The Bureau of Industry and Security has sent a rule for interagency review that could propose new import restrictions on certain Chinese connected vehicle parts. BIS sent the proposed rule to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Aug. 20. An agency official in July said BIS was planning to release the rule sometime this month (see 2407170043 and 2408050044), building on an advance notice of proposed rulemaking released in February (see 2402290034).
The Foreign-Trade Zones Board issued the following notices on Aug. 15:
The Foreign-Trade Zones Board issued the following notices on Aug. 14:
The Foreign-Trade Zones Board issued the following notices on Aug. 12:
An upcoming supply chain summit hosted by the Commerce Department and the Council on Foreign Relations will bring together industry and government leaders to discuss ways to improve supply chain resilience.
The Foreign-Trade Zones Board issued the following notices on Aug. 8:
The Foreign-Trade Zones Board issued the following notices on Aug. 7:
The Foreign-Trade Zones Board issued the following notices on Aug. 6:
The Bureau of Industry and Security has further defined the scope of its upcoming proposed rule restricting imports of certain Chinese connected vehicle parts, Reuters reported this week.
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements is adding several types of nylon and polyester dobby weave fabric to the "short supply list" in Annex 3.25 of the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement for items not commercially available in a timely manner, it said in a notice. Powers Manufacturing Company, which does business as Powers Athletic, requested the additions in June. The fabrics, classifiable under Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheadings 5407.73.2015, 5407.73.2060, 5407.53.2020 and 5407.53.2060, are being added in unrestricted quantities. Under short supply provisions of CAFTA-DR, fibers, yarns and fabrics listed in Annex 3.25 are provided with tariff preferences under the trade agreement.