On Aug. 20, the Foreign Agricultural Service posted the following GAIN reports:
Russia export controls and sanctions
The use of export controls and sanctions on Russia has surged since the country's invasion of Crimea in 2014, and especially its invasion of Ukraine in in February 2022. Similar export controls and sanctions have been imposed by U.S. allies, including the EU, U.K. and Japan. The following is a listing of recent articles in Export Compliance Daily on export controls and sanctions imposed on Russia:
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website Aug. 16, 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 addcvd.cbp.gov. (CBP occasionally adds backdated messages without otherwise indicating which message was added. ITT will include a message date in parentheses in such cases.)
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) issued a request for comment and notice of public hearing regarding Russian implementation of its World Trade Organization (WTO) commitments. The comment and hearing are designed to help USTR prepare its annual report to Congress on Russian WTO compliance. Russia acceded to the WTO in 2012.
The Commerce Department issued a Federal Register notice on its recently initiated antidumping investigations on ferrosilicon from Russia and Venezuela (A-821-820, A-307-824). The agency will determine whether imports of the subject merchandise are being, or are likely to be, sold in the U.S. at less than fair value. A Commerce Department fact sheet said domestic petitioners alleged AD rates of 21.85 to 60.78 percent for Russian exporters, and 20.07 to 60.11 percent for Venezuelan exporters.
The Commerce Department is beginning antidumping duty investigations on ferrosilicon from Russia and Venezuela, it said in an Aug. 9 fact sheet. A group of domestic producers and labor unions requested the investigation July 19, alleging low-priced Russian and Venezuelan ferrosilicon is causing falling market prices, a drop in domestic sales revenue, and a decline in employment (see 13072624). They allege dumping margins of 21.85 to 60.78 percent for Russian exporters, and 20.07 to 60.11 percent for Venezuelan exporters, the fact sheet said.
On Aug. 6, the Foreign Agricultural Service posted the following GAIN reports:
The Food Safety and Inspection Service revised export requirements and plant lists for the following countries for July 26 - Aug. 1:
The Commerce Department issued the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on solid urea from Russia (A-821-80), calculating a preliminary zero AD rate for sole respondent MCC EuroChem. If Commerce continues to find a zero AD rate for EuroChem in the final results, it will instruct CBP to liquidate entries of the company's subject merchandise during the period of review without regard to AD duties, and won't collect AD cash deposits on entries of EuroChem's subject merchandise until further notice. The preliminary results are not in effect. Commerce may modify them in the final results of this review and change the estimated AD cash deposit rate for this company.
The International Trade Commission is publishing notices in the July 25 Federal Register on the following AD/CV injury, Section 337 patent, and other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will appear in another ITT article):
On July 24, the Foreign Agricultural Service posted the following GAIN reports: