The International Trade Administration has issued the final results of its countervailing duty administrative review of certain hot-rolled flat-rolled carbon-quality steel products from Brazil (C-351-829) for the period of January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted an updated version of its informed compliance publication entitled Customs Valuation Encyclopedia (1980-2010).
On April 13-14, 2011, U.S. Trade Representative Kirk detailed1 the steps the U.S. was taking to move forward on the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum's 2011 priority goals of: (1) strengthening regional economic integration and expanding trade; (2) promoting green growth; and (3) advancing regulatory cooperation and convergence.
The International Trade Administration has issued a fact sheet announcing the initiation of antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on imports of steel wheels from China.
The International Trade Administration has issued a fact sheet announcing the initiation of antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on imports of bottom mount combination refrigerator-freezers (bottom mount refrigerators) from Korea, and an AD duty investigation on bottom mount refrigerators from Mexico.
On April 5, 2011, the European Parliament voted to amend the European Commission's 2008 proposal to expand general export authorizations to additional dual-use items for certain destinations, under the European Union's export control system.
The International Trade Administration has issued the preliminary results of the antidumping duty administrative review of orange juice from Brazil (A-351-840) covering the period March 1, 2009 through February 28, 2010. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.
The International Trade Administration has issued the preliminary results of the first antidumping duty administrative review of circular welded austenitic stainless pressure pipe from China (A-570-930) covering the period September 5, 2008 through February 28, 2010. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.
The Federal Trade Commission has announced that as long as certain conditions are met, it is delaying enforcement of the March 18 elimination of the fur-content labeling and disclosure exemption for apparel that contains small quantities or values of fur (“apparel with fur”). This forbearance should permit retailers to exhaust existing inventories and avoid substantial losses.
The House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade has posted a draft bill that would revise the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) to make it less stringent. The subcommittee will be holding a hearing on this discussion draft on April 7, 2011.