CBP posted a new fact sheet on the process for modifying or revoking withhold release orders issued out of suspicion that forced labor was used in the supply chain of imported goods. The fact sheet follows a recent Government Accountability Office report that recommended that CBP provide more information on the subject (see 2103010042).
In the Feb. 24 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 55, No. 7), CBP published notices that propose to revoke rulings on tablet and e-reader covers.
The issuance of CBP withhold release orders is not always seen as helpful in other parts of the federal government, the Government Accountability Office said in a report released on March 1. The full report includes some criticism from within the government as being too heavy-handed at times. “For example, although State [Department] officials considered WROs to be helpful in raising awareness of forced labor issues, State officials also said that the issuance of WROs can be a 'sledgehammer-type' approach that may make it more difficult for other agencies, such as State and [the Department of Labor], to implement more collaborative or remediation-focused approaches to eliminate and prevent forced labor,” it said.
The Commerce Department is giving advance notice that in automatic five-year sunset reviews next month it will consider revoking the antidumping duty orders on polyethylene terephthalate resin from Canada (A-122-855), Oman (A-523-810), India (A-533-861) and China (A-570-024); polyethylene retail carrier bags from Indonesia (A-560-822), Malaysia (A-557-813), Thailand (A-549-821), Vietnam (A-552-806), Taiwan (A-583-843) and China (A-570-886); and petroleum wax candles from China (A-570-504); as well as the countervailing duty orders on polyethylene terephthalate resin from China (C-570-025) and India (C-533-862); and the CV duty order on polyethylene retail carrier bags from Vietnam (C-552-805). These orders will be revoked unless Commerce finds that revocation would lead to dumping and the International Trade Commission finds that revocation would result in injury to U.S. industry, Commerce said in a notice released Feb. 26.
The Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission began a five-year sunset review of the antidumping duty order on pressure sensitive plastic tape from Italy (A-475-059).
CBP has released its Feb. 24 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 55, No. 7), which includes the following ruling actions:
The Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS) was updated Feb. 18. The following headquarters rulings were modified recently, according to CBP:
In the Feb. 17 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 55, No. 6), CBP published notices that propose to revoke rulings on an infinity rose flower box.
CBP has released its Feb. 17 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 55, No. 6), which includes the following ruling actions:
The Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS) was updated Feb. 10. The following headquarters rulings were modified recently, according to CBP: