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QB 22-722 2022 First and Second Period Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) for Aluminum Articles of the United Kingdom (UK)

Commodity

Aluminum Articles as specified in Presidential Proclamations

Quota Period

Period 1:  June 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022

Period 2:  July 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022

Opening

Period 1:  June 1, 2022 12:01 AM Local Port time.…

QB 22-611 2022 First and Second Quarter Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) for Steel Mill Articles of European Union (EU) Member Countries

COMMODITY:

Steel Mill Articles as specified in Presidential Proclamations

QUOTA PERIOD:

Quarter 1:  January 1, 2022 through March 31, 2022

Quarter 2:  April 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022

OPENING:

Quarter 1: January 3, 2022 12:01 AM Local Port…

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One Parcel Worth $22.5 Million Seized by CBP Officers in Louisville

LOUISVILLE, Ky—Over 90% of all U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) counterfeit seizures occur in the international mail and express consignment environments, and June 2 was no exception. CBP officers in Louisville seized a parcel containing…

CBP International Trade Analyst Combats Forced Labor

From social distancing to antigen to PPE, the pandemic has changed our everyday vocabulary. Add to the list another new household term: global supply chain.

Whether it’s gloves stitched in Malaysia or tomatoes grown in Mexico, each year trillions…

QB 22–313 2022 Specialty Sugar Period 4 Results

COMMODITYSpecialty SugarThe tariff rate quota for Specialty Sugar Period 4 opened on Friday, April 15, 2022and over-subscribed at opening moment.  The pro rata percentage of 23.69894% or .2369894was calculated via ACE, a UC message was generated…

EAPA Action: Determination of Investigation and Interim Measures in EAPA Case 7624 – Cast Iron Soil Pipe Fittings

WASHINGTON — On December 9, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a Notice of Investigation and Interim Measures as a part of an ongoing Enforce and Protect Act (EAPA) investigation, EAPA Case 7624, into the alleged evasion of Antidumping…

QB 22-214 2022 Tuna Final Restraint Limit and Proration

RESTRAINT LEVEL:

A notice entitled “Tuna – Tariff Rate Quota” published in the Federal Register on June 14, 2022, announced the 2022 restraint limit for tuna.  The quota restraint limit for 2022 is 14,672,350 kilograms.

The quota on tuna did not…