The Commerce Department recently issued antidumping and countervailing duty orders on melamine from India (A-533-924/C-533-925). The orders set permanent antidumping and countervailing duties, which will remain in place unless revoked by Commerce in a sunset or changed circumstances review. Commerce will now begin conducting annual administrative reviews, if requested, to determine final assessments of AD/CVD on importers and make changes to cash deposit rates.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said last week that Mexico can impose duties on U.S imports of chicken and pork legs in response to the U.S. Commerce Department’s notice that it will be ending the 2019 suspension of Mexican tomato duties. Her government is conducting antidumping investigations on both meat products, she noted.
A leaked draft document describing possible budgeting plans of the Department of Health and Human Services also mentions absorbing the Consumer Product Safety Commission, according to trade groups.
The Foreign-Trade Zones Board issued the following notices April 21:
President Donald Trump criticized business officials who have said his tariffs actions are damaging, bragged about countries and executives asking for breaks, and made a list of non-tariff cheating he wants countries to end, all on social media over the weekend.
Vice President JD Vance issued a statement that said he and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi "welcomed significant progress in the negotiations for a U.S.-India Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) and formally announced the finalization of the Terms of Reference for the negotiations, laying down a roadmap for further discussions about our shared economic priorities."
CIT Says Several Components, Finishing Work for Sinks Shouldn't Have Been Included in Dutiable Value
The value of sink components and finishing work that either (1) wasn’t covered under the relevant antidumping duty and countervailing duty orders, or, (2) didn’t originate in China, shouldn’t have been included in the sinks’ dutiable value because the orders' language didn't specifically include them, Court of International Trade Judge Jennifer Choe-Groves ruled April 21. However, packaging costs should have been, she said.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted on CBP's website April 18, 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 reminded brokers and importers that, starting May 2, goods from China that were previously eligible for the de minimis exemption must now use a Type 11 or Type 01 entry, in an April 18 cargo systems message (see 2504020072).