A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website Feb. 27, 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 addcvd.cbp.gov. (CBP occasionally adds backdated messages without otherwise indicating which message was added. ITT will include a message date in parentheses in such cases.)
Bringing more transparency to CBP enforcement of International Trade Commission exclusion orders through meetings with both the patent holders and the importers may not be the panacea that some in industry anticipate, said government officials on Feb. 27 at a panel on Section 337 patent enforcement at the Georgetown Law School’s International Trade Update. In comments submitted last year, industry officials nearly universally called for CBP to sit down with both parties to a Section 337 patent dispute -- the rights holder and the importer -- when making decisions on whether to exclude a product. But in CBP’s experience, the inter partes procedure envisioned by industry often faces roadblocks from industry itself, said acting CBP Assistant Commissioner for Trade Richard DiNucci.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Feb. 27 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):
The Commerce Department published notices in the Feb. 27 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 the antidumping duty administrative review on polyethylene terephthalate film, sheet and strip from Taiwan (A-583-837). Commerce made changes from its preliminary results, slightly lowering the AD rate for Shinkong Synthetic Fibers and its affiliate Shinkong Materials Technology. The new rate is effective Feb. 28, and will be implemented by CBP soon.
The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on polyethylene terephthalate film, sheet and strip from India (A-533-824). The agency continued to find dumping by SRF Limited, and again calculated a zero AD rate for Jindal. As a result of the zero rate, Commerce will direct CBP to liquidate period of review entries of subject merchandise from Jindal without regard to AD duties, and will not collect a cash deposit on future entries of subject merchandise exported by Jindal until further notice. The new rates are effective Feb. 28.
The Commerce Department issued the final results of the countervailing duty administrative review on polyethylene terephthalate film, sheet and strip from India (C-533-824). The agency made changes from its preliminary results, resulting in a slight decrease in the CV duty rate assigned to SRF LImited. The new rate is effective Feb. 28.
The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on pasta from Italy (A-475-818). The agency made changes to the rates it set for all companies under review, including individual respondents Gallo Natale and Rummo, as well as the six companies whose rate was based on an average of the individual respondents. The new rates are effective Feb. 28, and will be implemented by CBP soon.
Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Feb. 26 the following voluntary recalls of imported products:
On Feb. 26 the Foreign Agricultural Service posted the following GAIN reports: