The International Trade Administration published notices in the April 8 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):
On April 5-7 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
On April 8 the Foreign Agricultural Service issued the following GAIN reports:
The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notices for April 8:
The International Trade Administration said it will lead a legal services trade mission to China Sept. 16-18. According to the ITA, the mission will introduce law firms without a presence in China to the Chinese market, market U.S. legal services to Chinese companies and individuals, and raise awareness about the U.S. legal and business climate to Chinese companies interested in doing business in the U.S. market. The trade mission will stop in Beijing and Shanghai. Recruitment for the mission will begin immediately and end by Aug. 16. The ITA will begin reviewing applications on a rolling basis beginning April 15.
The International Trade Administration’s Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee will meet May 1 at 9:30 a.m. ET to discuss ideas for improving the competitiveness of U.S. renewable energy and energy efficiency exporters in foreign markets. The meeting will take place in Washington, D.C. Requests to attend are due by April 26. Written comments must be also be received by that date to be considered.
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the International Trade Administration posted to CBP's website April 5, 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.)
CBP’s increased budget under the Fiscal Year 2013 appropriations bill will ease the sting of sequestration and grant the agency some leeway in how it administers cuts, industry experts said. The increased funding, combined with discretion in implementing the cuts, may even allow the agency to entirely avoid furloughs, they said. But even if furloughs are avoided, cuts to overtime for CBP staff could still result in port delays, particularly at peak processing times.
The International Trade Administration published notices in the April 5 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 International Trade Administration issued the preliminary results of its antidumping administrative review on polyvinyl alcohol from Taiwan (A-583-841).. The ITA calculated a preliminary zero AD rate for Chang Chun Petrochemical Co., Ltd., the sole respondent. If the ITA continues to find a zero AD rate for Chang Chun in the final results, it will instruct CBP to liquidate entries of the company's subject merchandise during the period of review without regard to AD duties. These preliminary results are not in effect. The ITA may modify them in the final results of this review and change the estimated AD cash deposit rate for this companies.