On May 9, 2012, the Foreign Agricultural Service issued the following GAIN reports:
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A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the International Trade Administration posted to U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Web site as of May 9, 2012, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching on the listed CBP message number at http://addcvd.cbp.gov.
The U.S. goods and services deficit was $51.8 billion in March 2012, up $5.8 billion from March 2011, according to the U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services Report, released on May 10, 2012 by the Census Bureau and the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The report showed that, as compared to February 2012 levels, exports were up $5.3 billion to $186.8 billion, and imports were up $11.7 billion to $238.6 billion. As compared to March 2011 totals, exports increased by 7.3% and imports by 8.4%. The U.S. trade deficit with China increased to $21.7 billion in March 2012, from $19.4 billion in February. Statement by Commerce Secretary Bryson available here. ITA fact sheet available here.
Mexico's Diario Oficial of May 10, 2012, lists notices from the Secretary of the Economy as follows:
The International Trade Administration issued the preliminary results of its administrative review of the antidumping duty order on floor-standing, metal-top ironing tables and certain parts thereof from China (A-570-888) for one company, Foshan Shunde Yongjian Housewares & Hardware Co., Ltd. The ITA said that, as sole respondent, Foshan Shunde did not cooperate with its requests in this review, Foshan Shunde has preliminarily been assigned the China-wide Entity rate. These preliminary results are not in effect. The ITA may modify them in the final results of this review and change the estimated AD cash deposit rate for this company.
During the week of May 1 through May 7, 2012, the Food and Drug Administration modified the following existing Import Alerts (not otherwise listed on the FDA's new and revised import alerts page) on the detention without physical examination of:
The Bureau of Industry and Security completed the second and final day of its Complying with U.S. Export Controls seminar in Washington, DC, May 8. At the two-day seminar, which is offered by BIS in several cities throughout the year, BIS and Census Bureau outreach and counseling staff provide an in-depth examination of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR).
The Food Safety and Inspection Service is asking for comments by July 9 on a clarification of its requirements for validation by an official establishment of its Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) system, which was included in a Federal Register notice. FSIS also announced the availability of, and is requesting comments by July 9 on, a revised draft guidance prepared to assist establishments in appropriately validating their HACCP systems. FSIS said it received and analyzed comments on the initial draft of this guidance, which FSIS posted on its website in March 2010.
The International Trade Commission is publishing notices in the May 9, 2012, Federal Register on the following AD/CV injury, Section 337 patent, and other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will appear in another ITT article):
On May 8, 2012, the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of: