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 June 5 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 issued its final determination in its countervailing duty investigation of vanillin from China (C-570-173), finding countervailable subsidization of producers and exporters. Suspension of liquidation is currently not in effect for entries on or after March 18, 2025, and Commerce will require cash deposits of estimated CVD on future entries only if it issues a CVD order.
The Commerce Department issued its final determination in its antidumping duty investigation of vanillin from China (A-570-172). Changes to cash deposit requirements set in this final determination take effect June 6, the date they are scheduled to be published in the Federal Register.
On June 4, the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
President Donald Trump got the phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping he'd been seeking, and Trump wrote on social media that "there should no longer be any questions respecting the complexity of Rare Earth products."
Entry problems are relatively widespread among foreign-trade zones, and aren't exclusively happening in the automotive industry, said Jenae Ciecko, CEO of Copper Hill, a software provider that recently launched an FTZ offering (see 2505200075).