Aluminum Extrusions From China, Colombia, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates,

and Vietnam Do Not Injure U.S. Industry, Says USITC

The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that a U.S. industry is not materially injured or threatened with material injury by reason of imports of aluminum extrusions from China, Colombia, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam that the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) has determined are sold in the United States at less than fair value, and subsidized by the Governments of China, Indonesia, Mexico, and Turkey.

Commissioners David S. Johanson and Jason E. Kearns voted in the negative.  Chair Amy A. Karpel voted in the affirmative. Commissioner Rhonda K. Schmidtlein did not participate.

As a result of the Commission’s negative determinations, Commerce will not issue antidumping duty orders on imports of this product from China, Colombia, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam, and countervailing duty orders on imports of this product from China, Indonesia, Mexico, and Turkey.

The Commission’s public report Aluminum Extrusions from China, Colombia, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-695-698 and 731-TA-1643-1644 and 1646-1657 (Final), USITC Publication 5560, November 2024) will contain the views of the Commission and information developed during the investigation.

The report will be available by December 10, 2024; when available, it may be accessed on the USITC website at: http://pubapps.usitc.gov/applications/publogs/qry_publication_loglist.asp.

Status of proceedings, links to relevant documents, and additional information for these investigations can be found at the Commission’s Investigations Database System (IDS).

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https://www.usitc.gov/press_room/news_release/2024/er1030_66075.htm

Aluminum Lithographic Printing Plates from China And Japan Injure U.S. Industry, Says USITC

The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that a U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of aluminum lithographic printing plates from China and Japan that the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) has determined are sold at less than fair value and subsidized by the government of China.

Chair Amy Karpel and Commissioners Rhonda K. Schmidtlein and Jason E. Kearns voted in the affirmative. Commissioner David S. Johanson voted in the negative.

As a result of the Commission’s affirmative determinations, Commerce will issue a countervailing duty order on imports of this product from China and antidumping orders on imports of this product from China and Japan.

The Commission made negative critical circumstances findings with regard to imports of this product from China. 

The Commission’s public report on Aluminum Lithographic Printing Plates from China and Japan (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-694 and 731-TA-1641-1642 (Final), USITC Publication 5559, November 2024) will contain the views of the Commission and information developed during the investigations.

The report will be available by December 2, 2024; when available, it may be accessed on the USITC website at: http://pubapps.usitc.gov/applications/publogs/qry_publication_loglist.asp.

Status of proceedings, links to relevant documents, and additional information for these investigations can be found at the Commission’s Investigations Database System (IDS).

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https://www.usitc.gov/press_room/news_release/2024/er1022_66037.htm

USITC Votes To Continue Investigations on Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products

The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that there is a reasonable indication that a U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of corrosion-resistant steel products from Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Netherlands, South Africa, Taiwan, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam that are allegedly sold in the United States at less than fair value and subsidized by the governments of  Brazil, Canada, Mexico, and Vietnam.

Chair Amy A. Karpel and Commissioners Jason E. Kearns, David S. Johanson and Rhonda K. Schmidtlein voted in the affirmative. 

As a result of the Commission’s affirmative determinations, the U.S. Department of Commerce will continue its investigations of imports of corrosion-resistant steel products from Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Netherlands, South Africa, Taiwan, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam, with its preliminary antidumping duty determinations due on or about February 12, 2025 and its preliminary countervailing duty determinations on November 29, 2024.

The Commission’s public report of Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Netherlands, South Africa, Taiwan, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam, (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-733-736 and 731-TA-1702-1711 (Preliminary), USITC Publication 5558, October 2024) will contain the views of the Commission and information developed during the investigations.

The report will be available by November 25, 2024; when available, it may be accessed on the USITC website at:  https://www.usitc.gov/commission_publications_library.

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https://www.usitc.gov/press_room/news_release/2024/er1018_66028.htm

USITC Makes Determinations in Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews Concerning Steel Wheels from China

The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that revoking the existing antidumping and countervailing duty orders on steel wheels from China would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time.  

As a result of the Commission’s affirmative determinations, the existing orders on imports of these products from China will remain in place. 

Chair Amy A. Karpel and Commissioners David S. Johanson, Rhonda K. Schmidtlein, and Jason E. Kearns voted in the affirmative. 

Today’s action comes under the five-year (sunset) review process required by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. See the attached page for background on these five-year (sunset) reviews.

The Commission’s public report Steel Wheels from China (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-602 and 731-TA-1412 (Review), USITC Publication 5557, October 2024) will contain the views of the Commission and information developed during the reviews. 
The report will be available by November 22, 2024; when available, it may be accessed on the USITC website at: https://www.usitc.gov/commission_publications_library. 
 

BACKGROUND

The Uruguay Round Agreements Act requires the Department of Commerce to revoke an antidumping or countervailing duty order, or terminate a suspension agreement, after five years unless the Department of Commerce and the USITC determine that revoking the order or terminating the suspension agreement would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping or subsidies (Commerce) and of material injury (USITC) within a reasonably foreseeable time. 

https://www.usitc.gov/press_room/news_release/2024/er1017_66025.htm

Ferrosilicon From Russia Injures U.S. Industry, Says USITC

The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that a U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of ferrosilicon from Russia that the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) has determined are sold in the United States at less than fair value and subsidized by the Government of Russia.

Chair Amy A. Karpel and Commissioners David S. Johanson, Rhonda K. Schmidtlein, and Jason E. Kearns voted in the affirmative. 

As a result of the Commission’s affirmative determinations, Commerce will issue antidumping and countervailing duty orders on imports of this product from Russia. 

The Commission also determined that subject imports from Russia subject to the Department of Commerce’s critical circumstances determination are not likely to undermine seriously the remedial effect of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders. 

The Commission’s public report Ferrosilicon from Russia (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-715 and 731-TA-1682 (Final), USITC Publication 5556, November 2024) will contain the views of the Commission and information developed during the investigation.

The report will be available by December 2, 2024; when available, it may be accessed on the USITC website at: http://pubapps.usitc.gov/applications/publogs/qry_publication_loglist.asp.

Status of proceedings, links to relevant documents, and additional information for these investigations can be found at the Commission’s Investigations Database System (IDS).

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https://www.usitc.gov/press_room/news_release/2024/er1017_66024.htm

Electronic Export Manifest Implementation Guides Appendix P – Pilot Participants Carriers Submitting Electronically

CSMS # 62763765 - UPDATE: Electronic Export Manifest Implementation Guides Appendix P – Pilot Participants Carriers Submitting Electronically

CMA-CGM, ANL Singapore PTE LTD., and American President Lines LLC. have been added to Appendix P. 

CMA, ANL and APL are submitting 100% EEM as part of the Export Manifest for Vessel Cargo Test and identified in Appendix P of the will not be required to submit the CF 1302A – Cargo Declaration – Outward with Commercial Forms, in the Document Image System (DIS) or directly to the port of departure in paper form. This was effective on October 21, 2024.

Carriers wishing to participate in the test shall utilize the contact information in ACE Export Manifest for Vessel Test.

Wisetech Global has been certified to submit EEM and has been added to EEM Appendix P list of software vendors.

A complete list of carriers and software vendors can be found in EEM Appendix P at ACE Export Manifest Implementation Guides.

Questions can be emailed to Outbound Enforcement & Policy at cbpexportmanifest@cbp.dhs.gov.

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Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Division of Northern Border Imports (DNBI) (Detroit) Import Trade Outreach and Training

CSMS # 62743593 - Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Division of Northern Border Imports (DNBI) (Detroit) Import Trade Outreach and Training

The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Division of Northern Border Imports (DNBI) will be hosting a trade outreach and training event in person at our Detroit Office.

Meeting Title: FDA DNBI Import Trade Outreach and Training

Meeting Date: October 30, 2024

Start Time: 11:00 a.m. ET

End Time: 3:00 p.m. ET

Meeting Location: FDA District Office 300 River Place Dr Suite 5900, Detroit, MI 48207

FDA will cover Product Code Building, Filer Evaluations, and Border Crossing Protocols. Compliance will cover the Compliance Process Overview and Refusals.

Sign up link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A49ABAC2EA4F8C61-52462702-fdabroker.

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Commerce Updates Validated End User (VEU) Program for Eligible Data Centers to Bolster U.S. National Security, Promote Export Control Compliance

Washington, D.C. – Today, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced the expansion of the Validated End User (VEU) program to include data centers.  This update will contribute to the development of a trusted ecosystem for the responsible use of advanced computing and artificial intelligence (AI). This new license exception is an element of the Biden-Harris Administration’s broader strategy to ensure the United States leads the way in responsible AI innovation and development.

This update to the VEU program was designed to protect national security by ensuring high standards for physical and cybersecurity at data centers that house advanced AI systems. It will also reduce licensing burdens on industry by allowing data centers to fulfill the stringent requirements of the VEU program up front, enabling U.S. exporters to ship designated items to pre-approved entities under a general authorization, instead of under multiple individual export licenses.

“BIS is committed to facilitating international AI development while mitigating risks to U.S. and global security,” said Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security, Alan F. Estevez. “The Data Center VEU program will rigorously vet applicants to ensure that any authorization includes appropriate safeguards and security measures that protect our most advanced technologies.”

Read More→ https://www.bis.gov/press-release/commerce-updates-validated-end-user-veu-program-eligible-data-centers-bolster-us

USITC Releases Report on Apparel Export Competitiveness of Certain Suppliers to the United States

The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) today released a report about the export competitiveness of certain apparel suppliers to the United States. This report, Apparel: Export Competitiveness of Certain Foreign Suppliers to the United States (Inv. No. 332-602), was requested by the U.S. Trade Representative in a letter received on December 20, 2023.

The USITC, an independent, nonpartisan federal agency, examined the export competitiveness of the apparel industries in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, and Pakistan, and prepared a public report that includes:

  • a comparison of the relative U.S. market shares held by Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, and Pakistan, as well as an analysis of changing patterns in apparel trade;

  • a review of general literature on the key determinants driving export competitiveness in the global apparel industry; 

  • a discussion of factors affecting export competitiveness in the apparel sector; and

  • country-specific profiles of the apparel industries in the above-listed countries, including information on investment, vertical integration, duty-free access to the U.S. market, wages and labor productivity, and sourcing of inputs, as well as an assessment of the export competitiveness of each country in the U.S. market.

Key findings:

  • The United States is the largest single-country apparel importer in the world. In 2023, U.S. imports of apparel totaled $79.3 billion, with the majority sourced from Asia. 

  • Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, and Pakistan are notable suppliers to the United States—ranking among the top 10 U.S. import suppliers in 2023—and are also significant exporters in the global market. These five countries accounted for a combined 27.0 percent of U.S. apparel imports in 2023. Read More→

https://www.usitc.gov/press_room/news_release/2024/er0930_65955.htm

USITC Makes Determination in Five-Year (Sunset) Review Concerning Large Residential Washers from Mexico

The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that revoking the existing antidumping order on large residential washers from Mexico would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time.  

As a result of the Commission’s affirmative determination, the existing order on imports of these products from Mexico will remain in place.  

Chair Amy A. Karpel and Commissioners David S. Johanson, Rhonda K. Schmidtlein, and Jason E. Kearns voted in the affirmative. 

Today’s action comes under the five-year (sunset) review process required by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. See the attached page for background on this five-year (sunset) review.

The Commission’s public report Large Residential Washers from Mexico (Inv. No. 731-TA-1200 (Second Review), USITC Publication 5552, October 2024) will contain the views of the Commission and information developed during the review. 

The report will be available by October 25, 2024; when available, it may be accessed on the USITC website at: https://www.usitc.gov/commission_publications_library. 
 
BACKGROUND

The Uruguay Round Agreements Act requires the Department of Commerce to revoke an antidumping or countervailing duty order, or terminate a suspension agreement, after five years unless the Department of Commerce and the USITC determine that revoking the order or terminating the suspension agreement would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping or subsidies (Commerce) and of material injury (USITC) within a reasonably foreseeable time. Read More→

https://www.usitc.gov/press_room/news_release/2024/er0926_65945.htm

USITC Institutes Section 337 Investigation of Certain Smart Televisions

The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) voted to institute an investigation of certain smart televisions. The products at issue in the investigation are described in the Commission’s notice of investigation.

The investigation is based on a complaint filed by Maxell, Ltd of Kyoto, Japan, on August 22, 2024 and supplemented on September 10, 2024. The complaint, as supplemented and amended, alleges violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in the importation into the United States and sale of certain smart televisions that infringe patents asserted by the complainant. The complainant requests that the USITC issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders. 

The USITC has identified the following respondents in this investigation:

  • TCL Electronics Holdings Ltd. (f/k/a TCL Multimedia Technology Holdings, Ltd.), Shatin, Hong Kong,

  • TCL Industries Holdings Co., Ltd., Guangdong, China,

  • T.C.L. Industries Holdings (H.K.) Limited, Pak Shek Kok, Hong Kong,

  • TTE Technology, Inc. (d/b/a TCL North America), Corona, CA,

  • TTE Corporation, Shatin, Hong Kong,

  • TCL King Electrical Appliances (Huizhou) Co. Ltd., Huizhou, China,

  • Manufacturas Avanzadas S.A. de C.V., Chihuahua, Mexico,

  • TCL Smart Device (Vietnam) Co., Ltd,  Binh Duong Province, Vietnam,

  • Shenzhen TCL New Technology Co., Ltd., Nanshan, China,

  • TCL Optoelectronics Technology (Huizhou) Co., Ltd., Huizhou, China,

  • TCL Overseas Marketing Ltd., Shatin, Hong Kong

  • TCL Technology Group Corporation (f/k/a TCL Corp.), Guangdong, China

By instituting this investigation (337-TA-1420), the USITC has not yet made any decision on the merits of the case. The USITC’s Chief Administrative Law Judge will assign the case to one of the USITC’s administrative law judges (ALJ), who will schedule and hold an evidentiary hearing. The ALJ will make an initial determination as to whether there is a violation of section 337; that initial determination is subject to review by the Commission. 

The USITC will make a final determination in the investigation at the earliest practicable time. Within 45 days after institution of the investigation, the USITC will set a target date for completing the investigation. USITC remedial orders in section 337 cases are effective when issued and become final 60 days after issuance unless disapproved for policy reasons by the U.S. Trade Representative within that 60-day period.

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https://www.usitc.gov/press_room/news_release/2024/er0923_65940.htm

USTR Issues Federal Register Notice Announcing a Docket for Public Comments on Proposed Tariff Increases Following the Four-Year Review

In a Federal Register notice issued today, USTR establishes a 30-day period for public comments on proposed modifications announced on September 13, 2024 to the tariff actions in the Section 301 investigation of China’s Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation. The docket will open on September 23, 2024 and close on October 22, 2024.  Procedures for filing comments are detailed in USTR’s Federal Register notice, which is available here. 

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USITC Institutes Section 337 Investigation of Certain Cochlear Implant Systems and Components Thereof

The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) voted to institute an investigation of certain cochlear implant systems and components thereof. The products at issue in the investigation are described in the Commission’s notice of investigation.

The investigation is based on a complaint filed by Advanced Bionics AG of Stäfa, Switzerland and Advanced Bionics LLC of Valencia, CA, on August 16, 2024 and supplemented on August 29 and 30, 2024 and September 6, 2024. The complaint, as supplemented, alleges violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in the importation into the United States and sale of certain cochlear implant systems and components thereof that infringe patents asserted by the complainants. The complainants request that the USITC issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders. 

The USITC has identified the following respondents in this investigation:

  • MED-EL Corporation, USA, Durham, NC, and

  • MED-EL Elektromedizinische Geräte GmbH Innsbruck, Austria.

By instituting this investigation (337-TA-1418), the USITC has not yet made any decision on the merits of the case. The USITC’s Chief Administrative Law Judge will assign the case to one of the USITC’s administrative law judges (ALJ), who will schedule and hold an evidentiary hearing. The ALJ will make an initial determination as to whether there is a violation of section 337; that initial determination is subject to review by the Commission. 

The USITC will make a final determination in the investigation at the earliest practicable time. Within 45 days after institution of the investigation, the USITC will set a target date for completing the investigation. USITC remedial orders in section 337 cases are effective when issued and become final 60 days after issuance unless disapproved for policy reasons by the U.S. Trade Representative within that 60-day period.

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https://www.usitc.gov/press_room/news_release/2024/er0917_65912.htm

USITC Makes Determination in Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews Concerning Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells and Modules from China

The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that revoking the existing antidumping and countervailing duty orders on crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells and modules from China would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time. 

As a result of the Commission’s affirmative determinations, the existing orders on imports of these products from China will remain in place. 

Chair Amy A. Karpel and Commissioners David S. Johanson, Rhonda K. Schmidtlein, and Jason E. Kearns voted in the affirmative. 

Today’s action comes under the five-year (sunset) review process required by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. See the attached page for background on these five-year (sunset) reviews.

The Commission’s public report Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells and Modules from China (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-481 and 731-TA-1190 (Second Review), USITC Publication 5546, September 2024) will contain the views of the Commission and information developed during the reviews. 

The report will be available by October 18, 2024; when available, it may be accessed on the USITC website at: https://www.usitc.gov/commission_publications_library. 

BACKGROUND

The Uruguay Round Agreements Act requires the Department of Commerce to revoke an antidumping or countervailing duty order, or terminate a suspension agreement, after five years unless the Department of Commerce and the USITC determine that revoking the order or terminating the suspension agreement would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping or subsidies (Commerce) and of material injury (USITC) within a reasonably foreseeable time. 

https://www.usitc.gov/press_room/news_release/2024/er0912_65892.htm

Brass Rod from Israel Injures U.S. Industry, Says USITC

The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that a U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of brass rod from Israel that the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) has determined are sold in the United States at less than fair value and subsidized by the Government of Israel.

Chair Amy Karpel and Commissioners Rhonda K. Schmidtlein and Jason E. Kearns voted in the affirmative. Commissioner David S. Johanson voted in the negative.

As a result of the Commission’s affirmative determinations, Commerce will issue antidumping and countervailing duty orders on imports of this product from Israel. 

The Commission’s public report Brass Rod from Israel (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-687 and 731-TA-1614 (Final), USITC Publication 5545, September 2024) will contain the views of the Commission and information developed during the investigation.

The report will be available by October 17, 2024; when available, it may be accessed on the USITC website at: http://pubapps.usitc.gov/applications/publogs/qry_publication_loglist.asp.

Status of proceedings, links to relevant documents, and additional information for these investigations can be found at the Commission’s Investigations Database System (IDS).

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https://www.usitc.gov/press_room/news_release/2024/er0909_65878.ht

Aluminum Extrusions From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Postponement of Final Determination...

and Extension of Provisional Measures

AGENCY:

Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY:

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that aluminum extrusions from the People's Republic of China (China) are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV). The period of investigation (POI) is April 1, 2023, through September 30, 2023. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination.

DATES:

Applicable May 7, 2024. Read More→

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/05/07/2024-09941/aluminum-extrusions-from-the-peoples-republic-of-china-preliminary-affirmative-determination-of

Aluminum Extrusions From the People's Republic of China, Indonesia, Mexico, and the Republic of Türkiye: Amended Preliminary Countervailing Duty Determinations

AGENCY:

Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY:

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is amending the scope of the countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of aluminum extrusions from the People's Republic of China (China), Indonesia, Mexico, and the Republic of Türkiye (Türkiye) to coincide with the scope of the companion less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigations of aluminum extrusions from China, Colombia, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Italy, the Republic of Korea (Korea), Malaysia, Mexico, Taiwan, Thailand, Türkiye, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam).

DATES:

Applicable March 11, 2024.Read More→

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/05/23/2024-11346/aluminum-extrusions-from-the-peoples-republic-of-china-indonesia-mexico-and-the-republic-of-trkiye

GUIDANCE: 2024 Fourth Quarter Section 232 Steel Quota Bulletins

Cargo Systems Messaging Service

CSMS # 62284827 - GUIDANCE: 2024 Fourth Quarter Section 232 Steel Quota Bulletins

Please refer to the Quota Bulletins Webpage at: https://www.cbp.gov/trade/quota/bulletins for the documents listed below addressing quantity thresholds for October 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024.

Bulletins for Section 232 fourth quarter programs are available at these linked pages:

QB 24-604 2024 Third Quarter Absolute Quota Steel Mill Articles of Argentina, Brazil, and South Korea: https://www.cbp.gov/trade/quota/bulletins/qb-24-604-2024

QB 24-614 2024 Third Quarter Tariff Rate Quota for Steel Mill Articles of European Union Member Countries: https://www.cbp.gov/trade/quota/bulletins/qb-24-614-2024

QB 24-624 2024 Third Quarter Tariff Rate Quota for Steel Mill Articles of Japan or the United Kingdom: https://www.cbp.gov/trade/quota/bulletins/qb-24-624-2024

Published amounts are estimates as of September 9, 2024.  Actual limits are published in the October 7, 2024, Commodity Status Report at https://www.cbp.gov/document/report/commodity-status-report.

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Joint Statement on the 7th United States-Nepal Trade and Investment Framework Agreement Council Meeting

On September 16, 2024, the United States and Nepal held the seventh Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Council Meeting in Kathmandu, Nepal. The meeting was co-chaired by Mr. Brendan Lynch, Assistant United States Trade Representative for South and Central Asia, and Mr. Gobinda Bahadur Karkee, Secretary, Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies. The delegations included officials from other relevant agencies from both governments.

The delegations exchanged views on a range of bilateral trade and investment-related matters with a desire to deepen economic relations and diversify trade and investment flows. The discussions focused on policies related to agriculture, labor rights, digital economy, trade in services, technical barriers to trade, intellectual property (IP) protection and enforcement, and information sharing, among others. Nepal expressed its interest in preferential market access and support of the United States to improve the investment climate and promote foreign investment. Both sides discussed the importance of a smooth and sustainable graduation of Nepal from LDC status including enhancing export competitiveness and capacity building. The Parties also discussed how to improve utilization of the Nepal Trade Preference Program (NTPP) in order to maximize its positive impact. The United States took note of Nepal’s interest in extending and expanding the NTPP beyond 2025.

Nepal provided an update on its progress on policy, legal and procedural reforms intended to improve the investment climate. Nepal also emphasized its interest in attracting additional foreign investment from the United States. The United States welcomed the reform initiatives and interest shared by Nepal, and emphasized that transparent regulatory practices and policy stability are necessary for enhancing sustainable trade and investment.  Read More→

https://ustr.gov/about-us/policy-offices/press-office/press-releases/2024/september/joint-statement-7th-united-states-nepal-trade-and-investment-framework-agreement-council-meeting