Commerce Sets Grace Period Until Aug. 31 for AD/CVD Certifications on Malaysia, Vietnam Cabinets
The Commerce Department will allow a grace period until Aug. 31 for some certifications that Malaysian and Vietnamese wooden cabinets aren’t subject to antidumping and countervailing duties on wooden cabinets and vanities from China (A-570-106/C-570-107), it said in a correction notice released Aug. 2.
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The correction to a scope determination issued by Commerce in July (see 2407160034) says that, for merchandise shipped within 45 days of the July 17 publication of the scope determination in the Federal Register, “the certification requirements should be met as soon as practicable, but no later than” Aug. 31.
Commerce is making the correction after, following publication of the determination, a lawyer involved in the case asked “whether there would be a grace period concerning entries that were shipped prior to the implementation of the certification regime, considering the notice directs exporters to provide certifications at the time of shipment,” according to a July 22 agency memo.
“Commerce evaluated the language in the final scope ruling and determined that it inadvertently did not include language about a grace period for entries that entered around the publication date of the Federal Register notice,” the memo said. “We intend to issue a corrected Federal Register notice and the relevant customs instructions.”