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🥇Executive Order on Copper Imports and National Security Concerns

Executive Order 14220 focuses on the significance of copper to U.S. national security and economic strength. It outlines vulnerabilities in the copper supply chain reliant on foreign sources and mandates an investigation to assess the national security impact of copper imports. The order aims to ensure a reliable domestic supply chain and outlines steps to enhance production capabilities.

⚖️Investigation into Slag Pots Imports from China by USITC

The U.S. International Trade Commission has determined a reasonable indication of material injury to the U.S. industry from imports of slag pots from China, prompting investigations into alleged unfair trade practices, including dumping and government subsidies. The Commission will proceed to the final phase of its investigations, advancing the regulatory process surrounding these imports.

🐠New Regulations Affecting Businesses Due to Coral Reclassification

In accordance with the memorandum of January 20, 2025, from President Donald J. Trump, entitled "Regulatory Freeze Pending Review," published in the Federal Register on January 28, 2025, this action delays the effective date of the final rule NMFS published in the Federal Register on December 17, 2024, regarding the reclassification of the pillar coral (Dendrogyra cylindrus) on the Federal List of Threatened and Endangered Species.

🔩Proclamation 10895

Proclamation 10895 adjusts aluminum imports into the U.S. by raising tariffs from 10% to 25%. It terminates existing agreements with several countries, enhances compliance measures, and revokes product exclusions, aiming to protect national security by reducing reliance on foreign aluminum. The proclamation addresses ongoing issues of oversupply and competition affecting domestic aluminum producers.

💊Veranova, L.P. Seeks Registration as Controlled Substances Importer

Veranova, L.P. has applied to be registered as an importer of basic class(es) of controlled substance(s). Refer to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION listed below for further drug information.

🍼New CPSC Safety Standards for Non-Full-Size Baby Cribs

In December 2010, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) published a consumer product safety standard for non-full-size baby cribs (NFS cribs) pursuant to section 104 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA). The Commission's mandatory standard incorporates by reference ASTM F406, Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Non-Full-Size Baby Cribs/ Play Yards, with modifications that exclude sections of ASTM F406 that apply to play yards exclusively. The CPSIA sets forth a process for updating mandatory standards for durable infant or toddler products that are based on a voluntary standard, when a voluntary standards organization revises the standard. On August 1, 2024, ASTM approved a revised voluntary standard, and this direct final rule updates the mandatory standard for NFS cribs to incorporate by reference the 2024 version of ASTM F406.

🛡️Updated Safety Standards for Play Yards Effective April 2025

In August 2012, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) published a consumer product safety standard for play yards pursuant to section 104 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA). The Commission's mandatory standard incorporates by reference ASTM F406, Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Non-Full-Size Baby Cribs/Play Yards, with modifications that exclude sections of ASTM F406 that apply to non- full-size (NFS) cribs exclusively. The CPSIA sets forth a process for updating mandatory standards for durable infant or toddler products that are based on a voluntary standard, when a voluntary standards organization revises the standard. In September 2024, ASTM published a revised voluntary standard, and this direct final rule updates the mandatory standard for play yards to incorporate by reference the 2024 version of ASTM F406.

⚖️U.S. Melamine Import Regulations and Business Implications

📦U.S. Initiates Countervailing Duty Investigation on Chinese Imports

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) published notice in the Federal Register of January 14, 2025, in which Commerce initiated the countervailing duty (CVD) investigation on sol gel alumina-based ceramic abrasive grains (ceramic abrasive grains) from the People's Republic of China (China). This notice contained an appendix that included a typographical error with respect to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) subheadings in the scope of the investigation.

📦New Rules on Low-Value Shipments Affecting Trade Compliance

This document proposes amendments to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations pertaining to the administrative exemption for certain low-value shipments not exceeding $800. Specifically, CBP proposes to make merchandise that is subject to specified trade or national security actions ineligible for this administrative exemption and to require that certain shipments claiming this exemption provide the 10-digit Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) classification of the merchandise.