Italy Pasta: Commerce Intends to End AD/CV Duties for Stuffed Ravioli and Tortellini
The Commerce Department intends to end antidumping and countervailing duties on pasta from Italy (A-475-818/C-475-819) for ravioli and tortellini stuffed with cheese or vegetables, it said in the preliminary results of a changed circumstances review. Pasta importer Grandi Pastai Italiani requested the partial revocation, and domestic pasta manufacturers have indicated they support the request. If partial revocation is finalized, CV duties on ravioli and tortellini stuffed with cheese or vegetables would end effective Jan. 1, 2012, and AD duties would end effective July 1, 2012, said Commerce. The following language would be added to the scope:
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“Effective July 1, 2012, ravioli and tortellini filled with cheese and/or vegetables are also excluded from the scope of the AD order. Effective January 1, 2012, ravioli and tortellini filled with cheese and/or vegetables are also excluded from the scope of the CVD order.”
The final results of this changed circumstances review are in May 2015, but may be issued as soon as September if all parties agree with the preliminary results.
(Federal Register 08/15/14)