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

Customs and Border Protection (CBP)

• CBP Seeks Feedback on ‘Ask ACE Chatbot’. CBP has asked the community to try out the now live “Ask ACE chatbot” on the CBP ACE homepage. The Ask ACE chatbot is intended to assist ACE users with general questions related to ACE and redirect users to existing resources that provide more comprehensive information. As it is an automated, digital tool, it will be available to the public online 24/7.
• CBP maintains a notional development and deployment schedule (Dev/Dep schedule) of planned ACE enhancements. This schedule reflects those enhancements that have been prioritized and funded, and that CBP has begun developing. In addition to those enhancements found on the Dev/Dep schedule, CBP continues to work through emerging requirements. These emerging requirements will be added to the Dev/Dep schedule as new ACE enhancements when funding is secured and work is underway.
• CBP issued a Final Administrative Determination in: Enforce and Protect Act (“EAPA”) Case Number 7699 concerning antidumping duty orders for Forged Steel Fittings From Italy and the People’s Republic of China. The determination affirmed in part and reversed in part the previous ruling from December.
• CBP Seeks Feedback from Customs Broker License Exam Test Takers – to continuously improve the experience of its customs broker license exam, CBP has asked for individuals who took the exam on April 26 to share their experiences. Test takers should email their feedback regarding the […]
  

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

Customs and Border Protection (CBP)

• Importer WHP Associates LLC issued Notice of Determination as to evasion for entering merchandise covered by antidumping duty orders.
• EAC Highsmith speaks at Trade and Customs Seminar in South Korea.
• S. Border Patrol conducts border safety event in Presidio
• CBP Video Introduces Green Trade Strategy
• Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published a CTPAT Trade Compliance Program FAQ for the trade.

Department of Homeland Security

• Chinese national indicted for skirting antidumping and countervailing duties in Puerto Rico after HSI investigation.

 Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

• FDA Completes Posting of Deemed Final Orders, completing the process of posting 33 deemed final orders for 32 different monograph therapeutic categories and one for non-monograph conditions as part of over-the-counter (OTC) monograph reform under the CARES Act.
• S. Marshals, at the FDA’s request, seized more than 250,000 units of dietary supplements and bulk dietary ingredients that are or contain kratom, including over 1000 kilograms of bulk kratom.
• The FDA published a Conversations with Experts QAthat focuses on the importance of the agency’s engagement with international organizations, including World Health Organization, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the World Trade Organization’s Standards and Trade Development Facility, and the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation’s Food Safety Cooperation Forum, among others.

United States Trade Representative (USTR)

• USTR holds a Phoenix Small Business Roundtable with United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai and Administrator Isabella Casillas […]
  

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

Customs and Border Protection (CBP)

• Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) announced a newly designed logo for the exclusive use of their validated partners. A partner must abide by the CTPAT licensing agreement, which must be signed by the primary company officer/main point of contact. Upon returning the signed license to the aforementioned e-mail, the graphics file will be sent to the licensee.
• CBP Modifies Withhold Release Order in Response to Smart Glove’s Successful Actions to Address Forced Labor Supply Chain Issues
• S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) signed a Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) with the Customs Administrations of Guatemala and Colombia at the Trade Facilitation and Cargo Security Summit.
• Since June, CBP has seized nearly $1 billion in goods tied to forced labor

Department of Justice

• Knowingly undervaluing shipments in order to avoid export reporting requirements is a violation of U.S. export control rules.

 Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

• FTC Warns Almost 700 Health Product Companies That They Could Face Civil Penalties if They Can’t Back Up Their Product Claims
• FTC Chair Khan and Officials from DOJ, CFPB and EEOC Release Joint Statement on AI pledging to uphold America’s commitment to the core principles of fairness, equity, and justice as emerging AI systems become more common.

Congressional-Executive Commission on China

• Held a hearing on the implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act and the impact on global supply chains.

Bureau of Industry & […]