The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit's stay of the Court of International Trade decision vacating all International Emergency Economic Powers Act tariff action likely doesn't signal a win for either side on the merits of the issue, various attorneys told us. In addition, the court's move to set a July 31 oral argument date and have all active judges hear the case indicates a decision will likely be issued in August, the attorneys said.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that if 18 major trading partners negotiate in good faith, "it is highly likely ... we will roll the date forward to continue in good faith negotiations." He was referring to the July 9 deadline when country-specific reciprocal tariffs above 10% are due to return.
A Federal Maritime Commission administrative law judge ordered Chinese ocean carrier COSCO Shipping Lines June 6 to pay California-based motor carrier Access One Transport $32,495 in reparations for imposing unfair detention fees.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the June 10 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 is ending its antidumping duty investigation on large top mount combination refrigerator-freezers from Thailand (A-549-853), after the domestic producer that sought the investigation withdrew its AD petition, Commerce said in a notice released June 10. Electrolux Consumer Products withdrew its petition at the end of May. Commerce will refund all AD cash deposits collected during the investigation, which had been imposed following Commerce’s affirmative preliminary determination Jan 29, 2025 (see 2501290030). The agency also will direct CBP to end suspension of liquidation for large top-mount refrigerator-freezers from Thailand.
On June 9, the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative is proposing to revise its upcoming Section 301 actions on the maritime, logistics and shipbuilding sectors, including fees for vehicle carriers and restrictions on maritime transport services.
Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., joined by the chairman and members of the House Select Committee on China, reintroduced a bill last week to hike tariffs on Chinese drones and use the funds to help police departments, utilities and farmers replace Chinese drones with domestic or ally-built aircraft.
The last time President Donald Trump attended a Group of 7 meeting in Canada, he insulted Canada's prime minister on social media as he flew home -- then, as now, the relationship with allies was strained due to U.S. tariffs (see 1806110028). It also was the only time a member refused to sign the leaders' communiqué.
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of June 2-8: