Sen. Portman Has Transparency Concerns With New CBP AD/CV Duty Evasion Processes
There's concern that an Aug. 22 interim rule that creates new antidumping and countervailing duty evasion processes within CBP "does not go far enough to ensure transparency and to promote cooperation with stakeholders," Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, said in a…
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statement (here). “I will continue to closely follow the administration and CBP’s implementation of ENFORCE to ensure that it follows our intent to create a new, transparent enforcement mechanism that quickly and effectively promotes enforcement of our trade remedy laws,” said Portman, who added that he was “pleased” that CBP met its deadline for issuing the interim rule ordered by the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act enacted earlier this year. But Portman also criticized the Obama administration for the approximately $2.3 billion in outstanding uncollected AD/CV duties accrued between 2001 and mid-May 2015, as detailed in a Government Accountability Office report released last week (see 1608160032). “Now that we have given them better tools than ever to do so, the Obama administration must ensure our manufacturers and workers have the level playing field that they deserve,” Portman said. Under the interim rule, CBP is now required to open an investigation into allegations of AD/CV duty evasion within specific timelines (see 1608190014). Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., in an Aug. 19 statement (here) praised the release of the interim rule and said he'd work with CBP throughout the implementation process to ensure success.