CBP created Harmonized System Update 2517 on April 29, containing 254 Automated Broker Interface records and 58 Harmonized Tariff Schedule records. HSU 2517 includes the Section 232 auto parts updates: HTS 9903.94.05 and 9903.94.06, as well as partner government agency (PGA) updates. Additional information on the Section 232 Auto Parts Updates can be found here.
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the weeks of March 17-23, March 23-30, March 31 - April 6, April 7-13, April 14-20 and April 21-27:
Exemptions from reciprocal tariffs for goods that were in transit on April 5 or 9 only apply to ocean vessels, CBP said in an April 30 update to its FAQ on the tariffs.
New tariff schedule subheadings may be added to the list of derivatives subject to Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs up to three times every year, with the first 60-day “inclusions” process beginning May 1, the Bureau of Industry and Security said in an interim final rule released April 30.
Exemptions from reciprocal tariffs for goods in transit as of April 5 or April 9 apply only to ocean vessels, said CBP in an April 30 update to its FAQ on the tariffs.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
Automakers who build cars in America and import parts to do so will get a partial credit against the costs of 25% Section 232 tariffs on non-USMCA qualifying parts -- but the Commerce Department will examine companies' projections of both how many cars and light trucks they expect to build in the U.S. between April 3, 2025, and April 30, 2026, and the aggregate value of the MSRP of those vehicles.
A domestic producer recently filed a petition with the Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission requesting new antidumping and countervailing duties on silicon metal from Angola, Australia, Laos, Norway, and Thailand. Commerce now will decide whether to begin AD/CVD investigations, which could result in the imposition of permanent AD/CVD orders and the assessment of AD and CVD on importers. Mississippi Silicon and Ferroglobe requested the investigation.
A March 2025 CBP ruling has determined that a partial duty exemption in the tarif schedule for U.S.-origin materials exported to a third country for assembly will not apply to certain U.S.-origin crystalline silicon wafers exported to a third country for assembly into solar cells and panels.
The Commerce Department issued notices in the Federal Register on its recently initiated antidumping duty investigations on monomers and oligomers from Korea and Taiwan, as well as its countervailing duty investigation on monomers and oligomers from Taiwan. The AD/CVD investigations cover entries for calendar year 2024.