The Commerce Department has published the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on steel nails from the United Arab Emirates (A-520-804). Rates calculated in this review will be used to set assessment rates for importers of subject merchandise from two producers and exporters -- Master Nails and Pins Manufacturing, LLC / Middle East Manufacturing Steel, LLC and Rich Well Steel Industries LLC -- that was entered May 1, 2022, through April 30, 2022.
The Commerce Department has published the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on silicomanganese from India (A-533-823). The agency preliminarily found the only company under review -- Maithan Alloys Ltd. -- had an AD rate of 1.71%. If Commerce's finding for Maithan is continued in the final results, its AD cash deposit rate will be 1.71%, effective on the date Commerce's final results are published in the Federal Register. The agency would assess AD at importer-specific rates for entries of subject merchandise from Malthan entered May 1, 2022, through April 30, 2023, it said.
The Commerce Department published the final results of its countervailing duty administrative review on chlorinated isocyanurates from China (C-570-991). The agency calculated new CV duty cash deposit rates for the Chinese producers and exporters listed below. There were slight changes to the preliminary results of this review that affected Heze Huayi's rate and consequently the rate for the one company receiving a review average rate, Sincere Cooperation Material. These final results will be used to set final assessments of CVD on importers for entries Jan. 1, 2021, through Dec. 31, 2021.
The Commerce Department issued antidumping duty orders on brass rod from Brazil (A-351-859), India (A-533-915), Mexico (A-201-858), South Korea (A-580-916) and South Africa (A-791-828), and a countervailing duty order on brass rod from South Korea (C-580-917). The orders set permanent antidumping and countervailing duties that will remain in place unless revoked by Commerce, which may only take place under certain conditions, such as a sunset or changed circumstances review. Commerce will now begin conducting annual administrative reviews, if requested, to determine final assessments of AD/CV duties on importers and make changes to cash deposit rates.
The Commerce Department issued antidumping duty orders last week on boltless steel shelving units prepackaged for sale from Malaysia (A-557-824), Taiwan (A-583-871), Thailand (A-549-846) and Vietnam (A-552-835). The orders detail a “gap period” of May 27 - June 5, 2024, of no AD duty liability.
The Court of International Trade on June 12 rejected customs broker Seko Customs Brokerage's motion for an expedited briefing schedule on its motion for an injunction in its suit against CBP's suspension of the company from participation in the Entry Type 86 and Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism programs (Seko Customs Brokerage v. U.S., CIT # 24-00097).
CBP issued the following release on commercial trade and related matters:
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted on CBP's website June 11, 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.
Importers of H5 avian influenza virus variants must obtain a permit from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for variants that cause human disease, according to a June 12 CSMS message from CBP. On the other hand, for variants that don't cause human disease, such as attenuated strains that are no longer infectious, an importer certification statement should be included to avoid potential shipping delays, the message said. CDC is conducting the permit program in conjunction with the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Veterinary Services (VS) and the Organisms and Vectors (OV) Permitting Unit, pursuant to 9 C.F.R. Part 122, which is the regulation governing the handling of organisms related to viruses, serums, toxins and analogous products. Questions may be directed to importpermit@cdc.gov or to APHIS/DASAT at 301-851-2070 or DASAT@usda.gov.
CBP has levied actions against Besttn Industry of South El Monte, California, for working with Kingway Pipe of China to evade antidumping and countervailing duties on cast iron soil pipe fittings and cast iron soil pipes from China.