Quartz Surface Products Importer Objects to CBP's EAPA Investigation
The president of a quartz surface products (QSP) distributor named in CBP’s investigation into whether four U.S. importers evaded antidumping and countervailing duties defended his company from any alleged wrongdoing.
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Vamsi Nallapati, president of Raleigh, North Carolina-headquartered Cosmos Granite (East) Marble, told International Trade Today that he disagrees with the conclusions made by CBP as it launched its investigation into whether the four companies evaded antidumping and countervailing duties on QSP from China.
CBP last week released a notice of investigation initiation issued June 17, saying it would be looking into whether US Atlanta International, Global Source & Supply, Cosmos Granite (East) Marble and Cosmos Granite (West) had been entering QSP from China by transshipment via Thailand. Doing so would violate the Enforce and Protect Act (see 2407080019).
But Nallapati said the notice included false statements. Cosmos East has done its due diligence in ensuring the products met regulations, such as conducting due diligence on the facilities in Thailand, Nallapati said.
Cosmos East will continue to work with CBP as the agency conducts its investigation, Nallapati said: “We are working on providing all the information we have to prove our case and our innocence.”