The International Trade Administration is announcing the opportunity to request administrative reviews by April 2, 2012 for producers and exporters subject to 17 antidumping orders and 5 countervailing duty orders with March anniversary dates. Affected products include orange juice, stainless steel bar, polyvinyl alcohol, etc.
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.
The Foreign Trade Zones Board has issued a final rule, effective April 30, 20121, to comprehensively revise and update the Foreign Trade Zone regulations in 15 CFR Part 400. Key revisions in the final rule pertain to activities in and procedures for zones in which an imported component is combined with one or more other components to create a different finished product, and expedited access to FTZ benefits for U.S. manufacturers.
The Bureau of Industry and Security has issued a Temporary Denial Order against Delfin Group USA LLC, Marcos Baghdasarian, Bagdel Corporation, Naren Sachanandani, and Do-It FZC, temporarily denying their export privileges for 180 days for conspiring to facilitate the export and attempted export of polymers and lubricating oils or other additives, including aviation engine lubricating oils, from the United States to Iran via the UAE.
The International Trade Administration has issued the preliminary results of its administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain frozen warmwater shrimp from China (A-570-893) for two exporters and the China-wide rate, which is unchanged since the last review. The ITA has also preliminarily determined to revoke the order with respect to Hilltop International. These preliminary results are not yet in effect, may change in the final results, and could affect the estimated AD cash deposit rates for these companies.
The International Trade Administration has issued the final results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain steel nails from China (A-570-909) which sets the AD cash deposit rate for 18 exporters and continues the China-wide cash deposit rate from the last review for others. These rates, which are effective March 1, 2012, are expected to be implemented by U.S. Customs and Border Protection soon.
On February 29, 2012 the following trade-related bills and resolutions were introduced:
The International Trade Administration has issued the final results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on steel wire garment hangers from China (A-570-918) which sets an AD cash deposit rate for one exporter and continues the China-wide cash deposit rate from the last review for others. These rates, which are effective March 1, 2012, are expected to be implemented by U.S. Customs and Border Protection soon.
On February 28, 2012 Commerce Secretary Bryson held a joint meeting of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee and the Export Promotion Cabinet to discuss strategic priorities for promoting trade and U.S. exports and receive input on new initiatives. He highlighted the progress with the National Export Initiative and the need to strengthen efforts to continue to increase U.S. exports. The groups discussed the President’s Executive Order establishing the Interagency Trade Enforcement Center, which will be the primary forum for the federal government to coordinate enforcement of international and domestic trade rules.
The Food Safety and Inspection Service reports that two Codex electronic working groups (eWG) will be meeting to discuss control of zoonotic parasites and Nutrient Reference Values for labeling purposes.
The Foreign Trade Zones Board has issued a final rule, effective April 30, 20121, to comprehensively revise and update the Foreign Trade Zone regulations in 15 CFR Part 400. Key revisions in the final rule pertain to activities in and procedures for zones in which an imported component is combined with one or more other components to create a different finished product, and expedited access to FTZ benefits for U.S. manufacturers.