Customs and Trade News Weekly Snapshot

Here is a recap of the latest customs and international trade news:     

Customs and Border Protection (CBP)

  • CBP announced that it will seize all aluminum products manufactured by a Chinese-owned, Dominican based company based on information that reasonably indicates the use of forced labor by the company.
  • CBP issued a HQ ruling finding that the shipment of self-propelled vehicles from the continental U.S. to Puerto Rico does not constitute an “export.” 
  • CBP officers seized $304,500 in counterfeit United States currency from a 26-year-old male arriving from Guayaquil, Ecuador. 
  • CBP will retire its security_filing_general@cbp.dhs.gov inbox for ISF inquiries.

Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)

  • BIS issued an interim final rule making changes to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) controls for certain advanced computing items, supercomputers, and semiconductor manufacturing equipment.
  • BIS announced a package of rules designed to further impair China’s capability to produce advanced-node semiconductors that can be used in advanced weapon systems and in AI and advanced computing.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

  • The FDA issued the 2024 edition of the Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program […]