The Census Bureau has posted to its website the March 2012 issue of Automated Export System (AES) Newsletter. The newsletter contains articles providing guidance on, among other things: (1) how to correct Electronic Export Information (EEI) for a shipment that was exported and, while the cargo was in transit to its original destination, a portion was sold to another consignee in a different location; (2) identification of the U.S. Principal Party of Interest (USPPI) when goods are withdrawn from a Foreign Trade Zone for export to a foreign country; and (3) reporting the correct HTS/schedule B number for boats.
According to the International Trade Commission, a section 337 patent complaint on certain cameras and mobile devices, related software and firmware, and components thereof and products containing the same was filed on behalf of HumanEyesTechnologies, Ltd. on March 29, 2012. The proposed respondents are:
The International Trade Administration is publishing notices in the March 30 Federal Register on the following AD/CV proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, the scope, affected firms, or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
The International Trade Administration is amending its recently published final results for its antidumping duty administrative review of steel wire garment hangers from China (A-570-918) in order to correct an error in the AD cash deposit rate for Shanghai Wells Hanger Co., Ltd. and/or Hong Kong Wells Limited1. The amended rate, which is effective March 30, 2012, is expected to be implemented by U.S. Customs and Border Protection soon.
The International Trade Administration made a preliminary affirmative countervailing duty determination that countervailable subsidies are being provided to exporter/manufacturers of circular welded carbon-quality steel pipe from India (C-533-853). The ITA found a preliminary CV rate 285.95%1, which is effective on March 30, 2012. U.S. Customs and Border Protection is expected to implement these CV cash deposit/bond requirements soon.
The International Trade Administration made a preliminary negative countervailing duty determination that countervailable subsidies are not being provided to producers and exporters of circular welded carbon-quality steel pipe from the United Arab Emirates (C-520-806). The ITA found preliminary CV rates of zero for all exporter/manufacturers. As such, ITA will not direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to suspend liquidation of entries of circular welded carbon-quality steel pipe from the UAE, and there will be no CV cash deposit or bond requirements.
The International Trade Administration made a preliminary affirmative countervailing duty determination that countervailable subsidies are being provided to exporter/manufacturers of circular welded carbon-quality steel pipe from Vietnam (C-552-810). The ITA found preliminary CV rates of de minimis to 8.06%, which are effective on March 30, 2012. U.S. Customs and Border Protection is expected to implement these CV cash deposit/bond requirements soon.
The Food Safety and Inspection Service reports that a Codex physical working group (pWG) will be meeting to discuss the Proposed Draft Regional Standard for Ayran (a cold yogurt-based beverage).
The Court of International Trade denied a motion by two Korean producer/exporters to amend a preliminary injunction against liquidation of entries of merchandise subject to the revoked antidumping duty order on diamond sawblades and parts thereof from Korea in order to permit liquidation of subject merchandise entered on or after the effective date of revocation of the order. In the same opinion, the CIT also allowed the domestic plaintiffs (Diamond Sawblades Manufacturing Coalition) to amend their complaint in the case, as the ITA’s final section 129 determination for diamond sawblades from Korea altered the effect of the results of the AD final determination at issue in the litigation.
The Court of International Trade denied, without prejudice, the U.S. Government’s motion for default judgment against Country Flavor Corp. in the sum of $617,562.00 as a civil penalty for negligence, as well as $34,363.45 for lost revenue, for unpaid antidumping duties on 13 entries of frozen fish that Country Flavor imported from Vietnam in 2006. While the CIT ruled that, as Country Flavor defaulted and made no attempt to demonstrate that it acted with reasonable care, the Government demonstrated negligence, the CIT also ruled that the U.S. Government failed to provide a basis for determining either the appropriate amount of civil penalty to be imposed or the amount of antidumping duties that remained unpaid.