The Customs Watch USA: Edition 30
- Arne Mielken
- Sep 22, 2025
- 2 min read
Updated: Sep 29, 2025
🔒Tech Prosperity Deal | Section 232 Auto Tariffs | FDA Import Alerts | HTS & AD/CVD Shake-Up
Edition 30 - Week 39/2025
Period Covered: 15 September 2025 – 22 September 2025
Published: 22 September 2025
Here is what we cover in this edition of The Customs Watch USA:
● U.S.–UK Technology Prosperity Deal: A new MOU deepens cooperation on AI, nuclear, semiconductors, 6G, and research security, with annual ministerial reviews.
● Section 232 Expansion: Commerce launched a streamlined process to add auto parts under tariffs, with accelerated timelines for industry filings.
● Section 301 Exclusions: USTR is inviting public comment on extending 178 China exclusions, key for supply chain continuity.
● HTS Revision 23: The ITC issued new tariff provisions under Chapter 99, terminating some codes and adding new ones like 9903.02.72, 9903.94.40–.43.
● AD/CVD Updates: ITC/ITA rulings hit imports of hexamine (China) with AD rates of 394.65% and CVD of 420.73%, while calcium glycinate now falls under glycine orders.
● CBP Gauger Rulings: Bureau Veritas gained approval to gauge petroleum products, while Freeboard International lost authorization for bond non-compliance.
● FDA Import Alerts: New DWPE alerts target rice, seafood, and medical devices, escalating compliance obligations for food and health importers.
● Radiation Detection: CBP found cesium-137 in shipments, prompting recalls and an import alert against an Indonesian seafood exporter.
● ACE & CSMS: CBP flagged multiple ACE maintenance windows and closed its 2025 user survey, urging importers to align processes.
● WCO SAFE Framework 2025: Updates extend AEO eligibility to MSMEs, add ethics codes, and integrate environmental compliance, raising new global standards
Stay vigilant — compliance and strategy must move in lockstep with these fast-moving developments.
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