CBP issued its Aug. 22 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 46, No. 35), which contains 4 notices of the following ruling actions:
In the Aug. 15 issue of the CBP Bulletin (Vol. 46, No. 34), CBP published a notice that proposes to revoke and modify rulings and similar treatment regarding the tariff classification of work footwear.
In the Aug. 15 issue of the CBP Bulletin (Vol. 46, No. 34), CBP published a notices that propose to revoke rulings and similar treatment regarding the tariff classification of goods under Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheading 9801.00.25.
Federal Maritime Commission said the following have filed applications for a license as a Non-Vessel-Operating Common Carrier (NVO) and/or Ocean Freight Forwarder (OFF)-Ocean Transportation Intermediary (OTI) pursuant to section 19 of the Shipping Act of 1984. Interested persons may contact the Office of Transportation Intermediaries, Federal Maritime Commission, Washington, D.C. 20573, at 202-523-5843 or at OTI@fmc.gov.
The Court of International Trade affirmed the International Trade Commission’s final negative determinations in the second sunset reviews of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on hot-rolled flat-rolled carbon-quality steel products from Brazil and Japan, which resulted in revocation of the AD and CV suspension agreements for Brazil (A-351-828 / C-351-829) and the AD order for Japan (A-588-846). The domestic plaintiffs contested nearly every element of the ITC’s analysis, including the ITC’s decision not to cumulate the volume and effect of subject imports between the countries subject to the sunset review (which included Brazil, Japan and Russia), the likely volume and price effects of imports if the agreements and order were revoked, the vulnerability of domestic industry, and the likelihood of adverse impact, but CIT said the ITC’s determinations in each of these analyses were supported by substantial evidence. As such, CIT deferred to the ITC, and dismissed the challenge.
CBP issued its Aug. 15 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 46, No. 34), which contains 4 notices of the following ruling actions:
The International Trade Commission will review an administrative law judge’s finding that uPI Semiconductor violated a consent order in the ITC’s enforcement proceeding in certain DC-DC controllers and products containing same (337-TA-698). According to the ALJ’s June 8 enforcement initial determination, after issuance of a consent order in August 2010, uPI DC-DC controllers and downstream products containing uPI accused controllers had been imported and/or sold in the U.S. without complainant Richtek’s consent or agreement. The ALJ recommended modifying the consent order to clarify that the order applies (and has always applied) to all uPI affiliates, and imposing a civil penalty of $750,000 against uPI. The ITC will review certain infringement findings, the ALJ’s finding that uPI violated the consent order and, should the ITC consider revoking the consent order and issuing an exclusion order, the effects of that remedy upon the public interest. Written submissions are due by Aug. 23.
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the International Trade Administration posted to CBP's website Aug. 13, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching on the listed CBP message number at http://addcvd.cbp.gov. (CBP occasionally adds backdated messages without otherwise indicating which message was added. ITT will include a message date in parentheses in such cases.)
Mexico's Diario Oficial of Aug. 13, lists notices from the Secretary of the Economy as follows:
The International Trade Administration is set to revoke the antidumping duty order on ferrovanadium and nitrided vanadium from Russia (A-821-807), after the International Trade Commission voted Aug. 8 that revocation wouldn’t lead to injury to U.S. industry. The ITC’s negative determination was unanimous. The ITA will publish a notice in the Federal Register revoking the AD order on ferrovanadium and nitrided vanadium from Russia effective Oct. 13, 2011, which is five years from the publication date of the previous continuation notice of the AD order.