Furniture Brands International, Inc. a domestic manufacturer that had filed questionnaire responses for the International Trade Commission in 2005 opposing the issuance of an AD duty order on wooden bedroom furniture from China, lost at the Court of International Trade when it later sought a share of AD duties resulting from the order, pursuant to the Byrd Amendment (aka the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act of 2000, CDSOA). Furniture Brands then sought an injunction from the CIT, pending an appeal, to delay the distribution of AD duties to other domestic companies that had supported the petition, but the CIT has now denied the request to hold up the funds distribution.
The International Trade Administration is publishing notices in the March 2, 2012 Federal Register 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 another ITT article):
The International Trade Administration has issued the preliminary results of its administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain frozen warmwater shrimp from China (A-570-893) for two exporters and the China-wide rate, which is unchanged since the last review. The ITA has also preliminarily determined to revoke the order with respect to Hilltop International. These preliminary results are not yet in effect, may change in the final results, and could affect the estimated AD cash deposit rates for these companies.
The International Trade Administration has made a preliminary affirmative determination of critical circumstances for "all other" companies (i.e., firms other than the three mandatory respondents1) in the countervailing duty investigation of steel wheels from China (C-570-974). The ITA found (i) countervailable subsidies that were inconsistent with the WTO Subsidies Agreement and (ii) massive imports in a relatively short period of time.
The International Trade Administration is publishing notices in the February 28, 2012 Federal Register 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 another ITT article):
The International Trade Administration has issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review of fresh garlic from China (A-570-831). The final results continue the China-wide AD cash deposit rate at the same amount, effective February 27, 2012. A message from U.S. Customs and Border Protection is expected soon.
A U.S. district judge in Washington dismissed a lawsuit against the FTC Friday over the agency’s alleged failure to enforce its consent agreement with Google. The complaint from the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) asked the court to issue a temporary restraining order “compelling the FTC to enforce” its Oct. 13 consent agreement over the rollout of Google Buzz (WID Feb 9 p7). EPIC claimed the company’s plan to integrate user information across most of its products (WID Jan 26 p3) was “in clear violation of the consent order.” The suit also requested a preliminary injunction against Google, for violating the settlement agreement. But Judge Amy Jackson’s opinion said federal courts do not have jurisdiction to monitor FTC enforcement of consent degrees and enforcement decisions are “committed to agency discretion” (http://xrl.us/bmuvup). Jackson said EPIC “has advanced serious concerns that may well be legitimate” but emphasized that the dismissal “should not be interpreted as expressing any opinion about the merits of EPIC’s challenge to Google’s new policies.” Earlier this week the FTC sought to dismiss EPIC’s “baseless” complaint because “preliminary injunctive relief is an ‘extraordinary and drastic remedy’ that should be exercised sparingly,” the agency said (WID Feb 22 p8).
The International Trade Administration is publishing notices in the February 27, 2012 Federal Register 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 another ITT article):
The International Trade Administration is publishing notices in the February 24, 2012 Federal Register 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 another ITT article):
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the International Trade Administration posted to U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Web site as of February 22, 2012, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. These messages are available by searching on the listed CBP message number at http://addcvd.cbp.gov.