CBP said it will be deploying on June 28 an enhancement in the ACE production environment that will increase the number of Harmonized Tariff Schedule numbers allowed per entry summary line to 32, up from eight HTS numbers presently. The number had been expected to increase to 16, according to a CBP announcement earlier this month (see 2506130068).
CBP has updated its June 20 guidance on Section 232 additional steel derivative products (see 2506200066) to list the correct number for preexisting Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the U.S. subheading 9903.81.98, according to a June 24 cargo systems message. The change corrects the Chapter 99 HTS number for some steel or iron derivative imports coming from the U.K. No changes were made to the attachment that was part of the CSMS message, according to CBP.
An importer can't use the transaction value of the first sale for appraisement purposes, CBP recently determined in a May 6 ruling, finding that the middleman paid the manufacturer late yet didn't pay any interest as required by the contract, indicating that the transaction wasn't at arm's length.
Louis Sola, who was chosen earlier this year by President Donald Trump to chair the Federal Maritime Commission, said June 30 "marks the conclusion" of his tenure as chairman of the commission. Trump nominated Sola to the FMC in 2018. Terms for commissioners are five years, with one term ending each year on June 30. A commissioner may serve up to an additional two years until a successor is named.
A Federal Maritime Commission administrative law judge has approved a confidential agreement to settle allegations that Texas-based freight forwarder Sealink International (SLI) illegally sold the cargo of California-based exporter Triple L Global (TLG) to an unknown buyer without permission and without the required 10-day written notice, according to an FMC order served June 24. TLG filed the complaint against SLI in August 2024 (see 2408070042). SLI denied the allegations.
Multiple Federal Maritime Commission systems may be unavailable overnight from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. ET until further notice, including the FMC's e-Agreements and e-Monitoring applications, Form 1 (FMC1), Form 18 (FMC18), Form 65 (FMC65) and license renewals for ocean transportation intermediaries. Users experiencing problems with those systems outside those hours should contact the FMC's Office of Information Technology Helpdesk.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law on June 22 a state bill that requires food manufacturers selling products in the state to put warning labels on packaged food products that include 44 ingredients considered to be artificial colors, additives or certain banned chemicals, according to the bill's language.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the June 24 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 24 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 on low speed personal transportation vehicles from China (C-570-177). Suspension of liquidation is currently not in effect for entries on or after April 5, 2025, and Commerce will require cash deposits of estimated CVD on future entries only if it issues a CVD order.