The Census Bureau issued corrections this week to its August rule that will expand the types of parties responsible for submitting export filings for in-transit shipments imported to the U.S. from foreign countries before being exported to another foreign destination (see 2508130022). The rule "referenced incorrect amendatory language in the List of Subjects in 15 CFR Part 30 section," Census said. The rule still takes effect Sept. 15.
South Korea is likely waiting for a more definitive trade agreement with the U.S., especially as the two countries seem to reflect differing opinions on what deals have been affirmed, according to experts' observations of the Aug. 25 meeting at the White House between President Donald Trump and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (see 2508250065).
The Court of International Trade on Aug. 26 vacated the National Marine Fisheries Service's comparability findings on New Zealand's West Coast North Island multispecies set-net and trawl fisheries, though the court declined to compel NMFS to issue an import ban on fish and fish products from these fisheries under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA).
CBP improperly classified certain toy lips as candy under Harmonized Tariff Schedule Chapter 17 instead of "other toys" under Chapter 95, said importer Imaginings, doing business as Flix Candy, in a complaint last week at the Court of International Trade. Flix said that while the lips consist of two components, the plastic lips and a candy lollipop, the lips give the item its "essential character" and thus qualify the goods for Chapter 95 classification (Imaginings 3, d/b/a Flix Candy v. United States, CIT # 21-00403).
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 Aug. 25, 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 added more parties to the list of those qualified to pay duties on international mail shipments, according to an Aug. 26 cargo systems message. The full list is available here.
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The Trump administration may begin to use withhold release orders to punish enemies and reward allies, pushing nongovernmental organizations to pursue litigation against companies using forced labor, according to a human rights lawyer and nonprofit director.
Less than a week after European politicians said that the trade framework was establishing certainty for European businesses, President Donald Trump lobbed a bomb on social media, threatening "substantial additional tariffs" and export restrictions on chips.