Importers of wooden cabinets and vanities from Malaysia and Vietnam that want to file a certification to avoid antidumping and countervailing duties don’t need to file a post-summary correction to do so, the Commerce Department said in a correction to a notice issued in July. Instead, importers should upload such certifications to CBP’s Document Image System (DIS), it said in a notice released Oct. 22.
The Commerce Department has published the final results of its countervailing duty administrative review on certain new pneumatic off-the-road tires from India (C-533-870). The agency calculated new CVD cash deposit rates for the 29 companies under review, making changes from its preliminary results. These final results will be used to set final assessments of CVD on importers for entries during calendar year 2022.
There has been some concern that South Africa could be removed from the African Growth and Opportunity Act beneficiary list over its government's lack of support for Ukraine after Russia invaded (see 2307120041). Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., who voted against sending financial and military aid to Ukraine earlier this year, is arguing that South Africa should be booted from AGOA coverage if Taiwan's diplomatic office is closed in Pretoria. The South African government has demanded that Taiwan move its office to Johannesburg, the country's most important commercial city. Taiwan has so far refused.
Predictions of inflation and lost exports if Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump re-wins the White House and imposes global tariffs are well-trod ground.
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the weeks of Oct. 7-13 and Oct. 14-20:
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted on CBP's website Oct. 21, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching for the listed CBP message number at CBP's ADCVD Search page.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
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SAN DIEGO -- The FDA is ramping up scrutiny on food importers that aren't fully complying with Foreign Supplier Verification Program requirements, said Dan Solis, assistant commissioner for import operations with the agency's Office of Regulatory Affairs.
The Drug Enforcement Administration is listing ethylphenidate, a central nervous system stimulant, under Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, it said in a notice released Oct. 21. Import and export restrictions set by the listing take effect Nov. 21.