In the April 24 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 53, No. 12), CBP published notices that propose to revoke or modify rulings and similar treatment for wood fence post assemblies and reclining sofas.

CBP released its April 24 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 53, No. 12), which includes the following ruling actions:

In the April 3 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 53, No. 9), CBP published notices that propose to modify rulings and similar treatment for surgical trays.

The Commerce Department is creating a new exemption for tire cord rod from antidumping duties on carbon and alloy steel wire rod from South Korea and the United Kingdom (A-580-891, A-412-826), it said in the final results of a changed circumstances review. To qualify for the exemption, the importer must file a certification with CBP at the time of entry summary that certifies the product will be used as tire cord rod, and also must maintain that certification in their records.

In the April 3 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 53, No. 9), CBP published notices that propose to revoke rulings and similar treatment for garments made with 50/50 blends of fibers classified in chapters 50 to 55.

The Court of International Trade on April 5 dismissed swaths of an importer’s broad challenge to the assessment of antidumping duties under a subsequently invalidated AD duty order, finding that importer only had standing to challenge AD duties on entries it itself imported and couldn’t seek reliquidation of entries before the revocation’s effective date.

In the April 3 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 53, No. 9), CBP published notices that propose to revoke rulings and similar treatment for women's sandals and plastic spray actuators.

The International Trade Commission on March 29 voted to terminate antidumping and countervailing duties on large residential washers from South Korea, finding in a sunset review that revocation of the AD/CV duty orders would not result in resumption of injury to domestic industry, the ITC said in a press release. As a result of the ITC's determination, the Commerce Department will revoke the AD duty order on large residential washers from South Korea effective for entries on or after the date five years after the date the AD/CVD orders were issued, i.e., around Feb. 15, 2018. The AD duty order on large residential washers from Mexico will remain in place.

A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website April 1, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching for the listed CBP message number at CBP's ADD CVD Search page.

CBP released its April 3 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 53, No. 9). Among other actions, CBP reversed course on a proposed ruling revocation involving pecorino cheeses. That proposal, which CBP is withdrawing, drew concern from cheese importers (see 1811010027). "Commenters conceded that the HTSUS does not contain a definition for pecorino but argued that under decisions of the United States Customs Court, pecorino should be construed broadly," CBP said. "Upon reconsideration of the matter, while the definition cited in the proposed revocation provides some basis for limiting the term, CBP has determined that no revocation or modification is appropriate. Accordingly, we have determined that the subject sheep’s milk cheeses are properly classified in subheading 0406.90.57."