In the Jan. 2 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 53, No. 48), CBP published notices that propose to revoke or modify rulings and similar treatment for document holders.
Customs Duty
A Customs Duty is a tariff or tax which a country imposes on goods when they are transported across international borders. Customs Duties are used to protect countries' economies, residents, jobs, and environments, by limiting the flow of imported merchandise, especially restricted and prohibited goods, into the country. The Customs Duty Rate is a percentage determined by the value of the article purchased in the foreign country and not based on quality, size, or weight.
A coalition of U.S. manufacturers seeks the imposition of new antidumping and countervailing duties on vertical shaft engines between 225 cc and 999 cc, and parts thereof, from China, it said in a petition filed with the Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission Jan. 15. Commerce will now decide whether to begin AD/CVD investigations, which could result in the imposition of permanent AD/CV duty orders and the assessment of AD and CV duties on importers.
A domestic producer coalition filed petitions on Jan. 7 with the Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission requesting new antidumping duty investigations on wood mouldings and millwork products from Brazil and China, and new countervailing duties on the same product from China. Commerce will now decide whether to begin AD/CVD investigations on wood mouldings and millwork that could eventually result in the assessment of AD/CV duties.
The Commerce Department issued a notice on its recently initiated antidumping duty investigation on 4th tier cigarettes from South Korea (A-580-905). The agency will determine whether imports of merchandise subject to this investigation are being sold in the U.S. at less than fair value.
The Commerce Department issued Federal Register notices on its recently initiated antidumping duty investigations on forged steel fluid end blocks from Germany, India and Italy (A-428-847, A-533-893, A-475-840), as well as its new countervailing duty investigations on forged steel fluid end blocks from Germany, India, Italy and China (C-475-848, C-533-894, C-475-841, C-570-116).
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture will hold two meetings with the trade community on implementation of upcoming inspection requirements under the agreement suspending antidumping and countervailing duties on fresh tomatoes from Mexico, the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America said in an emailed update. One of the meetings will be held in Nogales, Arizona, on Jan. 28; the other will be on Jan. 30 in Otay Mesa, California.
Goods that are exported before being completed for their intended use are not eligible for treatment under the 9802.00.50 subheading for merchandise returned after alteration or repair, CBP said in a proposed ruling revocation. CBP said in the Jan. 2 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 53, No. 48) that it proposed to revoke a 2006 ruling that allowed for 9802.00.50 treatment on automotive rim forgings. Subheading 9802.00.50 requires duties only on the value of the repairs or alterations.
Several types of hotel room furniture that had been the subject of antidumping duty evasion allegations are not actually subject to AD duties on wooden bedroom furniture from China (A-570-890), the Commerce Department said in a scope ruling issued Dec. 31.
CBP has the authority to interpret the scope of antidumping and countervailing duty orders when making decisions related to the release of goods, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said in a Jan. 7 decision. Reversing parts of its own May 2019 decision (see 1905170047), the full court ruled “en banc” that CBP has the responsibility to decide whether AD/CV duties apply to specific entries, even if the scope of the relevant AD/CV duty order is ambiguous without a Commerce Department scope ruling.