The International Trade Administration issued its quarterly list of (i) completed antidumping and countervailing duty scope rulings and (ii) anticircumvention determinations.
In light of the draft agreement on Mexican tomato imports initialed Feb. 2, the International Trade Administration said it intends to terminate the previous suspension agreement from 2008 and the ongoing sunset review of Mexican tomatoes, and resume the 1996 antidumping duty investigation on fresh tomatoes from Mexico. If the new draft agreement is finalized, then the AD duty investigation would be suspended again, the ITA said.
The International Trade Administration issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review of pasta from Italy (A-475-818) for five companies, finding AD rates of zero to 5.11 percent. Granoro had its third consecutive zero or de minimis AD rate, qualifying the company for revocation. The title of the Federal Register notice indicated a revocation in part, but nowhere in the body of the notice did the ITA indicate the AD duty order no longer applies to Granoro. (UPDATE: David Simon, counsel for Granoro, confirmed that the AD duty order is being revoked in part for Granoro.) The new rates are effective Feb. 8, and will be implemented by CBP soon.
On Feb. 6 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 Feb. 6 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 issued the February Interstate Certified Shellfish Shippers List (ICSSL). The ICSSL is published monthly for the information and use by food control officers, the seafood industry and other interested persons. The shippers listed have been certified by regulatory authorities in the U.S., Canada, Chile, Korea, Mexico and New Zealand under the uniform sanitation requirements of the National Shellfish Program.
On Feb. 6 the Foreign Agricultural Service issued the following GAIN reports:
The Food Safety and Inspection Service scheduled a teleconference Feb. 7 from 2-3 p.m. ET to discuss the new FSIS policy on entry into commerce for products with test results pending. Beginning Feb. 8, FSIS will not allow meat and poultry products, including imported products, to enter into U.S. commerce until all test results have been received by FSIS. Importers will be able to move products away from the border pending test results as long as the product moves under company seal and does not enter into U.S. commerce. Teleconference participants will be able to ask questions at the end of the call. The call-in number is (888) 858-2144, and the participant past code is 5277207.
The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notices for Feb. 7:
The Court of International Trade remanded the final results of the 2009-10 antidumping duty administrative review of polyethylene terephthalate film, sheet, and strip from Taiwan (A-583-837) for the International Trade Administration to reconsider the 74.34 percent adverse facts available rate it assigned to Nan Ya Plastics Corp. Nan Ya, which was assigned the AFA rate because of non-cooperation in the review, challenged the ITA’s corroboration of the rate. Given Nan Ya’s lack of participation in the review, as well as a change in the rate from the preliminary to the final results, Nan Ya didn’t have a chance to argue the final rate selection before the ITA. The final results should be remanded to allow the ITA to address Nan Ya’s arguments, the court said.