The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register June 11 on the following antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CVD rates, scope, affected firms or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
Certain types of gum produced by Gum Products International are covered by an antidumping duty order on xanthan gum from China because they haven’t been substantially transformed by further processing in Canada, the Commerce Department found in two May 22 scope rulings.
The Commerce Department is issuing antidumping and countervailing duty orders on alkyl phosphate esters from China (A-570-168/C-570-169). The orders, published June 11, set permanent antidumping and countervailing duties, which will remain in place unless revoked by Commerce in a sunset or changed circumstances review. Commerce will now begin conducting annual administrative reviews, if requested, to determine final assessments of AD/CVD on importers and make changes to cash deposit rates.
The Commerce Department amended its preliminary affirmative antidumping duty determinations on thermoformed molded fiber products from China (A-570-182) to correct calculation errors. The changes result in steep drops in AD rates for many Chinese exporters, from over 300% and in some cases over 450% to under 150%. The agency said the amended AD cash deposit rates are applicable June 11.
On June 10, the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., and Rep. Mike Thompson, D-Calif., introduced a bill that would suspend tariffs on imported bicycle components for U.S. assembly operations.
The U.S. and China reached an agreement for Beijing to rein in export curbs on critical minerals, and for the U.S. to "provide to China what was agreed to," President Donald Trump said June 11, offering few details about the substance of the deal.
The Court of International Trade on June 11 held that the government's claim for unpaid duties against a surety company on an entry liquidated in 2009 violates both the statute of limitations for seeking payment and an implied requirement in the bond that demand for payment be made in a reasonable time.
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted on CBP's website June 10, 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 issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters: