The International Trade Commission is requesting comments by June 1 on a new form for use by the ITC in connection with its investigation of Used Electronic Products: An Examination of U.S. Exports (332-528). The ITC estimates that the new form, a one-time industry questionnaire for U.S. firms acquiring, refurbishing, repairing, reselling, recycling, and/or exporting used electronics products in 2011, will have 5,000 respondents and require 2.5 hours to complete. The investigation was requested by the U.S. Trade Representative. The ITC expects to deliver the results of its investigation to the USTR by February 10, 2013.
Brian Feito
Brian Feito is Managing Editor of International Trade Today, Export Compliance Daily and Trade Law Daily. A licensed customs broker who spent time at the Department of Commerce calculating antidumping and countervailing duties, Brian covers a wide range of subjects including customs and trade-facing product regulation, the courts, antidumping and countervailing duties and Mexico and the European Union. Brian is a graduate of the University of Florida and George Mason University. He joined the staff of Warren Communications News in 2012.
An official joint report on a potential free trade agreement (FTA) between Japan, China, and South Korea was released by Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). The Joint Study Report, which built on the Trilateral Joint Research Project conducted from 2003 to 2009, was requested by the leaders of three countries during the October 2009 Trilateral Summit in Beijing, China, and was compiled by a committee composed of government officials, business and academic participants from these three countries during seven meetings held by the committee between May 2010 and December 2011. The results will be reported to the leaders of Japan, China, and Korea at the Trilateral Summit between these countries in 2012. METI press release (dated 03/30/12) announcing availability of the report available here.
The Court of International Trade remanded the final results of the antidumping duty new shipper review of fresh garlic from China (A-570-851) to the ITA for redetermination. Specifically, in response to arguments from Chinese plaintiff Qingdao Sea-line Trade Co., Ltd., which was assigned a rate of 155.33% in the review, CIT ordered the ITA to: (1) explain its decision to use a non-contemporaneous surrogate value in its calculations; (2) revisit its use of Tata Tea’s statements to calculate surrogate financial ratios, and if ITA continues to use Tata Tea, explain why it constitutes the best available information; and (3) evaluate plaintiff’s suggestion during the review to use financial statements from Garlico to calculate surrogate financial ratios. The ITA’s remand redetermination is due to CIT by July 23, 2012. (CIT Slip Op. 12-39, dated 03/21/12, Judge Eaton)
The International Trade Administration is publishing notices in the April 4, 2012, Federal Register on the following AD/CV proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, the scope, affected firms, or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
The International Trade Commission issued a limited exclusion order and a cease and desist order related to asserted claims of certain patents of certain starter motors and alternators (337-TA-755) against respondent American Automotive Parts, Inc. (AAP) of Niles, Illinois, which was previously found in default1 in this investigation. The ITC further determined that a bond of 100% of the entered value of the covered products is required to permit temporary importation during the 60-day Presidential review period under 19 USC 1337(j). The investigation, limited exclusion order, and cease and desist order were requested by Remy International, Inc. and Remy Technologies, L.L.C., both of Pendleton, Indiana.
The International Trade Commission voted to institute an investigation of certain food containers, cups, plates, cutlery, and related items, and packaging thereof (337-TA-835).
The International Trade Administration issued the final results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on polyethylene terephthalate film, sheet and strip from the United Arab Emirates (A-520-803) which sets an AD cash deposit rate for one manufacturer/exporter. The rate, effective April 4, 2012, is expected to be implemented by U.S. Customs and Border Protection soon.
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 April 2, 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 International Trade Administration is publishing notices in the April 3 Federal Register on the following AD/CV proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, the scope, affected firms, or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
The International Trade Commission voted to institute an investigation of certain mobile devices incorporating haptics. The products at issue in this investigation are smartphones with a feature that signals the user when a key or icon has been touched, for example by vibrating or pulsing in response to the touch (337-TA-834).