CBP recently announced the following antidumping and countervailing duty evasion determination under the Enforce and Protect Act:
Coinciding with an increased use of CBP's Enforce and Protect Act process for investigating possible antidumping and/or countervailing duty evasion is a feeling among importers that EAPA action is largely skewed toward the alleger. “Typically, the first notice the importer receives is after the agency has already accepted the allegation and imposed draconian ‘Interim Measures’ that treat the importers’ goods as subject to anti-dumping and countervailing duties, a process" that "has proven to be massively unjust,” Mary Hodgins, a lawyer at Morris Manning, said by email. The process is facing increased scrutiny, with several lawsuits that raise due process questions making their way through the courts.
CBP recently issued notices of investigation in the following antidumping and/or countervailing duty evasion investigations under the Enforce and Protect Act:
CBP recently issued notice of investigation in the following antidumping and countervailing duty evasion investigations under the Enforce and Protect Act:
CBP recently issued determinations in the following antidumping and countervailing duty evasion investigations under the Enforce and Protect Act:
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of April 26 - May 2:
Diamond sawblades made by Protech in Canada from a core and segments each of Chinese and non-Chinese origin are not subject to antidumping duties on diamond sawblades from China (A-570-900), but some are covered by duties nonetheless due to Protech’s partial ineligibility for making the required certifications, the Commerce Department said in a scope ruling issued April 27.
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CBP's process for carrying out Enforce and Protect Act investigations could eventually be found by the courts to be unconstitutional, trade lawyers Jen Diaz and David Craven of Diaz Trade Law said during an April 21 webinar. The EAPA investigations, which seek to determine if a company evaded antidumping or countervailing duty orders, are mostly secret and do not inform entities if they are being investigated or what evidence stands against them.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters: