Iran Pistachios: ITA Tolls AD Sunset Review Pursuant to Import Ban
In the International Trade Administration's December 2010 notice of initiation of five-year Sunset Reviews, it states that it is not initiating a review of the antidumping duty order on raw pistachios from Iran (A-507-502) as scheduled, pursuant to the ban on all imports from Iran.
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Iran Sanctions Act Bans All Iran Imports Effective Sept 29
The ITA was scheduled to initiate the sunset review of the subject AD duty order; however, the recently enacted Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (H.R. 2194, Public Law 111-195) includes a ban on all U.S. imports from Iran, including pistachios, effective September 29, 2010.
ITA Cannot Initiate Sunset Review Until 2 Months After Ban is Lifted
While the import ban remains in effect, the five-year period from the date of the ITA’s prior determination to continue the order in effect is tolled. Accordingly, the ITA may not initiate a sunset review of the AD duty order on raw pistachios from Iran until two months after the import ban on pistachios is lifted.
(See ITT’s Online Archives or 07/02/10 news, 10070208, for BP summary of the President signing H.R. 2194 into law.
See ITT's Online Archives or 09/29/10 and 09/28/10 news, 10092925 and 10092826, for BP summary of the Office of Foreign Assets Control's final rule implementing the ban on Iran pistachios, etc.)