The Bureau of Industry and Security has submitted a rule for interagency review that would finalize its proposed import restrictions on connected vehicles from China (see 2409220001). BIS said it’s reviewing public comments on the proposal (see 2410290026) and is working to determine “the technologies and market participants most appropriate for regulation.” The agency sent the final rule to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Dec. 17.
After Elon Musk whipped up opposition to the spending bill, and President-elect Donald Trump came out against it, the Republican leadership in the House of Representatives issued a slimmed down spending bill that cut out trade issues, such as renewing the Haiti trade preferences through 2030, and creating outbound investment restrictions for China. The bill, which would fund the government at current levels through mid-March, also raises the debt ceiling for two years.
Shein, which has made its business selling fast fashion from Chinese manufacturers in de minimis packages to American consumers, announced Dec. 19 that it has begun participating in the Section 321 Data Pilot program. The Section 321 pilot is smaller and requires less data than Type 86 filing. The company said it had been participating more than 30 days, and CBP confirmed that it was receiving all the relevant import entry information for the data pilot.
Rep. Don Beyer, a long-time trade liberalization advocate, led a 90-minute hearing making the case against more tariffs in the second Trump administration, and Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sheldon Whitehouse, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden slammed the economic impact of campaign tariff promises as the Democrats try to use their bully pulpits in the last week before Republicans will have control at both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Dec. 18 Federal Register on the following AD/CVD injury, Section 337 patent or other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will be in another ITT article):
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Dec. 18 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 Commerce Department is beginning an anti-circumvention inquiry to determine whether all imports of oil country tubular goods from Thailand made from Chinese steel billets are circumventing antidumping and countervailing duties on oil country tubular goods from China (A-570-943/C-570-944), it said Dec. 18.
The Commerce Department will begin administrative reviews for certain firms subject to antidumping and countervailing duty orders with November anniversary dates, it said in a notice published Dec. 18. Producers and exporters subject to administrative reviews on products from China or Vietnam must submit their separate rate certifications or applications on or about Jan. 17 to avoid being assigned high China-wide or Vietnam-wide rates.
The Commerce Department soon will suspend liquidation and impose countervailing duty cash deposit requirements on imports of tungsten shot from China, it said in a fact sheet issued Dec. 17. CVD rates range from 73.75% to 352.2% for Chinese exporters, the agency said as it announced its preliminary determinations in its ongoing CVD investigations. Suspension of liquidation and cash deposit requirements will take effect for entries on or after the date of publication of the preliminary determinations in the Federal Register, which should occur in the coming days. Commerce is conducting a concurrent AD investigation of the same, with a preliminary determination expected by Feb. 12.
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted on CBP's website Dec. 17, 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.