CBP has announced the Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheadings that will apply for goods imported from India that are subject to an additional 25% tariff beginning Aug. 27, according to an Aug. 25 cargo systems message and a Federal Register notice.
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CBP is ready to process the low-value packages that used to qualify for de minimis, officials said Aug. 28, hours before the change comes into effect.
The EU announced Aug. 28 that it had proposed a return to duty-free treatment for American lobster exports, and added processed lobster to that category, and to eliminate tariffs on American industrial goods and to provide preferential access for other U.S. seafood and what the EU called "non-sensitive agricultural goods."
While many attorneys believe that one of the cases on the legality of President Donald Trump's tariffs is on a collision course with the Supreme Court, questions remain about exactly when the high court will review the case and in what form. One possibility would see the lead appeal, V.O.S. Selections v. Trump, which currently sits before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, head to the Supreme Court's emergency, or "shadow," docket.
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Fariha Kabir, a former international trade litigation attorney at CBP, has left the agency to join Faegre Drinker as an associate, she announced on LinkedIn. Kabir had worked at CBP since 2021, helping with the litigation of customs matters before the Court of International Trade and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, including cases on tariff classification and value, the exclusion or detention of import entries, and CBP regulations.
Arun Venkataraman, the former assistant secretary of commerce for global markets, has joined Covington & Burling as a partner in the international trade practice, the firm announced. While at Commerce 2022-25, Venkataraman led efforts to "expand commercial opportunities for U.S. firms overseas and foreign firms in the United States," Covington said. In addition to his role as assistant secretary, Venkataraman served as director general of the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service at the International Trade Administration. Prior to joining the Commerce Department, he worked at Visa as the senior director for global government engagement and at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative as director for India.
Robert Shervette, a former senior customs attorney at ArentFox Schiff, has joined BakerHostetler as counsel, he announced on LinkedIn. Shervette joined ArentFox in 2018 and covered various customs issues. Previously, he served as an attorney at CBP covering customs and trade compliance and intellectual property rights trade compliance.
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