United States Import/Export Trade News

12. 12. 2019 Certain Steel Nails From the People’s Republic of China

Continuation of Antidumping Duty Order

Link: Certain Steel Nails From the People’s Republic of China…

12. 12. 2019 Utility Scale Wind Towers From Canada, Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam

Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations

Link: Utility Scale Wind Towers From Canada, Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam…

12. 12. 2019 USDA Publication Method for Lists of Foreign Countries Eligible To Export Meat, Poultry, or Egg Products to the United States

The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is amending its regulations to remove lists of foreign countries eligible to export meat, poultry, and egg products to the United States. FSIS will maintain a single list of eligible foreign countries on its website

Link: USDA Publication Method for Lists of Foreign Countries Eligible To Export Meat, Poultry, or Egg Products …

12. 12. 2019 Conclusion of USTR’s Investigation Under Section 301 into France’s Digital Services Tax

USTR solicits comments from the public on USTR’s proposed action, which includes additional duties of up to 100 percent on certain French products.

Link: Conclusion of USTR’s Investigation Under Section 301 into France’s Digital Services Tax…

11. 12. 2019 UNITED STATES-MEXICO-CANADA (USMCA) AGREEMENT REACHED AND SIGNED

The United States, Mexico & Canada reached an agreement on December 10th 2019 to update NAFTA after 25 years. The USMCA will modernize the old NAFTA agreement and according to the Office of The US Trade of Representatives (USTR) will “Support mutually beneficial trade leading to freer markets, fairer trade and robust economic growth in North America”. Currently no

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9. 12. 2019 New Unit of Quantity (UOQ) Assignment for Duty-free Statistical Suffixes in the Harmonized Tariff Scheduled of the United States (HTSUS)

To accommodate the requirements of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act, (TFTEA), US Customs will no longer use X as the Units of quantity (UOQ’s) in the Harmonized Tariff of the United States. (HTSUS).

This change will take place effective January 1st, 2020 and all Harmonized codes currently showing an X will be replaced with other UOQ’s such as

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4. 12. 2019 U.S. CBP to begin inspections for Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus

U.S. Customs and Border Protection will increase inspections on imported tomato and pepper fruit, seed lots and transplants entering at all U.S. ports of entry beginning Friday, Nov. 22

Link: U.S. CBP to begin inspections for Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus.…

4. 12. 2019 Aluminum Wire and Cable from China Injure U.S. Industry, Says USITC

As a result of the Commissioners affirmative determinations, commerce will issue antidumping and countervailing duty orders on imports of this product from China.

Link: Aluminum Wire and Cable from China Injure U.S. Industry, Says USITC…

4. 12. 2019 Department of Commerce Finds Dumping and Countervailable Subsidization of Imports of Magnesium from Israel

Upon publication of the final affirmative AD determination, Commerce intends to instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to collect AD cash deposits equal to the applicable final weighted-average dumping rates

Link: Department of Commerce Finds Dumping and Countervailable Subsidization of Imports of Magnesium from Israel…

4. 12. 2019 Department of Commerce Finds Circumvention of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders on Hardwood Plywood Products from China

Issues circumvention rulings involving exports of hardwood plywood products from China, finding that hardwood and decorative plywood with veneers made of certain types of softwood (radiata and/or agathis pine) circumvent existing orders

Link: Department of Commerce Finds Circumvention of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders on Hardwood Plywood Products from China…