Mexico Tomatoes: ITA Suspends Liq, Requires Cash Deposits for March 1-3 Entries
Although the International Trade Administration and Mexican tomato growers recently finalized an agreement suspending a 1996 antidumping duty investigation of fresh tomatoes from Mexico (A-201-820), the signing didn’t occur before the ITA terminated the previous suspension agreement and officially resumed the investigation. According to a Federal Register notice set for publication March 7, the ITA began suspending liquidation and requiring cash deposits for merchandise entered on or after March 1. Cash deposits were required at the rates found in the 1996 preliminary determination, 4.16 to 188.45 percent. The effective date of the suspension agreement is March 4.
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A similar situation occurred in 2002 and 2003, where the suspension agreement for tomatoes from Mexico was terminated before a new one could be agreed upon. In that instance, the ITA directed CBP to suspend liquidation and require cash deposits after termination of the agreement (here). When the new suspension agreement was effective, the ITA instructed CBP to continue suspension of liquidation but require no cash deposits on tomatoes exported by signatories to the agreement (here). A month later, the ITA instructed CBP to end suspension of liquidation and refund cash deposits collected (here).
(See ITT's Online Archives 13030522 for summary of the new suspension agreement.)