The Foreign-Trade Zones Board issued the following notices Aug. 22:
Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., and Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., are asking Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to ban seafood imported from China "and other rogue nations" due to their reliance on forced labor and unregulated fishing.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said that Canada is dropping its retaliatory tariffs on American exports -- except for those in steel, aluminum and autos -- as long as those U.S. goods qualify for USMCA.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
The next quarterly meeting of the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee will be on Sept. 17 in Washington, D.C., 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. EDT, according to a Federal Register notice. The meeting will be open to the public only via webinar. Comments must be submitted by 5 p.m. EDT on Sept. 12. Meeting materials will be available by going to this site starting Sept. 8.
CBP has updated its e-commerce- and de minimis-related FAQs, according to an Aug. 22 cargo systems message. The FAQs discuss the recent executive order ending de minimis; define the difference between how postal shipments and non-postal shipments will be treated; clarify whether carriers or qualified parties can mix duty methodologies for international mail shipments; provide direction on where filers can find guidance on the payment of duty on international mail shipments; define CBP Form 5106 and describe the process for submitting the form; define how a qualified party can obtain a bond; and clarify which types of international mail are subject to duty, among other questions.
CBP is reminding operators of Customs bonded facilities (CBF) of potential penalties that CBP port directors might levy if violations are found at the CBFs, according to an Aug. 22 cargo systems message. The agency also warned against using illegal aliens at CBFs.
CBP on Aug. 21 updated its Frequently Asked Questions on the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to clarify how additional 25% tariffs on Brazilian goods and the 25% tariff on India for its Russian oil imports figure into unstacking provisions.
SpaceX vessels out recovering space flight hardware components on the high seas are subject to vessel entry and arrival requirements, CBP said in a May 23 ruling released Aug. 21.
President Donald Trump said on social media: "I am pleased to announce that we are doing a major Tariff Investigation on Furniture coming into the United States. Within the next 50 days, that Investigation will be completed, and Furniture coming from other Countries into the United States will be Tariffed at a Rate yet to be determined."