In August, CBP seized 1,997 shipments that contained counterfeit goods valued at more than $993 million, the agency said Sept. 16 in a monthly update.
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Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism Trade Compliance partners in good standing may have access to a new benefit, CBP says: the use of a foreign-trade zone to store goods subject to possible forced labor enforcement action.
China-dependent supply chains developed because of the demands of retailers to sell products at low price points, a panelist explained at the Commerce Department's first supply chain summit, but the company is working to change that.
TPG Pressure, a U.S. supplier of construction equipment and services that accused U.S.-based Omni Logistics in 2022 of charging unsubstantiated and unlawful demurrage fees (see 2212020027), isn't entitled to compensation, an administrative law judge ruled last week.
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Sept. 16 on the following AD/CV duty proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, scope, affected firms or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Sept. 16 Federal Register on the following AD/CVD injury, Section 337 patent or other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will be in another ITT article):
The Commerce Department has published the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review of steel propane cylinders from Thailand (A-549-839). The agency calculated an AD rate of 3.18% for Sahamitr Pressure Container Plc. Any changes to Sahamitr's cash deposit rate would take effect on the publication date of the final results of this review. Once Commerce issues its final results, the agency will assess AD at importer-specific rates for entries of subject merchandise from Sahamitr entered Aug. 1, 2022, through July 31, 2023, it said.
The Commerce Department has published the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on utility scale wind towers from South Korea (A-580-902), calculating a zero percent AD rate for Dongkuk S&C Co., Ltd. If the agency's finding is continued in the final results, importers of subject merchandise from Dongkuk entered between Aug. 1, 2022, and July 31, 2023, wouldn't be assessed AD, and Dongkuk's AD cash deposit rate would be zero effective on the publication date of the final results in the Federal Register.
The Commerce Department has published the preliminary results of a countervailing duty administrative review on stainless steel sheet and strip in coils from South Korea (C-580-835). In the final results of this review, Commerce will set CVD assessments on entries of subject merchandise from the exporters under review entered during calendar year 2022.