The Foreign-Trade Zones Board issued the following notices on April 8:
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The Foreign-Trade Zones Board issued the following notices on April 8:
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 April 4, 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.
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register April 5 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):
The Federal Maritime Commission on April 5 warned the ocean transport industry against imposing unreasonable detention and demurrage fees as shippers and carriers adjust their supply chains due to the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore last month (see 2403260047).
CBP announced a new Enforce and Protect Act investigation, saying it has reasonable suspicion that Guy & O’Neill evaded the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on xanthan gum from China and has enacted interim measures against the importer.
CBP is asking for comments on a new forced labor portal and forced labor case management system that will centralize submissions related to forced labor allegations, as well as withhold release order revocation and modification requests and Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act applicability review submissions, the agency said. Comments are due by June 7, the agency said in a notice released April 5.
Shipping company Shiplane Transport said ocean transportation firm Seaboard Marine violated the U.S. shipping regulations when it moved its containers without consent, refused to issue it a bill of lading, engaged in price fixing and solicited customers unfairly, Shiplane said in a complaint filed with the Federal Maritime Commission April 3.
CBP announced a new Enforce and Protect Act investigation, saying it has reasonable suspicion that Lighthouse Rock Consulting, a U.S.-based importer, evaded the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on xanthan gum from China. The agency said this finding made the enactment of interim measures necessary.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters: