Weekly snapshot of customs and trade news

Here’s a recap of the latest customs and international trade news:

Customs and Border Protection (CBP)

• U.S. Customs and Border Protection Issue guidance The changes to Section 301 are based on the results of a four-year review of actions taken as part of Section 301 investigations into China’s conduct, policies, and practices related to technology transfer, intellectual property, and innovation.
• CBP officer in Norfolk, Virginia, seize Food trailers and golf carts from China violate federal motor vehicle safety standards.
• CBP officers working at the Presidio Port of Entry seized 748 pounds banned from Mexican Bologna.

United States Trade Representative (USTR)

• The Office of the United States Trade Representative and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Announce The Biden-Harris administration has secured more than $26.7 billion in global agricultural markets for U.S. farmers, ranchers, fishermen and food manufacturers.
• Submitted by Catherine Dai written reply The report to the Senate Finance Committee follows hearings earlier this year. In her answer, she declined to support a permanent moratorium on e-commerce tariffs and called for more funding to CBP to address Section 301 tariff circumvention.

Bureau of Industry and Safety (BIS)

• Bank for International Settlements publish The list of boycott requesters is updated in the second quarter. This list identifies potential sources from which industry may receive certain boycott-related requests in the normal course of business.
• The Bank for International Settlements is Solicit public opinion Collection of information involving the transfer of a valid export license by an export license holder to another party.
• Bank for International Settlements imposed Penalties imposed on Quantum to resolve alleged violations of anti-boycott regulations.
• Bank for International Settlements imposed Administrative penalties against First Call International Inc. for filing backdated documents and banning exports.
• Bank for International Settlements Announce Expansion of the Verified End User (VEU) program to include data centers.

United States International Trade Commission (USITC)

• U.S. International Trade Commission release A report on the competitiveness of certain suppliers’ apparel exports to the United States.
• U.S. International Trade Commission made a decision A five-year (sunset) review of large domestic washing machines in Mexico.

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

• Department of Homeland Security place The first Chinese steel and aspartame company on the UFLPA entity list.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

• U.S. Food and Drug Administration Announce Unified Human Food Program, a new model for field operations and other modernization efforts. It is the largest restructuring in the agency’s modern history, affecting more than 8,000 employees.
• U.S. Food and Drug Administration publish The Artificial Intelligence Glossary serves as an educational resource to help support the consistent use of Artificial Intelligence terminology by FDA and interested parties.

consumer product safety commission

• U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission extended The public comment period for the rulemaking on labeling requirements for battery-operated toys runs until November 14.

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

• Federal Trade Commission Sending Offering more than $88,000 in refunds to consumers who purchased Chinese-made measuring cups labeled “Made in the USA” by Instant Brands, maker of Pyrex brand kitchen and home products.

congress

• Signed into law by the President S.794 – CTPAT Pilot Program Act of 2023. The law requires the Department of Homeland Security to conduct a pilot program to evaluate whether allowing certain entities, such as third-party logistics providers, to participate in CTPAT will enhance port security, combat terrorism, prevent supply chain security breaches, or otherwise satisfy the requirements of CTPAT. Target.
• West Virginia Rep. Miller leads bipartisan effort letter Ask the International Trade Commission to consider anti-dumping and countervailing duty cases brought by Ferroglobe and CC Metals and Alloys. The letter urges the European Commission to take action to protect the domestic ferrosilicon industry.
• Several members of the House Ways and Means Committee wrote a letter Ask U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Taipei to update them on the current status of Mexico’s GM corn policy dispute and how this may impact the 2026 review of the USMCA.

Industry news

• Union longshoremen at East Coast and Gulf Coast ports Start a strike Starting from October 1, 2024, shipping companies have begun to issue announcements about possible surcharges.
• A group of more than 270 trade associations, led by the National Retail Federation, issued a letter Send a letter to President Biden asking him to immediately reopen the ports and allow the two sides to talk with the help of federal mediators.
• The group, led by the National Retail Federation, called the situation dire and said it had a huge negative impact on the industries involved in the letter.
• A leaked copy of a confidential audit of Volkswagen’s Xinjiang factories shows serious flaws in their duty to protect Uyghur workers.

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