The International Trade Administration has issued the preliminary results of its administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain frozen warmwater shrimp from Thailand (A-549-822) for two manufacturer/exporters, and has also preliminarily determined a margin for 147 companies that were not individually examined. These preliminary results are not in effect. They may be modified in the final results of this review and change the estimated AD cash deposit rate for these companies.
Brian Feito
Brian Feito, Managing Editor, International Trade Today, Export Compliance Daily and Trade Law Daily. A licensed customs broker who spent time at the Department of Commerce calculating antidumping and countervailing duties, Brian covers a wide range of subjects including customs and trade-facing product regulation, the courts, antidumping and countervailing duties and Mexico and the European Union. Brian is a graduate of the University of Florida and George Mason University. He joined the staff of Warren Communications News in 2012.
The International Trade Administration has issued the preliminary results of the antidumping duty administrative review of certain large diameter carbon and alloy seamless standard, line, and pressure pipe (over 4 1/2 inches) from Japan (A-588-850) for four mandatory respondents. The ITA preliminarily determines that these four did not have reviewable sales. If the final results also determine that there were no shipments, the AD cash deposit rate will not change for the four respondents.
The Foreign Trade Zones Board has issued a final rule, effective April 30, 20121, to comprehensively revise and update the Foreign Trade Zone regulations in 15 CFR Part 400. Key revisions in the final rule pertain to activities in and procedures for zones in which an imported component is combined with one or more other components to create a different finished product, and expedited access to FTZ benefits for U.S. manufacturers.
The Bureau of Industry and Security has issued a Temporary Denial Order against Delfin Group USA LLC, Marcos Baghdasarian, Bagdel Corporation, Naren Sachanandani, and Do-It FZC, temporarily denying their export privileges for 180 days for conspiring to facilitate the export and attempted export of polymers and lubricating oils or other additives, including aviation engine lubricating oils, from the United States to Iran via the UAE.
The Food Safety and Inspection Service reported that the Food and Agriculture Organization and World Health Organization’s Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives (JEFCA) has issued a correction clarifying that the Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) for Apramycin are temporary. FSIS also announced a WHO call for comments on guidelines on sodium and potassium consumption.
The International Trade Administration is announcing the opportunity to request administrative reviews by April 2, 2012 for producers and exporters subject to 17 antidumping orders and 5 countervailing duty orders with March anniversary dates. Affected products include orange juice, stainless steel bar, polyvinyl alcohol, etc.
The International Trade Administration has issued the preliminary results of its administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain frozen warmwater shrimp from China (A-570-893) for two exporters and the China-wide rate, which is unchanged since the last review. The ITA has also preliminarily determined to revoke the order with respect to Hilltop International. These preliminary results are not yet in effect, may change in the final results, and could affect the estimated AD cash deposit rates for these companies.
On March 1, 2012 the following trade-related bills and resolutions were introduced:
The Foreign Trade Zones Board has issued a final rule, effective April 30, 20121, to comprehensively revise and update the Foreign Trade Zone regulations in 15 CFR Part 400. Key revisions in the final rule pertain to activities in and procedures for zones in which an imported component is combined with one or more other components to create a different finished product, and expedited access to FTZ benefits for U.S. manufacturers.
The Food Safety and Inspection Service reports that two Codex electronic working groups (eWG) will be meeting to discuss control of zoonotic parasites and Nutrient Reference Values for labeling purposes.