On Aug. 1 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
On Aug. 1 the Foreign Agricultural Service posted the following GAIN reports:
The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notices for Aug. 4:
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website Aug. 1, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching for the listed CBP message number at http://adcvd.cbp.dhs.gov/adcvdweb.
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The U.S. International Trade Commission released its annual report on the previous year's trade-related activities, it said in a press release (here). "The Year in Trade 2013” includes an overview of antidumping and countervailing duty, safeguard, intellectual property rights, and section 301 cases undertaken by the U.S. government in 2013. In addition, the report covers:
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Aug. 1 Federal Register on the following AD/CV injury, Section 337 patent, and other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will be in another ITT article):
Auto part suppliers Valeo North America and Delmax de Juarez filed a complaint July 25 with the International Trade Commission requesting import bans on Federal-Mogul wiper blades that it says infringe its patents. Valeo and Delmax say the wiper blades copy Valeo’s simplified method of coupling the detachable wiper blade to the wiper arm. They say Federal-Mogul makes the wiper blades in Mexico and imports them into the U.S. Valeo and Delmax are asking for limited exclusion orders and cease and desist orders banning importation and sale of the allegedly infringing wiper blades by several Federal-Mogul affiliates. The ITC is seeking comments on public interest factors raised by the complaint by Aug. 11 (here).
The Commerce Department published notices in the Aug. 1 Federal Register on the following AD/CV duty proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, scope, affected firms, or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
The Commerce Department issued the final results of its countervailing duty administrative review on multilayered wood flooring from China (C-570-971). The agency calculated new rates for 90 Chinese exporters. These final results will be used to set final assessments of CV duties on importers for entries between April 6, 2011 and Dec. 31, 2011. New CV duty cash deposit rates set in this review will take effect Aug. 4.