China Hardwood Plywood: Provisional Measures End, CV Duty Suspension of Liquidation Lifted
The Commerce Department told CBP to lift suspension of liquidation for countervailing duty purposes on entries of hardwood plywood from China (C-570-987), in a message dated July 15. The lifting of suspension of liquidation is effective back to July 12, so entries on or after that date aren’t subject to CV duty liability until further notice (like an eventual CV duty order). The move comes as a result of the end of the “provisional measures” period in the ongoing countervailing duty investigation. Commerce is only allowed to suspend liquidation of entries subject to an investigation for four months after the preliminary determination. It can then suspend liquidation again if the International Trade Commission finds injury and Commerce puts an AD/CVD order in place.
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The preliminary determination from the antidumping duty investigation came two months after its CV duty counterpart, so provisional measures remain in place. As such, liquidation of entries of merchandise subject to the AD duty investigation on hardwood plywood from China (A-570-986) remain suspended, and subject to AD duty liability.