The Commerce Department’s April 30 decision to impose antidumping duties on imports of hardwood and decorative plywood from China threatens to disrupt supply chains for industries that consume the product, said the International Wood Products Association (here). “While the [IWPA] counts among its members American importers -- many of whom trade in this product -- the effects of these duties will not be confined to the import community,” it said.
The Commerce Department made a preliminary affirmative antidumping determination that hardwood and decorative plywood from China (A-570-986) is being sold in the U.S. at less than fair value. The agency found preliminary AD rates of de minimis to 63.96 percent. Cash deposit requirements are effective May 3 for all companies that were assigned positive dumping margins.
On May 1 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
The Food and Drug Administration issued its weekly Enforcement Report for April 24 that lists the status of recalls and field corrections for food, drugs, biologics, and devices. The report covers both domestic and foreign firms.
The Food and Drug Administration said it will refuse imports of MEDICAMAT S.A.’s “Punch-Hair-Matic-Suction Assisted Follicular Extraction and Re-implantation” device, after discovering that the device is intended for unregistered uses and is not covered by a premarket approval or investigational device exemption for those uses.
A revised guide is now available on controls for safe and sanitary growing, harvesting, processing, and shipping of oysters, clams, mussels, and scallops for human consumption, the Food and Drug Administration said. The changes were adopted at the 2011 biennial meeting of the Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference, and then went through an FDA concurrence process. As such, the guide “represents the agency’s current thinking on appropriate controls,” FDA said.
On May 1, the Foreign Agricultural Service posted the following GAIN reports:
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes May 1 to Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) electronic manuals. While some changes are minor, other changes may affect the admissibility of the plant products, including fruits, vegetables, and flowers.
The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notices for May 2:
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the International Trade Administration posted to CBP's website May 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 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.)