The Commerce Department issued its final affirmative countervailing duty determinations on cold-rolled steel flat products from Brazil (C-351-844) (here), India (C-533-866) (here), Russia (C-821-823) (here) and South Korea (C-580-882) (here). For Brazil, India and Russia, suspension of liquidation is currently not in effect for entries on or after April 20, and Commerce will only require cash deposits of estimated CV duties on future entries if it issues a CV duty order. For South Korea, Commerce will suspend liquidation and require CV duty cash deposits for entries on or after July 29.
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:
The Commerce Department issued its final determinations in the antidumping duty investigations on cold-rolled steel from Brazil (A-351-843) (here), India (A-533-865) (here), South Korea (A-580-881) (here), Russia (A-821-822) (here) and the UK (A-412-824) (here). The agency made changes to cash deposit requirements for these countries that will take effect for subject merchandise entered on or after July 29.
On July 26 the Foreign Agricultural Service posted the following GAIN reports:
The Commerce Department announced its final affirmative antidumping and countervailing duty determinations in investigations on cold-rolled steel flat products from Brazil, India, South Korea and Russia, as well as a final affirmative AD duty determination for the United Kingdom, in a July 21 fact sheet (here).
On July 15 the Foreign Agricultural Service posted the following GAIN reports:
A U.S. District Court judge in Newark, N.J., sentenced Alexander Brazhnikov of Mountainside, N.J., to 70 months in prison for obtaining and smuggling more than $65 million worth of electronics from the U.S. to Russia in violation of U.S. export laws, the Justice Department said (here). Brazhnikov pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering, one count of conspiracy to smuggle electronics from the U.S., and one count of conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
On June 30 the Foreign Agricultural Service posted the following GAIN reports:
The International Trade Commission published notice in the July 1 Federal Register on the following AD/CV injury, Section 337 patent and other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will be in another ITT article):
The Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission began five-year sunset reviews of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on stainless steel plate in coils from Belgium, South Africa and Taiwan (A-423-808, A-791-805/C-791-806, A-583-830), stainless steel sheet and strip in coils from Japan, South Korea and Taiwan (A-588-845, A-580-834/C-580-835, A-583-831), heavy forged hand tools from China (A-570-803) and ammonium nitrate from Russia (A-821-811).
On June 28 the Foreign Agricultural Service posted the following GAIN reports: