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

 Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 

  • CBP opened registration for the Oct. 23 Customs Broker License Exam (CBLE) on Monday, Aug. 12. Registration will close on Wednesday, Sept. 11.  
  • CBP’s Office of Trade’s National Commodity Specialist Division (NCSD) released the list of webinars scheduled for September as part of the 2024 NCSD webinar series. 
  • On August 17, 2024, CBP will deploy an update to the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) that enforces the requirement to file Entry Type (ET) 86 transactions prior to or upon the arrival of the cargo. 
  • Effective August 14, 2024, U.S. CBP personnel at all U.S. ports of entry will discontinue withholding release of tuna and seafood products harvested by Yu Long No. 2, a Taiwanese fishing vessel. 
  • CBP announced the opening of the nation’s first and only CBP Centralized Examination Station with direct access to an Airport Air Operations Area (AOA). The setup will eliminate the need for additional transport and significantly enhance efficiency.  
  • CBP published an update to some of the upcoming changes to the APHIS Core business rules. the update includes a list of specific APHIS rules and the plan for how they will be addressed and deployed. 

Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) 

  • BIS released a new Compliance Note: Trends in Voluntary Self-Disclosures Related to Academia to Inform Improvements to Export Compliance Plans. 
  • Russian-German national extradited for illegally exporting to Russia sensitive U.S.-sourced microelectronics with military applications In violation of U.S. export controls. 

Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) 

  • OFAC published an update to their FAQ page – adding a question on Venezuela general licenses. 
  • Designation updates: 

United States International Trade Commission (USITC) 

  • USITC announced the remedy recommendations that it will forward to the President in its global safeguard investigation regarding imports of fine denier polyester staple fiber. 

Department of Commerce  

  • Commerce announced it will be convening a supply chain summit focusing on proactive strategies to strengthen economic competitiveness and national security. It will take place on September 10, 2024 in Washington, DC.  
  • Commerce’s USPTO hosted Invention-Con 2024. The event provided resources and access to independent inventors, entrepreneurs, and small business owners whose success depends on guarding their creative work. 

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 

  • The FDA updated the list of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML)-Enabled Medical Devices. With this update, the FDA has authorized 950 AI/ML-enabled medical devices.  
  • The FDA published a blog titled FDA India Office Addresses Herbal and Ayurvedic Products. The blog discusses the FDA’s take on the regulatory issues surrounding India’s Ayurvedic and Herbal exports, many of which are based on centuries-old traditional medicine. 

World Trade Organization (WTO) 

  • China initiated a WTO dispute complaint regarding EU subsidy duties on electric vehicles. 

Department of Justice (DoJ) 

  • California man indicted for unlawfully exporting aircraft components to Iran. 
  • U.S. army intelligence analyst pleads guilty to charges of conspiracy to obtain and disclose national defense information, export control violations and bribery. 
  • Bulgarian national extradited for scheme to illegally export U.S.-origin sensitive microelectronics to Russia. 

Congress 

  • Senators Wyden and Lummis introduced the Fighting Illicit Goods, Helping Trustworthy Importers, and Netting Gains for America Act. The law would prohibit the use of de minimis entry for imports of certain types of goods, including those subject to antidumping or countervailing duties and those subject to Section 301, Section 232, or Section 201. 
  • Representative Khanna introduced The Modern Steel Act which would require the International Trade Commission to study, recommend, and impose an ad valorem import tariff on foreign carbon-intensive steel that surpasses the U.S. average.  

Industry News 

  • The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Aug. 13 ruled that President Donald Trump didn’t violate the Trade Act of 1974 when he revoked a Section 201 tariff on bifacial solar panels.  

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