The Commerce Department has released the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on uncoated paper from Brazil (A-351-842). The agency calculated an AD rate of 3.49% for Suzano S.A., and a zero percent rate for Sylvamo do Brasil Ltda./Sylvamo Exports Ltda. Any changes to the cash deposit rates for these companies would take effect on the publication date of the final results of this review. Once Commerce issues its final results, if there are no changes, the agency would assess antidumping duties at importer-specific rates for entries of subject merchandise from Suzano entered between March 1, 2022, through Feb. 28, 2023, it said. Entries from Sylvamo would be liquidated without regard to AD.
On April 5, the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
The Foreign-Trade Zones Board issued the following notices on April 8:
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register April 8 on the following AD/CV duty proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, scope, affected firms or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., is calling on the International Trade Commission to reverse its determination that tin mill imports don't harm the domestic steel industry. “My conversations in Weirton yesterday with local officials, Union members, and concerned citizens further proved what we already knew to be true -- the ITC must reverse its catastrophic decision to favor illegally dumped and subsidized imports over the livelihoods of hardworking Americans,” Manchin said April 5. He said the decision directly caused the mill in Weirton to close, which put nearly 1,000 people out of work. He said the president should intervene. The ITC is supposed to make its decisions independent of political pressure.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on April 8 dismissed importer Rimco's challenge of antidumping and countervailing duties on its steel wheel entries, for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted on CBP's website April 5, 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 CBP's ADCVD Search page.
CBP is now accepting applications to operate a Centralized Examination Station in the Area Port of Port Chicago, the agency said. Applications must be received by May 23 at 4 p.m., CBP said in a CSMS message on April 8.
CBP announced a new Enforce and Protect Act investigation, saying it has reasonable suspicion that BMF Imports evaded the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on xanthan gum from China, and has enacted interim measures against the importer.