Mexico Tomatoes: ITA May Suspend Liquidation, Require Cash Deposits Until New Agreement Finalized
In light of the draft agreement on Mexican tomato imports initialed Feb. 2, the International Trade Administration said it intends to terminate the previous suspension agreement from 2008 and the ongoing sunset review of Mexican tomatoes, and resume the 1996 antidumping duty investigation on fresh tomatoes from Mexico. If the new draft agreement is finalized, then the AD duty investigation would be suspended again, the ITA said.
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If the ITA terminates the 2008 suspension agreement and resumes the AD duty investigation, it will direct CBP to suspend liquidation of entries of fresh tomatoes from Mexico entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the termination’s effective date. Because the ITA made a preliminary determination in 1996, the CBP will require cash deposits or bonds on entries of subject merchandise of 4.16 to 188.45 percent.
(See ITT's Online Archives 13020427 for summary of draft agreement initialed by Mexican tomato growers and the ITA on Feb. 2.)