The Court of International Trade on July 10 heard oral argument in importer Detroit Axle's case against President Donald Trump's decision to end the de minimis exemption for Chinese goods. Judges Gary Katzmann, Timothy Reif and Jane Restani pressed counsel for both the U.S. and the importer on whether the International Emergency Economic Powers Act enables the president to take such action, given the specific language at play in both IEEPA and 19 U.S.C. 1321, the de minimis statute (Axle of Dearborn, d/b/a Detroit Axle v. Dep't of Commerce, CIT # 25-00091).
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted on CBP's website July 11, 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 ADCVD Search page.
Finnish customs authorities are investigating a Helsinki-based forwarding company for a yearslong alleged scheme to violate sanctions by illegally delivering about 300,000 euros', or about $350,000, worth of goods to Russia.
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register July 11 on the following antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CVD rates, scope, affected firms or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
The Commerce Department has published the preliminary results of its antidumping and countervailing duty administrative reviews on certain new pneumatic off-the-road tires from India (A-533-869/C-533-870). In the final results of these reviews, Commerce will set AD assessment rates for subject merchandise for the companies under review entered March 1, 2023, through Feb. 29, 2024, and CVD assessment rates for entries Jan. 1, 2023, through Dec. 31, 2023.
The Commerce Department has published the preliminary results of its countervailing duty administrative review on wooden cabinets and vanities and components thereof from China (C-570-107). This review covers subject merchandise from the exporters under review entered during the period Jan. 1, 2023, through Dec. 31, 2023.
The Commerce Department has published the preliminary results of its antidumping and countervailing duty administrative reviews on pentafluoroethane (R-125) from China (A-570-137/C-570-138). In the final results of these reviews, Commerce will set AD assessment rates for subject merchandise for the companies under review entered March 1, 2023, through Feb. 29, 2024, and CVD assessment rates for entries during calendar year 2023.
The Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission published the following Federal Register notices July 11 on AD/CVD proceedings:
The Commerce Department has published the preliminary results of its countervailing duty administrative review on corrosion inhibitors from China (C-570-123). In the final results of this review, Commerce will set CVD assessment rates for entries Jan. 1, 2023, through Dec. 31, 2023.
The Commerce Department has released the final results of its countervailing duty administrative review on certain aluminum foil from Turkey (C-489-845). These final results will be used to set final assessments of CVD on importers for subject merchandise entered during calendar year 2022.