The Commerce Department has published the preliminary results of the antidumping duty administrative review on citric acid and certain citrate salts from Colombia (A-301-803). The agency calculated an AD rate of 4.69% for Sucroal S.A. Any changes to Sucroal's cash deposit rate would take effect on the publication date of the final results of this review, currently due in December. Once Commerce issues its final results, if there is no change from the preliminary results, the agency will assess AD for entries of subject merchandise from Sucroal at importer-specific rates for merchandise entered July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024.
On Aug. 4, the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
The FDA is proposing to amend the standard of identity for pasteurized orange juice by lowering the minimum orange juice soluble solids content from 10.5° to 10° Brix, it said in a notice released Aug. 5. The Brix measurement indicates the sugar content of a liquid.
The Foreign-Trade Zones Board issued the following notices Aug. 5:
President Donald Trump denied having said he would impose Russia-related secondary tariffs of 100%, but said a decision on what tariffs would be imposed for countries buying Russian energy would be decided on Aug. 6.
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of July 28 - Aug. 3.
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. 4, 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 provided updated guidance on reciprocal tariffs that includes additional information on what goods are exempt, according to an Aug. 4 cargo systems message.
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