* For China, the ITA has previously stated that these rates apply only when the individually named companies are both the exporter and producer (exporter/producer) of subject merchandise.
(a) For previously reviewed or investigated companies not listed above (including Bedini as both exporter and producer)1, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate published for the most recent period.
On June 14, 2004, the House of Representatives approved, by voice vote, H.R. 4103, the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Acceleration Act of 2004. (This bill is
(a) preliminary de minimis AD rate (Diler: 0.36%, ICDAS: 0.02%, and Fuyao: 0.13%)
On May 5, 2004, the House Ways and Means Committee amended and ordered reported (i.e., approved) H.R. 4103, the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Acceleration Act of 2004. (This bill is often referred to as "AGOA III.")
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued a notice seeking comments by June 1, 2004 on possible changes to its policies and practices with regard to certain firms within a non-market economy country (NME) seeking a rate separate from the single, country-wide rate in antidumping (AD) proceedings (e.g. investigations or reviews).
The Journal of Commerce reports that the U.S. may have to drop 27% duties on Canadian lumber shipments after a NAFTA binational panel ruled that the U.S. International Trade Commission's finding that tariffs are needed because Canadian imports push down prices "is not supported by substantial evidence." According to the article, the U.S. has 21 days to redo its figures or end the duties. (JoC dated 04/30/04, www.joc.com.)
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has issued an interim rule, effective April 29, 2004, that amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to implement (1) President Bush's April 23, 2004, decision to revise U.S. sanctions against Libya; and (2) the transfer to BIS from the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the licensing jurisdiction for exports to Libya of items subject to the EAR.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued its preliminary results of the following antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CV) duty administrative reviews:
The ITA states that it has collapsed DSM and KISCO into one entity for purposes of this AD duty administrative review.