The Commerce Department has published the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on multilayered wood flooring from China (A-570-970). These final results will be used to set final assessments of AD duties on importers for subject merchandise entered Dec. 1, 2021, through Nov. 30, 2022.
The Commerce Department has published the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on alloy and certain carbon steel threaded rod from China (A-570-104). The agency assigned Ningbo Dongxin High-Strength Nut Co., Ltd., the only company remaining under review, an AD rate of 35.1%. If the agency's finding is continued in the final results, importers of subject merchandise from Ningbo Donxin entered April 1, 2022, through March 31, 2023, will be assessed AD at that 35.1% rate. An AD cash deposit rate of 35.1% would take effect for Ningbo Dongxin upon publication of the final results of this review in the Federal Register, currently set for September.
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted on CBP's website April 30, 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 found substantial evidence that Midwest Livestock Systems evaded antidumping and countervailing duty orders covering steel gratings from China. CBP, in an Enforce and Protect Act notice of determination dated April 9, said that Midwest Livestock imported the steel gratings in the form of “tri-bar flooring” from a Chinese supplier, failing to declare the items as subject to the AD/CVD orders.
Acting CBP Commissioner Troy Miller, just after telling an appropriations committee member that CBP's staff "need help in the de minimis environment," told her that there are legislative proposals, that if they were to pass, "allow us to actually bring that level [of shipments] down to a manageable level for us."
The International Trade Commission published notices in the April 30 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 published notices in the Federal Register April 30 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 following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the weeks of April 15-21 and April 22-28:
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
The Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force is responsible for naming companies that are known to use Uyghur forced labor, including through labor transfers to other regions of China. But FLETF member and Deputy Undersecretary of Labor for International Affairs Thea Lee said she hasn't seen an effective way of monitoring those labor transfers, though the U.S. government believes they are growing.