🌍Request for Comments on Caribbean Basin Initiative Review for 2025
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has to submit a report to Congress regarding the operation of the Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI) on or before December 31, 2025. The Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC) invites comments concerning the operation of the CBI, including the performance of each beneficiary country and whether they are meeting the criteria pursuant to the CBI, to assist in preparing the report to Congress on the operation of the CBI program.
Learn More🚛Final Countervailing Duty Determination on Brake Drums from Türkiye
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of certain brake drums from the Republic of T[uuml]rkiye (T[uuml]rkiye). The period of investigation is January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023.
Learn More🚂Application for Subzone Status for A&K Railroad Materials, Texas
The Department of Commerce's Foreign-Trade Zones Board has received an application for subzone status for A&K Railroad Materials, Inc. in Texas. This subzone would offer unique trade benefits but currently does not seek production authorization. Public comments are welcomed until late July 2025, enabling stakeholder engagement in the review process.
Learn More📦DHS Notice on ACE Application Information Collection
The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). The information collection is published in the Federal Register to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies.
Learn More📦Extension of NAFTA Regulations and Certificate of Origin Information
The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). The information collection is published in the Federal Register to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies.
Learn More🚫OFAC Sanctions Notice and Business Compliance Implications
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons and vessels that have been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them. The vessels placed on the SDN List have been identified as property in which a blocked person has an interest.
Learn More📄Extension of Information Collection for CBTPA by CBP
The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). The information collection is published in the Federal Register to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies.
Learn More📦DHS Requests Comments on Drawback Process Regulations
The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). The information collection is published in the Federal Register to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies.
Learn More⚓Proposed Modifications Impacting Maritime and Logistics Sectors
USTR requests written comments regarding potential modification of certain aspects of the trade action in connection with the Section 301 investigation of China's targeting of the maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding sectors for dominance. The U.S. Trade Representative has determined to propose that it is appropriate to modify the action by: for Annex III, providing for a targeted coverage provision pertaining to vessels in the Maritime Security Program and changing the basis of the fee to net tons; and for Annex IV, eliminating paragraph (j), retroactive to April 17, 2025, under which USTR may direct the suspension of LNG export licenses until the terms of paragraph (f) of this Annex are met. USTR also seeks comments on changing the data reporting requirements in paragraph (k) and applying Annex IV restrictions to vessel owners or operators.
Learn More⚖️USMCA Binational Panel Review and Its Business Implications
A Request for Panel Review was filed in the matter of Large Diameter Welded Pipe from Canada: Final Determination of the Five Year- Review of the Antidumping Order with the U.S. Section of the USMCA Secretariat on May 30, 2025. The final results were determined by the United States International Trade Commission and were published in the Federal Register on May 2, 2025. The USMCA Secretariat has assigned case number USA-CDA-2025-10.12-01 to this request.
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