The International Trade Administration is announcing the opportunity to request administrative reviews by April 2, 2012 for producers and exporters subject to 17 antidumping orders and 5 countervailing duty orders with March anniversary dates. Affected products include orange juice, stainless steel bar, polyvinyl alcohol, etc.
Brian Feito
Brian Feito is Managing Editor of International Trade Today, Export Compliance Daily and Trade Law Daily. A licensed customs broker who spent time at the Department of Commerce calculating antidumping and countervailing duties, Brian covers a wide range of subjects including customs and trade-facing product regulation, the courts, antidumping and countervailing duties and Mexico and the European Union. Brian is a graduate of the University of Florida and George Mason University. He joined the staff of Warren Communications News in 2012.
The Bureau of Industry and Security has issued a Temporary Denial Order against Delfin Group USA LLC, Marcos Baghdasarian, Bagdel Corporation, Naren Sachanandani, and Do-It FZC, temporarily denying their export privileges for 180 days for conspiring to facilitate the export and attempted export of polymers and lubricating oils or other additives, including aviation engine lubricating oils, from the United States to Iran via the UAE.
On March 1, 2012 the following trade-related bills and resolutions were introduced:
The International Trade Administration has issued the preliminary results of its administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain frozen warmwater shrimp from China (A-570-893) for two exporters and the China-wide rate, which is unchanged since the last review. The ITA has also preliminarily determined to revoke the order with respect to Hilltop International. These preliminary results are not yet in effect, may change in the final results, and could affect the estimated AD cash deposit rates for these companies.
The Foreign Trade Zones Board has issued a final rule, effective April 30, 20121, to comprehensively revise and update the Foreign Trade Zone regulations in 15 CFR Part 400. Key revisions in the final rule pertain to activities in and procedures for zones in which an imported component is combined with one or more other components to create a different finished product, and expedited access to FTZ benefits for U.S. manufacturers.
The International Trade Administration has issued the final results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on steel wire garment hangers from China (A-570-918) which sets an AD cash deposit rate for one exporter and continues the China-wide cash deposit rate from the last review for others. These rates, which are effective March 1, 2012, are expected to be implemented by U.S. Customs and Border Protection soon.
On February 29, 2012 the following trade-related bills and resolutions were introduced:
During the February 29, 2012 House Ways and Means Committee hearing on the President’s trade agenda, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk testified that the U.S. is working with the governments of Columbia and Panama to fulfill their commitments so their free trade agreements can take effect soon. He stated that the administration wants to conclude the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) talks this year with an agreement that will address cross-cutting issues such as promoting regulatory coherence among countries, enhancing the participation of small businesses in Asia-Pacific trade, and building regional supply chains that promote U.S. jobs.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced a set of public hearings relating to its February 24, 2012 proposed driver distraction guidelines. The hearings will provide opportunities for the public to present oral testimony regarding the proposal. NHTSA will hold three public hearings on the following dates: March 12, 2012 in Washington, D.C.; March 15, 2012 in Chicago; and March 16, 2012 in Los Angeles. Each hearing will start at 9 a.m. and continue until 12 noon, local time.
The Food Safety and Inspection Service reports that two Codex electronic working groups (eWG) will be meeting to discuss control of zoonotic parasites and Nutrient Reference Values for labeling purposes.