The International Trade Administration has issued the preliminary results of its administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain frozen warmwater shrimp from India (A-533-840) for two manufacturer/exporters. The ITA has also preliminarily determined a margin for 172 companies that were not individually examined, and preliminarily determined that nine companies had no reviewable transactions during the period of review.1 These preliminary results are not in effect. The ITA may modify them in the final results of this review and change the estimated AD cash deposit rate for these companies.
The International Trade Administration has issued the final results of the administrative review of the countervailing duty order on corrosion-resistant carbon steel flat products (CORE) from Korea (C-580-818) for one company. The final results set the CV cash deposit rate for Hyundai HYSCO Ltd. at zero percent, the de minimis rate. This rate, which is effective March 5, 2012, is expected to be implemented by U.S. Customs and Border Protection soon.
The International Trade Administration has issued the preliminary results of its administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain frozen warmwater shrimp from China (A-570-893) for two exporters and the China-wide rate, which is unchanged since the last review. The ITA has also preliminarily determined to revoke the order with respect to Hilltop International. These preliminary results are not yet in effect, may change in the final results, and could affect the estimated AD cash deposit rates for these companies.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, together with more than 30 trade associations and business groups, sent a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on DOJ’s expected guidance on enforcement under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. The letter calls for DOJ to address key definitions under the statute, corporate compliance programs in enforcement decisions, and parent-subsidiary and successor liability, and to establish an exception for de minimis gifts, among other considerations.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted a February 3, 2012 version of its frequently asked questions document on containers considered to be instruments of international traffic (e.g. reusable containers) that are imported into the U.S. with residual chemicals, cargo, goods, etc. The new version extensively revises and reorganizes its information on the upcoming requirement that residue in IIT be manifested, classified, and entered, with detailed specifics on (1) what carriers and importers of record will be responsible for, and (2) the procedures for manifesting and entering IIT with residual cargo, among other changes.
The International Trade Administration has issued the final results of an administrative review of the countervailing duty on certain pasta from Italy (C-475-819). The final results set CV cash deposit rates for four producer/exporters. These rates, which are effective February 10, 2012, are expected to be implemented by U.S. Customs and Border Protection soon.
In June 2011, the Canada Border Services Agency announced the phased-in timeframe for increasing the number of lines requiring a 10-digit HS code at the time of interim accounting (PARS and RMD requests). CBSA has reposted that notice as effective February 1, a minimum of 20 HS codes have to be reported at the 10-digit level, up from a minimum of 10 HS codes which took effect on September 1, 2011.
The Government of Canada issued the following trade-related notices for January 29-Feb 1, 2012 (note that some may also be given separate headlines):
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has posted the comments it received on its request for ideas on ways to reduce the cost of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) third-party testing requirements for children's products that are consistent with assuring compliance with any applicable consumer product safety rule, ban, standard, or regulation. Suggestions include advising retailers that no preference should be accorded to one accredited test lab over another, harmonizing standards internationally, recognizing products tested by other government agencies, a de minimis exception, among others.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued its January 2012 Trade Account Owner (TAO) Update. This update features information on planned ACE functionality for 2012, including e-Manifest: Rail and Sea (M1), Simplified Entry, the Document Image System (DIS), the Participating Government Agency (PGA) Message Set, and exports. This update also provides information on creating a split shipment via the ACE Portal, new ACE report issues and other updates, etc.