According to a recent Textile Development Memo issued by the U.S. Association of Importers of Textiles and Apparel (USA-ITA), on October 31, 2006 a U.S. paper producer filed petitions with the Department of Commerce (DOC) and the International Trade Commission (ITC) seeking both antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CV) duties on imports of coated free sheet paper from China, Indonesia, and South Korea. The TDM notes that this is the first CV challenge in 20 years filed against a non-market economy country (China). The TDM further notes that this case may signal prospects for CV duty cases against other Chinese products. (USA-ITA TDM dated 10/31/06, www.usaita.com)
CBP has recently posted the following to its Web site:
The International Trade Administration (ITA) frequently issues notices on antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CV) duty orders which Broker Power considers to be "minor" in importance as they concern actions that occur after an order is issued and neither announce nor cause any changes to an order's duty rates, scope, affected firms, or effective period. The ITA also issues other notices which Broker Power considers to be "minor" in importance.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued a notice announcing the opportunity to request administrative reviews by November 30, 2006 for individual producers or exporters subject to the following antidumping (AD) and/or countervailing (CV) duty orders and suspension agreements:
The International Trade Administration (ITA) and the International Trade Commission (ITC) have issued various notices, each initiating automatic five-year Sunset Reviews on the above-listed antidumping (AD) duty orders.
In 2004 and 2005, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued an amendment and clarification to CBP Directive 099 3510-004 (Monetary Guidelines for Setting Bond Amounts), in order to provide a process for considering and/or adding additional coverage to an importer's continuous bond, for merchandise subject to antidumping (AD) or countervailing (CV) duties that involve elevated collection risks.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued an administrative message stating that the system problem relating to Canada NAFTA claims for softwood lumber product tariff numbers that require the reporting of the province codes "XD" (British Colombia - Coastal) or "XE" (British Colombia - Interior) has been corrected. As a result, the trade can now file these claims. (See ITT's Online Archives or 10/25/06 news, 06102510, and 10/23/06 news, 06102310 for previous BP summaries.) (Adm: 06-1167, dated 10/25/06, available at http://www.brokerpower.com/cgi-bin/adminsearch/admmsg.view.pl?article=2006/2006-1167.ADM )
The International Trade Administration (ITA) frequently issues notices on antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CV) duty orders which Broker Power considers to be "minor" in importance as they concern actions that occur after an order is issued and neither announce nor cause any changes to an order's duty rates, scope, affected firms, or effective period. The ITA also issues other notices which Broker Power considers to be "minor" in importance.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has initiated administrative reviews of the following antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CV) duty orders for certain specified companies listed in this notice:
The International Trade Administration (ITA) frequently issues notices on antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CV) duty orders which Broker Power considers to be "minor" in importance as they concern actions that occur after an order is issued and neither announce nor cause any changes to an order's duty rates, scope, affected firms, or effective period. The ITA also issues other notices which Broker Power considers to be "minor" in importance.