The Commerce Department on June 3 published the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on mattresses from Indonesia (A-560-836). In the final results of this review, Commerce will set assessment rates for subject merchandise from the 32 companies remaining under review entered May 1, 2022, through April 30, 2023.
Polyoxymethylene, a thermoplastic, will be on the list of imported chemicals and substances subject to superfund excise taxes, according to a determination from the Internal Revenue Service published May 31 in the Federal Register.
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of May 27 - June 2:
U.S. importer Water Pik will avoid Section 301 duties on its electromechanical oral hygiene devices from China after arguing that CBP should have classified them under a different Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheading (Water Pik v. United States, CIT # 23-00083).
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted on CBP's website June 3, 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.
Two models of upholstered wood chairs manufactured by Indianapolis-area furniture maker University Loft Co. qualify to be part of the U.S. government’s "Buy American" procurement program even though some of the chairs’ components were imported from China, CBP ruled recently.
International Trade Today is providing readers with the top stories from last week in case they were missed. All articles can be found by searching on the titles or by clicking on the hyperlinked reference number.
Barely more than half of the pharmaceuticals' value consumed in the U.S. is domestically produced, but re-shoring is not the answer to vulnerabilities in the supply chains for drugs or medical equipment, panelists said at a think tank event.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the June 3 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 International Trade Commission seeks comments by June 7 on a Section 337 complaint recently filed by Milwaukee Electric Tool and Keter seeking a ban on imports of storage containers and toolboxes, organizers, component boxes, coolers, and accessories from Klein Tools that allegedly infringe on their patents. In their May 23 complaint, Milwaukee Tool and Keter said Klein Tools’ Modbox line of modular containers rely on the patented technology used in Milwaukee Tools’ Packout modular storage products. Milwaukee Tool and Keter seek a limited exclusion order and cease and desist order against Klein Tools.