The International Trade Administration frequently issues notices on antidumping and countervailing duty orders, investigations, etc. which Broker Power considers to be "minor" in importance as they concern actions that occur after an order is issued, neither announce nor cause any changes to an order's duty rates, scope, affected firms, or effective period, etc.
The International Trade Administration has issued the final results of its antidumping duty administrative review of certain orange juice from Brazil for the period of March 1, 2007 through February 29, 2008.
The International Trade Administration has issued a notice that it is postponing the preliminary determination in the countervailing duty investigation of certain steel grating from China.
According to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection message, effective August 4, 2009, the International Trade Administration discontinued the suspension of liquidation for countervailing duty purposes for commodity matchbooks from India.
The International Trade Administration has issued its preliminary results of the following antidumping duty administrative reviews:
The International Trade Administration has issued the final results of its antidumping duty administrative review of magnesium metal from the Russian Federation (Russia) for the period of April 1, 2007 through March 31, 2008.
A California company accused of posing as an U.K. e- tailer agreed to a temporary restraining order stopping its activities until Sept. 25, when the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles will hear the FTC’s request for a preliminary injunction. The commission said Balls of Kryptonite and its owner Jaivin Karnani ran two Web sites, www.bestpricedbrands.co.uk and www.bitesizedeals.co.uk, that led British customers to believe they were buying electronics from a company operating in the U.K. and would be protected by manufacturers’ warranties valid in the U.K. Instead, the FTC said, customers were charged import duties, couldn’t cancel orders, often received merchandise different from what they ordered and were misled about their rights to return or exchange goods under U.K. regulations. The company also deceived customers about participating in the safe-harbor program between the EU and the U.S., in which American companies give assurances that they comply with European regulations about securing personal information, the FTC said. The commission called this the first case it has brought against a U.S. company that does business only abroad, under authority granted by the U.S. SAFE WEB Act of 2006. The FTC said it was helped by the U.K. Office of Fair Trading and the multinational site www.econsumer.gov, which takes consumer complaints about problems in other countries.
The International Trade Administration has issued its preliminary results of the following antidumping and countervailing duty administrative reviews:
The International Trade Administration is initiating and issuing the preliminary results of an antidumping duty changed circumstances review of fresh and chilled Atlantic Salmon from Norway.
The Government Accountability Office has issued testimony to the Senate Committee on Finance entitled "Climate Change Trade Measures: Estimating Industry Effects," and a related report, "Climate Change Trade Measures: Considerations for U.S. Policy Makers."