CBP initiated two antidumping and countervailing duty evasion investigations on cast iron soil pipe fittings (CISPF) from China under suspicion that imports from certain companies were evading the orders by way of transshipment through Cambodia. The Cambodian-registered company Little Fireflies International was implicated in both of the investigations as the importer of record in each case but also as the source of the covered merchandise for another importer named in one of the investigations, Granite Plumbing. CBP imposed interim measures in both investigations after finding a reasonable suspicion that Little Fireflies and Granite Plumbing entered merchandise covered by the ADD/CVD orders through evasion.

The Commerce Department on Jan. 7 released its final determination in its countervailing duty investigation on pentafluoroethane (R-125) from China (C-570-138). Suspension of liquidation is currently not in effect for entries on or after Oct. 23, 2021, and Commerce will only require cash deposits of estimated CV duties on future entries if it issues a CV duty order.

The Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS) was updated Dec. 1 with the following headquarters rulings (ruling revocations and modifications will be detailed elsewhere in a separate article as they are announced in the Customs Bulletin):

The Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS) was updated Nov. 18 with the following headquarters rulings (ruling revocations and modifications will be detailed elsewhere in a separate article as they are announced in the Customs Bulletin):

The Commerce Department issued its final determination in the countervailing duty investigation on mobile access equipment from China (C-570-140). Changes to cash deposit rates set in this final determination take effect Oct. 19, the date this final determination was published in the Federal Register.

The Commerce Department issued the final results of its countervailing duty administrative review on passenger vehicle and light truck tires from China (C-570-017). The agency calculated new CV duty cash deposit rates for the Chinese producers and exporters listed below. These final results will be used to set final assessments of CV duties on importers for entries between Jan. 1, 2018, through Dec. 31, 2018.

The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on drawn stainless steel sinks from China (A-570-983). These final results will be used to set final assessments of AD duties on importers for subject merchandise entered April 1, 2019, through March 31, 2020.

The Commerce Department is amending the final results of its recently completed antidumping duty administrative review on aluminum foil from China (A-570-053), it said in a notice released April 1. Corrections to calculation errors result in a slight increase in AD rates for all companies subject to the review, except Zhongji. The amended rates will be used to set final assessments of AD duties on importers for subject merchandise entered Nov. 2, 2017, through March 31, 2019. Amended cash deposit requirements, applicable April 2, are as follows:

The Commerce Department is amending the final results of its recently completed countervailing duty administrative review on crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into modules, from China (C-570-980), it said in a notice released April 1. Corrections to calculation errors cause a drop in CV duty rates for all companies under review. These final results will be used to set final assessments of CV duties on importers for entries between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2017. Amended CV duty cash deposit rates, applicable as of April 2, are as follows:

The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on xanthan gum from China (A-570-985). These final results will be used to set final assessments of AD duties on importers for subject merchandise entered July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019.