The Coalition of American Chassis Manufacturers seeks the imposition of new antidumping and countervailing duties on certain chassis and subassemblies thereof from China, it said in a petition filed with the Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission July 29. Commerce will now decide whether to begin AD/CVD investigations, which could result in the imposition of permanent AD/CV duty orders and the assessment of AD and CV duties on importers.
Harmonized Tariff Schedule
The Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) is a reference manual that provides duty rates for almost every item that exists. It is a system of classifying and taxing all goods imported into the United States. The HTS is based on the international Harmonized System, which is a global standard for naming and describing trade products, and consists of a hierarchical structure that assigns a specific code and rate to each type of merchandise for duty, quota, and statistical purposes. The HTS was made effective on January 1, 1989, replacing the former Tariff Schedules of the United States. It is maintained by the U.S. International Trade Commission, but the Customs and Border Protection of the Department of Homeland Security is responsible for interpreting and enforcing the HTS.
The Commerce Department issued notices in the Federal Register on its recently initiated antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on metal lockers and parts thereof from China (A-570-133/C-570-134). The CV duty investigation covers entries Jan. 1, 2019, through Dec. 31, 2019. The AD duty investigation covers entries Jan. 1, 2020, through June 30, 2020.
A domestic manufacturer filed a petition on July 28 with the Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission requesting new antidumping duties on methionine from France, Japan and Spain. Commerce will now decide whether to begin AD duty investigation on methionine. The investigation was requested by Novus International.
The Commerce Department issued Federal Register notices on its recently initiated antidumping duty investigations on seamless carbon and alloy steel standard, line and pressure pipe from the Czech Republic (A-851-804), South Korea (A-580-909), Russia (A-821-826) and Ukraine (A-823-819), and its recently initiated countervailing duty investigations on South Korea (C-580-910) and Russia (C-821-827).
The Commerce Department will publish a notice in the Aug. 4 Federal Register on its recently initiated antidumping duty investigation on seamless refined copper pipe and tube from Vietnam (A-552-831). The agency will determine whether imports of merchandise subject to this investigation are being sold in the U.S. at less than fair value. The period of investigation is Oct. 1, 2019, through March 31, 2020.
The International Trade Commission recently issued several revisions to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule to implement new and amended Section 301 exclusions and complete its July 1 implementation of USMCA. Most recently, in Revision 17, issued July 28, the ITC implemented a new round of exclusions from list 4 Section 301 tariffs under U.S. Note 20(fff) to subchapter III of Chapter 99, and new subheading 9903.88.53 (see 2007210026). The ITC also amended tariff numbers listed for some exclusions in U.S. Note 20(ddd).
The Commerce Department issued notices in the Federal Register on its recently initiated antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on twist ties from China (A-570-131/C-570-132). The CV duty investigation covers entries Jan. 1, 2019, through Dec. 31, 2019. The AD duty investigation covers entries Oct. 1, 2019, through March 31, 2020.
The Commerce Department issued Federal Register notices on its recently initiated antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on stainless steel welded wire mesh from Mexico (A-201-853/C-201-854). The agency will determine whether imports of Mexican welded wire mesh are being sold in the U.S. at less than fair value or are illegally subsidized. The CV duty investigation covers entries Jan. 1, 2019, through Dec. 31, 2019. The AD duty investigation covers entries April 1, 2019, through March 31, 2020.
The Commerce Department issued Federal Register notices on its recently initiated antidumping duty investigations on silicon metal from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland and Malaysia (A-893-001, A-400-001, A-557-820), and countervailing duty investigation on silicon metal from Kazakhstan (C-834-811).
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters: