In the June 8, 2011 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (Vol. 45, No. 24), CBP published a notice on its modification of two rulings on the 9802 duty exemptions available to certain men's screen printed shirts (full exemption) and girl's screen printed pullovers (partial exemption).

Thai steel producer Sahaviriya Steel Industries Public Company Limited contested the Court of International Trade’s decision upholding the International Trade Administration’s actions in reinstating the AD duty order on certain hot-rolled carbon steel flat products from Thailand for Sahaviriya after the company had earned partial revocation status. The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the CIT’s decision, finding that the ITA had reasonably interpreted and exercised its revocation and changed circumstances review authority. (Decision 2010-1480, dated 06/17/11)

In the June 8, 2011 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (Vol. 45, No. 24), CBP published a notice that proposes to modify a ruling regarding the classification and country of origin marking of certain printed business cards.

The International Trade Administration is publishing notices on the following AD/CV proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, the scope, affected firms, or effective dates will be detailed in a subsequent ITT article):

The International Trade Administration is revoking the antidumping duty orders on hot-rolled flat-rolled carbon-quality steel products (hot-rolled steel) from Brazil and Japan (A-351-828 and A-588-846), and the countervailing duty order on these hot-rolled steel products from Brazil (C-351-829), pursuant to the International Trade Commission's final sunset review determination.

The International Trade Administration has issued the preliminary results of antidumping duty administrative and new shipper reviews of folding tables and chairs from China (A-570-868) covering the period June 1, 2009 through May 31, 2010. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.

The Office of Foreign Assets Control has issued a final rule, effective June 20, 2011, which amends the North Korea Sanctions Regulations of 31 CFR Part 510 to codify the requirements of Executive Order 13570 of April 18, 2011, which strengthened the existing import sanctions against North Korea.¹

The Federal Maritime Commission has issued notices that either reissue or revoke¹ ocean transportation intermediary (OTI) licenses. FMC announces the following reissuances and revocations:

The Bureau of Industry and Security announced that Balli Group PLC and Balli Aviation paid the full amount due on its civil penalty to comply with a May 20, 2011 order issued by BIS Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement David Mills. Assistant Secretary Mills issued the order revoking the suspension of a $2M civil penalty and invoked the acceleration clause for the two remaining $2.6M installments payments. The order made a combined $7.2M payment due within 15 days.

A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted to CBP's Web site, along with the case number(s), period covered, and CBP message number, is provided below. These messages are available by searching on the listed CBP message number at http://addcvd.cbp.gov.