The Foreign-Trade Zones Board issued the following notices March 4:
The Commerce Department “delivered its investigation to determine the effects on United States national security of imports" of vanadium to the White House on Feb. 22, a spokesperson said. Commerce began the investigation last year after requests by two domestic producers, AMG Vanadium and U.S. Vanadium (see 2006020041). Commerce referred questions about the report's contents to the White House, which didn't respond to a request for comment. If Commerce concluded that vanadium imports are a national security threat, the president has 90 days to decide whether to accept the findings and recommendations, according to a Congressional Research Service report on Section 232 investigations.
The Foreign-Trade Zones Board issued the following notices March 1:
The Foreign-Trade Zones Board issued the following notices Feb. 25:
The Foreign-Trade Zones Board issued the following notices Feb. 24:
Correction: When the government is evaluating a new shipper review, it has new requirements for companies to demonstrate whether their export sales were arm's length transactions (see 2102170038).
The Foreign-Trade Zones Board issued the following notices Feb. 22:
The Aluminum Extruders Council says that the Commerce Department's changes to the Section 232 exclusion process would grant “broad and unnecessary exclusions” from the 10% tariffs on aluminum, and that the exclusion changes should be rethought. Its Feb. 22 press release noted that the AEC made comprehensive comments on the changes. The group represents more than 120 companies.
The Foreign-Trade Zones Board issued the following notices Feb. 19:
The Foreign-Trade Zones Board issued the following notices Feb. 18: