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 BMF Imports evaded the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on xanthan gum from China, and has enacted interim measures against the importer.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
The Foreign-Trade Zones Board issued the following notices on April 8:
CBP properly assessed antidumping duties on an entry of quartz surface products from China, the agency said, rejecting a protest from a U.S. importer that argued its products entered the port before a U.S. antidumping duty order took effect. CBP, in a ruling dated Jan. 25, said even though the products reached the initial port in Los Angeles before the order, they didn’t reach their final port of entry in Dallas until later, which made them subject to the AD order.
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register April 8 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 following are short summaries of recent CBP NY rulings issued by the agency's National Commodity Specialist Division in New York:
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.
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted on CBP's website April 5, 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.
CBP is now accepting applications to operate a Centralized Examination Station in the Area Port of Port Chicago, the agency said. Applications must be received by May 23 at 4 p.m., CBP said in a CSMS message on April 8.