The International Trade Commission began a Section 337 investigation on allegations that 13 primarily Chinese companies are importing and selling electronic eyewear products that infringe patents held by IngenioSpec, the ITC said in a July 8 fact sheet (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1455). IngenioSpec filed the complaint in June and is seeking a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders against the respondents to bar from entry "certain electronic eyewear products, components thereof, and related charging apparatuses" that violate the complainants' patents (see 2506120032).
The Commerce Department issued its final affirmative determinations in the antidumping duty and countervailing duty investigations on imports of tungsten shot from China, it said in a fact sheet issued July 8. Commerce set AD rates at 201.32% and CVD rates ranging from 55.64% to 292.84% for Chinese exporters, the agency said. These rates will take effect upon publication in the Federal Register of these final determinations, which should occur in the coming days.
On July 8, the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told CNBC July 8 that the Section 232 investigation and report on copper undertaken by his department is finished, and has been sent to the president, and that the proclamation will be issued within a day or two. He said a 50% tariff on copper-- the same as for aluminum and steel -- is "likely to be put into place the end of July, maybe August 1."
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit fielded a total of 20 amicus briefs regarding the lawsuit against the tariffs President Donald Trump imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 18 of which supported the importers and U.S. states challenging the tariffs. The amicus briefs came from 191 current members of Congress, various business interests, former government officials, advocacy groups and economists (V.O.S. Selections v. Donald J. Trump, Fed. Cir. # 25-1812).
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 July 8, 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 has released its July 9 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 59, No. 28), which includes the following ruling actions:
The FDA’s decision to begin requiring partner government agency filings for some previously exempt products could have an impact on some companies, though generally its effects on the trade will be limited by widespread use of Type 86 filing and the recent end of de minimis for China, Lenny Feldman of Sandler Travis said in an interview.
At a luncheon July 9 with the leaders of Liberia, Senegal, Gabon, Mauritania and Guinea-Bissau, President Donald Trump was asked by a reporter if he supported a renewal of the African Growth and Opportunity Act, so that it doesn't end in September.