Here’s a recap of the newest customs and worldwide commerce information:    

Customs and Border Safety (CBP)  

  • CBP launched their January 2025 month-to-month replace. Highlights: 
    • Seized 1,977 shipments that contained counterfeit items. 
    • Stopped 1,986 shipments for suspected use of compelled labor. 
    • Recognized $71 million in duties and charges owed to the U.S. authorities. 
  • The subsequent seventeenth time period Business Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) quarterly public assembly will happen Wednesday, March 5th, 2025, in Atlanta, GA from 1:00-5:00 p.m. Japanese Time. 
  • CBP intercepted a primary within the nation pest on the Calexico Port of Entry. 
  • Chicago CBP seized over 161K counterfeit U.S. Perpetually stamps. 
  • On February 22, CBP will migrate the ACE Portal account person entry administration performance to the modernized ACE Portal retiring the legacy ACE Portal.  

Administration  

  • At a press convention, President Donald Trump mentioned that he’ll “most likely” say extra concerning the scope of tariffs on automobiles on April 2, indicating the tariff might be as excessive as 25%.  

World Commerce Group (WTO) 

  • WTO members for the primary time agreed to undertake a complete evaluation of the WTO’s capabilities with a purpose to make sure the group is able to responding extra successfully to the challenges going through the multilateral buying and selling system. 

Meals and Drug Administration (FDA) 

  • The FDA has up to date its tip sheet for importers and customs brokers submitting entries of Digital Nicotine Supply System (ENDS) merchandise.  

U.S. Division of Commerce 

  • The U.S. Senate voted 51-45 to substantiate Howard Lutnick as commerce secretary.

United States Commerce Consultant (USTR) 

  • USTR’s Particular 301 Subcommittee of the Commerce Coverage Workers Committee held a public listening to on February 19, 2025, relating to the 2025 Particular 301 evaluation. 

Federal Maritime Fee (FMC)  

  • FMC launched their January 2025 exercise report. Highlights: 
    • Louis E. Sola designated Chairman of the FMC 
    • Chairman Sola testified earlier than the U.S. Senate concerning the Panama Canal 
    • FMC adjusted its most penalties for statutory violations  

Division of Power  

  • The Division of Power is delaying the efficient date of recent conservation requirements for walk-in coolers and freezers. The efficient date is now March 21. 

U.S. Worldwide Commerce Fee (USITC) 

  • The USITC decided that revoking the present antidumping and countervailing obligation orders on metal racks from China would seemingly result in continuation or recurrence of fabric damage inside a fairly foreseeable time. Current orders on imports of those merchandise from China will stay in place.  

Congress 

  • Consultant Bost of Illinois launched the Combating Commerce Cheats Act, which might permit home producers to sue international producers for customs fraud.  
  • Senators Lankford, Kelly, and Ciscomani reintroduced the BEST Facilitation Act which might create regional command facilities the place CBP picture technicians can evaluation the photographs generated by NII scans.  

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