The Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) for CBP will next meet remotely Sept. 14, CBP said in a notice. Comments are due in writing by Sept. 9.
The U.S. and Mexico successfully resolved a rapid response complaint over alleged violations of worker rights at the Teksid Hierro de Mexico plant in Frontera, Mexico (see 2206060046), the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said Aug. 16. The facility, which is owned by Stellantis, will take several steps meant to protect worker rights, USTR said. As a result of the resolution, USTR Katherine Tai instructed Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to direct CBP to resume entry liquidations of goods from the factory, in an Aug. 16 letter.
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Aug. 11 on the following AD/CV duty proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, scope, affected firms or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai, speaking at the United Steelworkers convention, told union leaders and members explicitly that the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity is not a repeat of the Trans-Pacific Partnership. She said the administration learned lessons from TPP, and "[b]ecause of that, tariff elimination is not on the table."
A day before the House is expected to pass a bill, the Inflation Reduction Act, that includes electric vehicle tax credits with strings attached for sourcing and assembly, activists and analysts are reacting to European Union's argument that the EV tax credit violates World Trade Organization rules.
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The International Trade Commission published notices in the Aug. 9 Federal Register on the following AD/CV injury, Section 337 patent or other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will be in another ITT article):
The climate, healthcare and tax bill called the Inflation Reduction Act did not change the terms of an electric vehicle tax credit, even after fierce lobbying by automakers (see 2208040045).
As automakers lobby for a longer phase-in for requirements regarding North American content in EV batteries and sourcing of critical minerals, some trade groups are saying that stretch goals -- along with government funding in the Inflation Reduction Act -- are what's needed to create a new supply chain outside of China.
Canada's trade minister, Mary Ng, announced that Canada will launch a USMCA dispute with the U.S. over the continued antidumping and countervailing duties on some Canadian softwood lumber exports.