The International Trade Administration made a preliminary affirmative antidumping determination that xanthan gum from China (A-570-985) is being sold in the U.S. at less than fair value. The ITA found preliminary AD rates of 21.69 to 154.07 percent, which are effective Jan. 10. CBP is expected to implement these AD cash deposit/bond requirements soon. Pursuant to the ITA's October 2011 final rule, no bond will be accepted in lieu of a cash deposit.
On Jan. 8 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
On Jan. 8 the Foreign Agricultural Service issued the following GAIN reports:
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is expanding its electronic stakeholder registry to include APHIS’ Animal Care, Biotechnology Regulatory Services, International Services, and Wildlife Services programs. The registry, which allows users to sign up for email or text alerts according to their interests, already covers Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) and Veterinary Services programs. Subscriptions are available here.
The Court of International Trade denied a rehearing of a case where it affirmed the International Trade Administration’s rescission of an antidumping new shipper review on wooden bedroom furniture from China (A-570-890). In its request for the new shipper review, plaintiff Marvin Furniture (Shanghai) had told the ITA that its first entries of subject merchandise to the U.S. occurred in June 2011. But after the ITA initiated the review, CBP found earlier entries of subject merchandise from Marvin. Given this new information, the ITA rescinded the new shipper review because Marvin’s review request did not meet the statutory requirements. In its request for rehearing, Marvin argued that the affirmance included several semantic errors, but CIT said Marvin’s assertions were a mischaracterization of the opinion.
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the International Trade Administration posted to CBP's website Jan. 8, 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.)
NEW YORK --- U.S. negotiators are moving forward on their proposal for a yarn-forward rule of origin for textiles and apparel in the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations, but are also proposing two “short supply” lists to expand TPP coverage, said Kim Glas, Departmment of Commerce deputy assistant secretary for textiles & apparel, at the annual conference of the U.S. Association of Importers of Textiles and Apparel Jan. 9 in New York. One short supply list will be permanent, while the other will be in effect for three years after implementation of TPP, she said. Neither will include an ongoing process to add new fibers, yarns, and fabrics.
The International Trade Commission is publishing notices in the Jan. 8 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):
The International Trade Administration published notices in the Jan. 8 Federal Register on the following AD/CV 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 Jan. 7 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of: