Export certifications for South Korean steel imports that are subject to an absolute quota will soon be collected through the Electronic Certification System, or eCERT, after being delayed since 2019, CBP said in a notice released April 4. All imports of steel from Korea that are subject to an absolute quota must have a valid export certificate with a "corresponding eCERT transmission" at the time of entry, the agency said.
CBP announced a new Enforce and Protect Act investigation, saying it has reasonable suspicion that Lighthouse Rock Consulting, a U.S.-based importer, evaded the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on xanthan gum from China. The agency said this finding made the enactment of interim measures necessary.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on April 4 sustained the Commerce Department's decision that Australian exporter BlueScope Steel (AIS) didn't reimburse its affiliated U.S. importer, BlueScope Steel Americas, for antidumping duties. Judges Kimberly Moore, Todd Hughes and Leonard Stark echoed the Court of International Trade in finding that it would have been "unreasonable" for the exporter to include the AD in the price charged to the importer because the "exporter itself was not responsible for those duties."
Lawyers at Miller & Chevalier noted that the first two months of 2024 saw 30% more shipments stopped for suspicion of links to Uyghur forced labor than in the same period a year ago -- and that the value of those detentions tripled.
The EU-U.S. Trade and Technology Council likely will continue if former President Donald Trump is reelected, European Commission officials said at a briefing April 3. The sixth TTC meeting takes place April 4-5 in Leuven, Belgium. It's the last of this political cycle, given U.S. and European elections later in the year. The EC doesn't expect too much disruption of its work, which includes deliverables on 6G, platforms, standardization, artificial intelligence and quantum computing, officials said.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the April 3 Federal Register on the following AD/CVD injury, Section 337 patent or other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will be in another ITT article):
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register April 3 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):
The Commerce Department released the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on forged steel fittings from South Korea (A-580-904). The agency made certain changes to its preliminary calculation of a 2.67% AD rate for the sole company under review, Samyoung Fitting Co., Ltd., after receiving comments. The new rate, effective April 4, is 3.99%. Importers of subject merchandise from Samyoung entered Dec. 1, 2021, through Nov. 30, 2022, will be assessed AD at importer-specific rates.
The Commerce Department has published the preliminary results of its antidumping and countervailing duty administrative reviews on corrosion inhibitors from China (A-570-122/C-570-123). In the final results of these reviews, Commerce will set AD assessment rates for subject merchandise for the companies under review entered March 1, 2022, through Feb. 28, 2023, and CVD assessment rates for entries Jan. 1, 2022, through Dec. 31, 2022.
The Commerce Department has published the preliminary results of a countervailing duty administrative review of carbon and alloy steel threaded rod from China (C-570-105). This review covers subject merchandise from the exporters under review entered during the period Jan. 1, 2022, through Dec. 31, 2022.