CBP created Harmonized System Update (HSU) 2211 May 27, containing 18 Automated Broker Interface records and four Harmonized Tariff Schedule records, it said in a CSMS message June 1. It also created HSU 2210 May 12, with 60 ABI records and 19 HTS records, it said.
Harmonized Tariff Schedule
The Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) is a reference manual that provides duty rates for almost every item that exists. It is a system of classifying and taxing all goods imported into the United States. The HTS is based on the international Harmonized System, which is a global standard for naming and describing trade products, and consists of a hierarchical structure that assigns a specific code and rate to each type of merchandise for duty, quota, and statistical purposes. The HTS was made effective on January 1, 1989, replacing the former Tariff Schedules of the United States. It is maintained by the U.S. International Trade Commission, but the Customs and Border Protection of the Department of Homeland Security is responsible for interpreting and enforcing the HTS.
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the weeks of May 16-22 and 23-29:
The Court of International Trade dismissed two cases brought by steel importer Voestalpine USA and steel purchaser Bilstein Cold Rolled Steel seeking to retroactively apply a Section 232 steel and aluminum tariff exclusion that was originally issued with a clerical error. Judge Mark Barnett said that the plaintiffs did not seek any relief that the court could grant since the entries eligible for the exclusion had already been liquidated, and the court does not have the power to order their reliquidation.
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of May 9-15:
TUCSON, Arizona -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission aims to begin a pilot program in 2023 with wide participation from importers to test “e-filing” of certificate of compliance data elements, with an eye toward making the PGA message set mandatory in 2025, said Sabrina Keller, deputy director of CPSC’s Office of Import Surveillance, during a panel of the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America annual conference May 2.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
The Commerce Department issued a Federal Register notice on its recently initiated antidumping duty investigations on preserved mushrooms from France (A-427-833), the Netherlands (A-421-815), Poland (A-455-806) and Spain (A-469-825). The agency will determine whether imports of preserved mushrooms are being sold in the U.S. at less than fair value. The investigations cover entries during the period Jan. 1, 2021, through Dec. 31, 2021.
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of April 18-24:
The Commerce Department issued notices in the Federal Register on its recently initiated antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on white grape juice concentrate from Argentina (A-357-825/C-357-826). Both the AD and CV duty investigations cover entries Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2021.
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of April 11-17: