Alston’s “two-ply hybrid solid flooring system” is outside of the scope of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on multilayered wood flooring from China (A-570-970 / C-570-971), said the International Trade Administration is a final scope ruling. The flooring did not meet the scope language requirements for multiple layers, or “plies,” of veneers, the ITA found.
Curtain wall units made in China using non-Chinese aluminum extrusions as components are outside the scope of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on aluminum extrusions from China (A-570-967 / C-570-968), said the International Trade Administration in a final scope ruling. Although a November 2012 scope ruling found curtain wall units to fall within the AD/CV duty orders, the orders do not apply to third-country aluminum extrusions, the ITA said.
The International Trade Administration is revoking its antidumping and countervailing duty orders on corrosion-resistant carbon steel flat products from South Korea (A-580-816 / C-580-818), and the antidumping duty order on the same product from Germany (A-428-815). The revocations, which are effective Feb. 14, 2012, result from the International Trade Commission’s unanimous finding of no injury to U.S. industry in the sunset reviews of the three AD/CV duty orders (see 13021531). The ITA will instruct CBP to end suspension of liquidation for merchandise subject to the orders, stop collection of cash deposits, and refund all cash deposits collected after Feb. 14, 2012, with interest.
On March 15 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
On March 15 the Foreign Agricultural Service issued the following GAIN reports:
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes March 15 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 Department of Agriculture said it will require weekly export sales reporting for pork (here), but postponed its decision on whether to institute similar requirements for distiller’s dried grain (here). The final rule adds reporting for pork (fresh, chilled, or frozen muscle cuts, whether or not boxed) to the Export Sales Reporting Requirements, effective March 19, adopting a proposal from June 2012 (see 12030803). But due to a mixed reaction by stakeholders to the addition of reporting requirements for distillers dried grain, USDA didn’t finalize that part of the June 2012 proposal, instead asking for more comments on the issue by April 18.
Richard Taranto was sworn in as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit March 15. Taranto was first nominated by President Obama in November 2011, then renominated in January 2013 and confirmed by the Senate March 11 (see 13031230). Taranto has practiced at the firm Farr & Taranto since 1989.
The U.S. government is appealing a Court of International Trade ruling on the Harmonized Tariff Schedule classification of GRK Canada’s screws, according to a March 15 docketing notice. In January, the court found in favor of GRK Canada’s proposed classification as “self-tapping screws,” dutiable at 6.2 percent (see 13011528). CBP had originally classified them as “other wood screws,” dutiable at 12.5 percent. According to CIT, the screws were both self-tapping screws and wood screws, but should be classified as self-tapping screws under General Rule 3(c) as the subheading occurring last in numerical order.
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the International Trade Administration posted to CBP's website March 15, 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.)