ITA Publishes Lists of Recently Completed, Pending, Etc. AD and CV Duty Scope Rulings and Anticircumvention Inquiries
The International Trade Administration has published its quarterly list of recently completed antidumping and countervailing duty scope rulings and anticircumvention determinations; terminated scope and anticircumvention inquiries; and pending scope inquiries and anticircumvention rulings.
Sign up for a free preview to unlock the rest of this article
If your job depends on informed compliance, you need International Trade Today. Delivered every business day and available any time online, only International Trade Today helps you stay current on the increasingly complex international trade regulatory environment.
This ITA list includes scope rulings completed between October 1, 2007, and December 31, 2007, and requests for scope rulings and anticircumvention determinations pending as of December 31, 2007.
Examples of ITA Scope Rulings and Anticircumvention Determinations
The ITA issues scope rulings to determine whether a specific product is within the scope of an AD or CV duty order, and anticircumvention determinations to determine whether a specific product circumvents an AD or CV duty order.
Examples of completed scope rulings on the ITA's list includes its determinations that a certain Tiki Mosquito Candle is not included within the scope of the AD duty order on petroleum wax candles from China, and certain Jumbo Pumpkin Candles are included within the scope of the order; an example of a pending scope inquiry includes whether certain hospital patient belongings bags and surgical kit bags are included within the scope of the AD duty order on polyethylene retail carrier bags from China; and an example of a pending anticircumvention determination includes whether the common leg table produced in China is a minor alteration that circumvents the AD duty order on folding metal tables and chairs from China.
The following are the AD/CV duty orders the ITA lists as having completed or pending scope rulings or anticircumvention determinations for the first quarter of fiscal year 2008:
| A-570-894 |
ITA contact - Juanita Chen (202) 482-1904
ITA notice (FR Pub 02/20/08) available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20081800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-3147.pdf