The Commerce Department has published the preliminary results of its countervailing duty administrative review on utility scale wind towers from Malaysia (C-557-822). This review covers subject merchandise from the exporters under review entered during calendar year 2022.
The U.S. last week filed a civil complaint against Florida importer Repwire, along with its manager Jose Pigna and insurer American Alternative Corp., alleging that the company made false statements to customs officials when it imported aluminum wire, to avoid customs duties (see 2409110061). In an accompanying news release, DOJ alleged the importer misrepresented the wire's "classification code and country of origin" through gross negligence or negligence.
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted on CBP's website Sept. 13, 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.
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Sept. 13 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 Commerce Department has published the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on certain metal lockers from China (A-570-133). In the final results of this review, Commerce will set assessment rates for subject merchandise from five companies under review entered Aug. 1, 2022, through July 31, 2023.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the following voluntary recalls Sept. 12:
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted on CBP's website Sept. 12, 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 has a "reasonable suspicion" that Fort Lauderdale-based JBS Trading is evading antidumping duties on xanthan gum from China ( A-570-985), it said as it annnounced that the company is under an Enforce and Protect Act investigation. The agency alleges that when JBS Trading imported China-origin xanthan gum into the U.S., it undervalued them at the time of entry, thereby failing to pay adequate cash deposits associated with the AD order, according to a Sept. 13 release.
The Biden administration will issue a notice of proposed rulemaking to forbid all goods subject to major trade actions, including Section 301 tariffs, from de minimis entry, the White House announced. It will also issue a notice of proposed rulemaking to require information submissions for de minimis packages, including the 10-digit HTS code and the person receiving the goods.
The administration rebranded two pending rulemaking processes and revived one that was abandoned in 2021 to address the compliance risks of de minimis shipments as well as shrink the volume of direct-to-consumer imports.