Notice 3 Apr 2025 government procurement, manufacturing, mexico, trade agreements, customs, konica minolta, origin determination

🖨️CBP Final Determination

This document provides notice that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a final determination concerning the country of origin of multifunction digital printers. Based upon the facts presented, CBP has concluded in the final determination that the components of the subject multifunction digital printers undergo a substantial transformation in Mexico when made into the final multifunction digital printer units.

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Notice 3 Apr 2025 government procurement, business compliance, trade agreements, u.s. customs, alcohol prep pads, country of origin

🧴Final Determination on Alcohol Prep Pads' Country of Origin

This document provides notice that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a final determination concerning the country of origin of alcohol prep pads. Based upon the facts presented, CBP has concluded that the subject alcohol prep pads would be the product of Taiwan.

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Presidential Document 11 Mar 2025 automotive industry, regulatory changes, tariffs, trade agreements, canada, u.s. economy

🚗Executive Order Adjusts Tariffs to Support Automotive Industry

Executive Order 14231 addresses the flow of illicit drugs across the northern border by amending tariffs related to the U.S. automotive industry and potash imports from Canada. The order seeks to minimize disruptions in automotive supply chains, emphasizing the importance of this industry for national security and economic stability. It introduces specific changes to tariffs, aiming to protect jobs and industry innovation.

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Notice 26 Feb 2025 federal maritime commission, shipping agreements, trade agreements, logistics, business operations

🚢Notice of Agreements Filed by Federal Maritime Commission

The Federal Maritime Commission announces the filing of agreements under the Shipping Act of 1984, allowing parties like American Presidents Line and Maersk Line to exchange space for shipping services. This could enhance operational flexibility in trades between the U.S. and various international locations, including Asia and Europe.

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Presidential Document 18 Feb 2025 steel, national security, tariffs, trade agreements, u.s. imports

🏗️Adjusting Steel Imports

This proclamation addresses adjustments in the importation of steel articles into the United States, citing national security concerns and the need to protect domestic steel production. It outlines the enforcement of tariffs on steel imports from various nations, emphasizing the detrimental effects of increased imports on U.S. national security and industry performance.

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Notice 12 Feb 2025 antidumping, lemon juice, trade agreements, commerce, argentinian trade

🍋Rescission of Antidumping Duty Reviews on Lemon Juice

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the administrative reviews of the Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Duty Investigation on Lemon Juice from Argentina (2016 Agreement) for the periods of review (PORs) from October 1, 2022, through September 30, 2023, and from October 1, 2023, through September 30, 2024. On January 17, 2025, Commerce finalized an amendment to the 2016 Agreement, rendering the administrative reviews of the pre-existing 2016 Amendment moot.

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Regulatory Compliance, Trade Agreements 23 Jan 2025 federal maritime commission, logistics, shipping agreements, trade agreements, cosco, cma cgm
Compliance, Trade Regulations 21 Jan 2025 imports, administrative practice and procedure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, business compliance, trade regulations, tariffs, freight, exports, trade agreements, bonds, low-value shipments, customs

📦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.

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Compliance Requirements, Trade Agreements 17 Jan 2025 compliance, motor carriers, imports, administrative practice and procedure, accounting, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, penalties, claims, freight, harbors, vessels, exports, mexico, trade agreements, laboratories, automotive, recordkeeping, surety bonds, canada, warehouses, bonds, common carriers, international boundaries, railroads, customs regulations, taxes, usmca, textile

📜Compliance and Trade Implications for USMCA Textile and Automotive Industries

This interim final rule amends the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations to add implementing regulations for the preferential tariff treatment and related customs provisions of the Agreement Between the United States of America, the United Mexican States, and Canada (USMCA) with respect to general definitions, drawback and duty-deferral programs, textile and apparel goods, and automotive goods. This document also amends the regulations to implement the temporary admission of goods, to delineate recordkeeping and protest requirements, to clarify the fee provisions, and to make conforming amendments, including technical corrections to other laws as required by statute.

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Regulatory Requirements, Business Incentive Programs 14 Jan 2025 foreign-trade zones, new jersey, trade agreements, pharmaceuticals, regulatory compliance, merck