On March 25 the Foreign Agricultural Service issued the following GAIN reports:
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes March 25 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 March 20-26:
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements added certain cotton corduroy fabric to the list of items not available in commercial quantities in a timely manner under Annex 3-B of the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement (CTPA) Implementation Act. The fabric, which is classified in subheadings 5801.22.1000 and 5801.22.9000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule, was added in unrestricted quantities. Effective March 27, this cotton corduroy fabric may be sourced from outside the CTPA member countries without affecting eligibility for CTPA treatment.
The Court of International Trade sustained an International Trade Administration determination that tires imported by OTR Wheel Engineering are included in the scope of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on new pneumatic off-road tires from China (A-570-912). The court had originally remanded in June, saying the ITA should have looked at factors beyond the language of the scope, orders, and International Trade Commission injury determinations ([see Ref:12062805]).
A Michigan company and its owner were sentenced March 25 for trafficking in counterfeit goods and services, and violating environmental laws, to evade restrictions on trade in electronic waste, said the Environmental Protection Agency. Mark Jeffrey Glover was sentenced to 30 months in prison and a $10,000 fine, and his company, Discount Computers, Inc. (DCI), a $2 million fine with $10,839 in restitution. DCI was also sentenced for storing and disposing of hazardous waste without a permit, the EPA said. Glover pleaded guilty to the charges on his behalf and that of his company in October 2012.
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the International Trade Administration posted to CBP's website March 25, 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.)
The International Trade Commission is publishing notices in the March 25 Federal Register on the following AD/CV injury, Section 337 patent, and other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will appear in another ITT article):
Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the following voluntary recalls March 22 (country of manufacture in parentheses):
On March 22 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of: