The Commerce Department initiated administrative reviews for certain firms subject to antidumping and countervailing duty orders with June anniversary dates. The agency said it intends to issue the final results of these reviews no later than June 30, 2015.
Drawn stainless steel bowls imported by Speakman Company for use in safety products like eyewashes and decontamination showers are not subject to antidumping and countervailing duties on drawn stainless steel sinks from China (A-570-983/C-570-984), said the Commerce Department in a July 24 scope ruling. Duties on stainless steel sinks are meant to cover residential kitchen sinks, and Speakman’s sinks are clearly destined for another use, it said.
No antidumping duty order will be issued, and no AD duties will be imposed, on imports of ferrosilicon from Russia (A-549-829), said the Commerce Department in its final determination. The agency continued to find that Russian companies didn't dump subject merchandise in the United States, calculating a zero AD duty rate for the only company under review, RFA International LP. Commerce's preliminary determination in March was also negative, so liquidation has never been suspended and cash deposits have never been required on imports of ferrosilicon from Russia.
The Commerce Department issued its final determination in the antidumping duty investigation on ferrosilicon from Venezuela (A-307-824). The agency decreased AD duty cash deposit rates across the board for all Venezuelan exporters. Changes to AD duty cash deposit requirements take effect July 31.
The Commerce Department made a preliminary affirmative antidumping determination that crystalline silicon photovoltaic products from China (A-570-010) and Taiwan (A-583-853) are being sold in the U.S. at less than fair value. As a result, Commerce will impose AD duty cash deposit requirements on shipments of subject merchandise from the two countries entered on or after July 31. Commerce also set certification requirements for some importers claiming their product is not subject to duties.
On July 29 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
The Foreign-Trade Zones Board announced its approval of the reorganization under the Alternative Site Framework of FTZ 60 in Nogales, Arizona. The zone will now cover all of Santa Cruz County. Under the Alternative Site Framework reorganization, companies will now be able to request subzone status through the relatively simple "minor boundary modification" process.
The Foreign-Trade Zones Board announced its approval of the expansion and reorganization under the Alternative Site Framework of FTZ 57 in and around Charlotte. The zone will now cover all of Alexander, Anson, Caldwell, Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Polk, Rowan, Rutherford, Stanly, and Union Counties, North Carolina. Under the Alternative Site Framework reorganization, companies will now be able to request subzone status through the relatively simple "minor boundary modification" process.
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website July 29, 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.
The World Customs Organization recently announced the completion of the new version of its Harmonized System (HS) tariff schedule. The body made over 200 changes to tariff subheadings and notes (here), including a more detailed scheme for the classification of seafood imports and hazardous chemicals. Adopted at by the WCO Council in June, the changes will enter into force on Jan. 1, 2017. As a signatory, the U.S. must amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule by that time to reflect the changes to the international classification scheme. The U.S. and other WCO members now have six months to notify the international organization of objections to any changes before they take effect.