Petitions Filed Requesting the Imposition of Antidumping and Countervailing Duties on Imports of 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid (“2,4-D”) from the People’s Republic of China and India

On March 14, 2024, Corteva Agriscience LLC filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on the imports of 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid (“2,4-D”) from the People’s Republic of China and India. The petition alleges dumping margins of 143.73% to 388.53% (China) and 62.66% (India). The petition identifies certain foreign producers/exporters and U.S. importers […]

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Cbp issues first new guidance on setting bond amounts since 1991

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) recently released guidance that updates CBP’s process for setting bond amounts.  This new document, which we have linked below, replaces a 1991 directive on the same topic. https://www.cbp.gov/document/guidance/guide-public-how-cbp-sets-bond-amounts

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Petitions Filed Requesting the Imposition of Antidumping and Countervailing Duties on Melamine from Germany, India, Japan, the Netherlands, Qatar, and Trinidad and Tobago

Case Summary On February 14, 2024, Cornerstone Chemical Company filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on Melamine from Germany, India, Japan, the Netherlands, Qatar, and Trinidad and Tobago.  The petition alleges dumping margins of 5% to 140% (Germany), 378% to 619% (India), 104% to 124% (Japan), 33% to 75% (The […]

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GDLSK Successfully Defends EAPA Investigation on Quartz Surface Products from China

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a decision on February 9, 2024 in Enforce and Protect Act (EAPA) Cons. Investigation 7809, finding that Vanity Art LLC did not evade the antidumping duty (AD) order A-570-084 and countervailing duty (CVD) order C-570-085 on quartz surface products (QSP or covered merchandise) from the People’s Republic of […]

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Petitions Filed Requesting the Imposition of Antidumping and Countervailing Duties on Certain Paper Plates from the People’s Republic of China, Thailand, and Vietnam

On January 25, 2024, American Paper Plate Coalition (“APPC”) filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on Certain Paper Plates from the People’s Republic of China, Thailand, and Vietnam. The APPC is comprised of six producers of paper plates: AJM Packaging Corporation, Aspen Products, Inc., Dart Container Corporation, Hoffmaster Group, Inc., […]

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Petition Filed Requesting the Imposition of Antidumping Duties on Truck and Bus Tires from Thailand

On October 17, 2023, United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO, CLC filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping duties on Truck and Bus Tires from Thailand. The petition alleges dumping margins of 47.81%. The petition identifies certain foreign producers/exporters and U.S. importers of the […]

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October 2023: Upcoming GDLSK Presentation on Current Trends in Customs

Richard Wortman and Matthew Seymour will be presenting a webinar for the Customs Brokers & International Freight Forwarders Association of Washington State (CBIFFAWS) on October 12, 2023 at 1:00 pm Pacific Time discussing current trends including Forced Labor Updates, De Minimis Insights, Section 301 Litigation and Government Shutdown Implications. Please CLICK HERE for more details […]

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A New Antidumping duty and countervailing duty case has recently been commenced in the US against imports of aluminum lithographic printing plates from China and Japan

Type of Action: Antidumping Duty (“AD”): China and Japan Countervailing Duty (“CVD”): China Proposed Scope of the Investigations:The merchandise covered by these investigations is aluminum lithographicprinting plates. Aluminum lithographic printing plates consist of a flat substratecontaining at least 90 percent aluminum. The aluminum-containing substrate isgenerally treated using a mechanical, electrochemical, or chemical grainingprocess, which is […]

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How to make large savings by reducing dutiable values on imported goods.

Most of the duty rates applied to goods being imported into the United States are ad valorem duty rates. This means that duties are calculated as a percentage of dutiable value. Duty rates on goods imported to the U.S. can be high on goods from China, or on steel, apparel, and footwear, with rates as […]

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Circumvention Inquiries On Aluminum Foil From China Completed In Korea And Thailand

I.  Type of Action: The U.S Department of Commerce (DOC) has self-initiated country-wide circumvention inquiries to determine whether certain aluminum foil completed in either Korea or Thailand using inputs (e., aluminum foil-and sheet-gauge products) manufactured in China are circumventing the antidumping duty (ADD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on Certain Aluminum Foil from China. II.  […]

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Addressing the Business Risk Caused by Russian Sanctions: IR Global Trade and Customs Report

Since its invasion of Ukraine, Russia has become the most economically sanctioned country inthe world. In addition to the objective of having Russia withdraw from Ukraine, the sanctionsimposed on Russia, Belarus and the disputed Ukrainian provinces of Donetsk and Luhansk bythe United States of America, the European Union, Canada, and other mostly Western countries(collectively referred […]

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United States Imposes Export Restrictions Against Russia

In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the United States has imposed significant restrictions on exports to Russia.  Effective February 24, 2022, goods covered by Categories 3-9 of the Commerce Control List (CCL) are subject to license requirements and licensing is under a “policy to deny.”  The involved CCL categories cover:  Electronics; Computers; Telecommunications; Information […]

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