On Aug. 1, the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
The Foreign-Trade Zones Board issued the following notices Aug. 4:
Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., and Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, reintroduced a bill that would add a position at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative for identifying and reporting annually on foreign price-setting for pharmaceuticals, and to recommend trade remedies. The USTRx Act would call his position the chief pharmaceutical trade negotiator.
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. 1, 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 created Harmonized System Update 2529 on Aug. 1, containing 59 Automated Broker Interface records and 16 Harmonized Tariff Schedule records. HSU 2529 includes the adjustments to Section 232 Import duties on copper, the additional duties on imports from Canada and miscellaneous tariff adjustments required by verification of the 2025 Harmonized Tariff Schedule.
CBP recently offered guidance on how customs brokers and importers should apply 40% duties on goods imported from Brazil, following the White House's implementation of stiffer tariffs on the country (see 2507300066).
President Donald Trump, in a social media post, said he intends to substantially hike tariffs on Indian products due to their purchases of Russian oil.
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said he doesn't think there will be more deals announced before Aug. 7, when reciprocal tariffs will rise on about 70 countries.
San Francisco-based Caspian, an ABI software vendor and licensed customs broker, is officially launching its AI-informed advisory services for duty drawback and tariff refund processing, according to a recent announcement. The company, which bills itself as "an AI-driven customs compliance startup," says its tools are able to analyze companies' international shipping records and inventory data to find eligible duty refunds that can be submitted as claims within days. Because Caspian is approved by CBP as a tech provider and customs broker, it says it can file claims with CBP on behalf of clients or in support of others' existing trade advisory work.