LONDON -- New U.S. import bans on certain connected vehicles and car components from China are just the start of a host of import restrictions the U.S. is likely to impose under its Information and Communication Technology Services-related authorities, said Meredith Rathbone, a trade lawyer with Steptoe. Rathbone also said many companies may not yet realize the extra compliance burdens the new rules will pose, adding that some importers could decide to nix certain transactions because of the challenge of gleaning information about where cars or car parts are sourced.
Beijing “firmly opposes” a proposed rule issued by the U.S. this week that could ban imports of certain connected vehicles made with certain hardware or software from China (see 2409220001), saying it has “no factual basis, violates the principles of market economy and fair competition, and is a typical protectionist practice.”
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Sept. 25 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 U.S. is increasingly taking a hard line against all connected Chinese and Russian devices, not just those from particular manufacturers such as Huawei, cybersecurity lawyer Clete Johnson said Sept. 25 at SCTE's TechExpo event in Atlanta.
A bill to require the Justice Department to establish a trade-crime task force, and to allow for parallel criminal and civil enforcement actions, passed the House Judiciary Committee unanimously. The bill, called the Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Crimes Act, was sponsored by the leaders of the House Select Committee on China and Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, another China committee member.
The chair and co-chair of the House Select Committee on China told an audience of Uyghur activists and others concerned about Chinese human rights abuses that they are pleased recommendations from their committee have become legislation.
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted on CBP's website Sept. 24, 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 has issued a formal notice of determination against U.S. importer Shari Pharmachem USA under the Enforce and Protect Act for allegedly evading antidumping and countervailing duty orders when it imported glycine from China. CBP says evidence shows that Shari Pharmachem USA transshipped Chinese-origin glycine through India.
CBP’s Regulations and Rulings Division Affirms Earlier EAPA Decision on Lollicup USA’s Thermal Paper
The Regulations and Rulings division of CBP’s Office of Trade has affirmed a Feb. 5 notice of determination under the Enforce and Protect Act (EAPA) that Lollicup USA evaded antidumping and countervailing duty orders covering lightweight thermal paper from China (see 2402090019),
David Hampton, deputy executive director, Trade Remedy Law Enforcement Directorate at CBP, told an audience at the Victims of Communism's annual China Forum that, over the next two years, CBP will be "reinvigorating our efforts to pursue penalties" with a team that's dedicated to administering penalties related to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act.