An importer entered merchandise covered by antidumping and countervailing duty orders on cast iron soil pipe fittings from China (A-570-062/C-570-063) into the U.S through evasion, CBP said in a July 12 notice. The Cast Iron Soil Pipe Institute, a trade association of domestic producers of fittings, had alleged in July 2021 that Little Fireflies International transshipped the goods through Cambodia.
Ben Perkins
Ben Perkins, Assistant Editor, is a reporter with International Trade Today and its sister publications, Trade Law Daily and Export Compliance Daily, where he covers sanctions, court rulings, and other international trade issues. He previously worked as a trade analyst for a Washington D.C. advisory firm. Ben holds a B.A. in English from the University of New Hampshire and an M.A. in International Relations from American University. Ben joined the staff of Warren Communications News in 2022.
The Court of International Trade should deny a stay motion in a case involving the provision of electricity at less than adequate remuneration in a countervailing duty case, the South Korean government said in a brief filed July 1.
The following are short summaries of recent CBP NY rulings issued by the agency's National Commodity Specialist Division in New York:
In the July 6 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 56, No. 26), CBP published a proposal to revoke a ruling on wooden paint mixing sticks and composite portable storage batteries.
Rubber tires specifically designed for use with lawnmowers are parts of agricultural equipment under subheading 9817.00.60, eligible for duty-free treatment, CBP said in a ruling issued April 28 and made public July 8. The ruling was a response to a request for internal advice initiated by OTR Wheel Engineering on low-speed rated tires that are designed, engineered and marketed for use on riding and standing mowers.
The following are short summaries of recent CBP NY rulings issued by the agency's National Commodity Specialist Division in New York:
CBP improperly classified wearable blankets in contravention of its own guidance, said Cozy Comfort in a June 29 complaint at the Court of International Trade (Cozy Comfort v. U.S., #22-00173). The agency's rate advance ran counter to its own guidance that sherpa-lined garments are not classifiable in heading 6110.
A host of U.S. mattress producers and trade unions argued in a July 1 brief that the International Trade Commission's final affirmative injury determinations in antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on imported mattresses should be upheld at the Court of International Trade.
The following are short summaries of recent CBP NY rulings issued by the agency's National Commodity Specialist Division in New York:
The following are short summaries of recent CBP NY rulings issued by the agency's National Commodity Specialist Division in New York: