Regulatory agencies involved in trade again added relatively few new rulemakings to their regulatory agendas for spring 2023, but FDA, the Food Safety and Inspection Service, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the State Department all included new proposed rules or moved forward existing rulemakings that could affect imports.
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The Commerce Department has published the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on oil country tubular goods from Ukraine (A-823-815). The agency preliminarily calculated a 4.89% AD rate for the related companies Interpipe Europe S.A.; Interpipe Ukraine LLC; PJSC Interpipe Niznedneprovsky Tube Rolling Plant; and LLC Interpipe Niko Tube. If the agency's finding is continued in the final results, importers of subject merchandise from Interpipe entered July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022, will be assessed AD at importer-specific rates. Any changes to rates for Interpipe would take effect on the date of publication in the Federal Register of the final results of this review, due in December.
FDA has issued its Enforcement Report for Aug. 2, listing the status of recalls and field corrections for food, cosmetics, tobacco products, drugs, biologics and devices. The report covers both domestic and foreign firms.
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High Forced Labor Risk in Chinese Apple Juice Concentrate, Mexican Fruits and Vegetables, Study Says
Apple juice concentrate from China and avocados, tomatoes and peppers from Mexico are among the imported foods identified as carrying the highest risk for forced labor in their supply chains, according to an academic study published July 24 in the online journal Nature Food, an offshoot of the journal Nature.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission is pressing companies based in China to provide more detailed disclosures on Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act compliance and the role of the Chinese government in their operations, according to a sample letter recently posted to the agency’s website.
The Commerce Department has released the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on prestressed concrete steel wire strand (PC strand) from Ukraine (Commerce A-823-817, CBP A-462-818). The agency preliminarily calculated a zero percent AD rate for the sole company under review, PJSC Stalkanat. If the agency's finding is continued in the final results, importers of subject merchandise from Stalkanat entered Nov. 19, 2020, through May 31, 2022, will not be assessed AD. Any changes to rates for Stalkanat would take effect on the date of publication in the Federal Register of the final results of this review, due in November.