Statutes and regulations administered by the Federal Maritime Commission will remain in effect if International Longshoremen’s Association members go on strike next week at container terminals at East and Gulf coast ports, the FMC said in an industry advisory Sept. 23.
The Census Bureau emailed tips this week on how to address the most frequent messages generated this month in the Automated Export System.
The State Department approved a possible $164.6 million military sale to Israel of “Heavy Duty Tank Trailers” and related equipment, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced Sept. 12. The principal contractor will be Leonardo DRS.
China officially requested dispute consultations with Canada at the World Trade Organization Sept. 11 regarding Canada's upcoming tariffs on various Chinese goods (see 2409040007), including electric vehicles and steel and aluminum products, the WTO announced. If consultations have failed to settle the matter within 60 days, China can request a dispute panel.
The EU needs to strengthen its foreign investment screening rules and develop a new strategy to shore up its supply of critical raw materials, which will help shield EU countries from economic coercion, the European Commission said in a new report.
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The U.K. will officially join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership on Dec. 15 after securing the final ratification required to trigger the country’s accession to the trade deal (see 2312290034), the Department for Business and Trade said last week. The deal, which currently includes Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam, is expected to remove tariffs from more than 99% of U.K. exports to CPTPP members, the country said. The U.K. needed ratification from six countries to join the deal.
The U.K.’s trade agency this week released a list of products that companies are asking the government to make subject to new import duty suspensions. The list describes more than 180 duty suspension applications that the government has received for a range of products, including parts used for batteries, various metals and agricultural and food products. The U.K. said “the previous government invited stakeholders to apply for new suspensions” from May to July, and it plans to “confirm the outcome of all applications received in due course.”
China’s Foreign Ministry this week criticized Canada’s decision to impose a 100% tariff on Chinese electric vehicle imports (see 2408260033), saying the measure “ignores facts” and “disrespects” World Trade Organization rules. “This typical protectionist move disrupts China-Canada trade relations, harms the interests of Canadian companies and consumers, and does little good to Canada’s green transition process and global effort for climate response,” a ministry spokesperson said during an Aug. 27 press conference in response to a question from a wire service reporter. “China will take all measures necessary to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises.”
House Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar, R-Mich., and Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., urged the Defense Department Aug. 28 to place Chinese electric vehicle battery producer Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd. (CATL) on its Section 1260H list of Chinese military companies, citing the firm’s close ties to the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and its role in the Chinese Communist Party’s military-civil fusion strategy.