Countervailing duties

U.S. CUSTOMS FINDS EVASION OF ANTIDUMPING/COUNTERVAILING DUTIES ON QUARTZ SURFACE PRODUCTS FROM CHINA

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Thursday, July 22, 2021
Cambria, CVD, Commercial policy, Countervailing duties, Dumping, Crystal oscillator, Policy, Articles, Economy

By importing bathroom vanities from Vietnam that incorporate quartz surface products from China, Simpli Home Ltd. attempted to elude existing antidumping and countervailing duties (AD/CVD) and endangered thousands of American jobs.

Key Points: 
  • By importing bathroom vanities from Vietnam that incorporate quartz surface products from China, Simpli Home Ltd. attempted to elude existing antidumping and countervailing duties (AD/CVD) and endangered thousands of American jobs.
  • We hope that the entire quartz surface industry understands by now that this illegal evasion of the antidumping and countervailing duties on quartz surface products will not be tolerated, said Marty Davis, President and CEO of Cambria.
  • Customs announcement confirms that quartz surface products made in China remain subject to the payment of AD/CVD duties, even when they undergo further processing in a third country.
  • Cambria Company LLC, headquartered in Le Sueur, MN, is the leading domestic producer of quartz surface products.

CF Industries Holdings, Inc. Announces Petitions Seeking Remedies for Unfairly Traded Imports of UAN from Russia and Trinidad and Tobago

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Wednesday, June 30, 2021
Chemicals, Plastics, Other Energy, Manufacturing, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Energy, Other Manufacturing, Customs duties, Commercial policy, Countervailing duties, Import, Dumping, International trade, Policy, Articles

CF Industries, which is the largest producer of UAN in the United States, requested the investigations due to the harm the domestic UAN industry has experienced from dumped and unfairly subsidized UAN imports from Russia and Trinidad.

Key Points: 
  • CF Industries, which is the largest producer of UAN in the United States, requested the investigations due to the harm the domestic UAN industry has experienced from dumped and unfairly subsidized UAN imports from Russia and Trinidad.
  • CF Industries filed its petitions under United States antidumping and countervailing duty laws, which authorize Commerce to level the playing field for domestic industries injured by foreign imports that are dumped and unfairly subsidized.
  • If Commerce and the ITC make affirmative determinations, then Commerce can impose duties equal to the level of dumping and unfair subsidies.
  • At CF Industries, our mission is to provide clean energy to feed and fuel the world sustainably.

USW Applauds ITC's Final Determination on PVLT Tires from Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam

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Wednesday, June 23, 2021
Trade unions, AFL–CIO, Canadian Labour Congress, International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers' Unions, International Metalworkers' Federation, United Steelworkers, Countervailing duties, USW, Dumping, CVD, Policy, Organizations

PITTSBURGH, June 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The United Steelworkers (USW) union today welcomed the International Trade Commission's (ITC) final affirmative determination on dumped and subsidized passenger vehicle and light truck (PVLT) tires from Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.

Key Points: 
  • PITTSBURGH, June 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The United Steelworkers (USW) union today welcomed the International Trade Commission's (ITC) final affirmative determination on dumped and subsidized passenger vehicle and light truck (PVLT) tires from Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.
  • I'm proud of all the hard work our members do every day, not just in making high-quality tires but also in safeguarding this vital industry."
  • The USW filed antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) petitions against the four countries on May 13, 2020.
  • Seven representatives of the USW, including Conway, testified in support of the petitions at an ITC hearing last month.

U.S. Department of Commerce Imposes Final Duties on All Silicon Metal Imports From Malaysia

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Monday, June 21, 2021
Chemistry, Physical sciences, Natural sciences, Countervailing duties, Import, Dumping, Silicon

MIAMI, June 21, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Globe Specialty Metals, Inc. (GSM), a subsidiary of Ferroglobe PLC (NASDAQ: GSM), and Mississippi Silicon LLC (MS), together representing the majority of American silicon metal production, reported on June 17th that the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) will impose final duties of 12.27% on all silicon metal imports from Malaysia.

Key Points: 
  • MIAMI, June 21, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Globe Specialty Metals, Inc. (GSM), a subsidiary of Ferroglobe PLC (NASDAQ: GSM), and Mississippi Silicon LLC (MS), together representing the majority of American silicon metal production, reported on June 17th that the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) will impose final duties of 12.27% on all silicon metal imports from Malaysia.
  • On April 19, 2021, Commerce issued final antidumping and countervailing duty orders imposing duties as high as 160% on all imports of silicon metal of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland , and Kazakhstan .
  • We appreciate the diligent efforts by the Commerce Department to enforce Americas trade laws and give all players a chance to compete fairly.
  • Through its subsidiaries, GSM owns metallurgical manufacturing facilities and other operations in Ohio,West Virginia, New York, Alabama, Indiana, Florida andKentucky.

U.S. Department of Commerce Imposes Final Duties on All Silicon Metal Imports From Malaysia, US Producers Report

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Thursday, June 17, 2021
Chemistry, Physical sciences, Natural sciences, Customs duties, Commercial policy, Countervailing duties, Import, Dumping, E-commerce, Silicon, Trade, Canada–United States softwood lumber dispute

WASHINGTON, June 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Globe Specialty Metals, Inc., a subsidiary of Ferroglobe PLC (NASDAQ:GSM) ("GSM"), and Mississippi Silicon LLC ("MS"), together representing the majority of American silicon metal production, today reported that the U.S. Department of Commerce ("Commerce") will impose final duties of 12.27% on all silicon metal imports from Malaysia.

Key Points: 
  • WASHINGTON, June 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Globe Specialty Metals, Inc., a subsidiary of Ferroglobe PLC (NASDAQ:GSM) ("GSM"), and Mississippi Silicon LLC ("MS"), together representing the majority of American silicon metal production, today reported that the U.S. Department of Commerce ("Commerce") will impose final duties of 12.27% on all silicon metal imports from Malaysia.
  • On April 19, 2021, Commerce issued final antidumping and countervailing duty orders imposing duties as high as 160% on all imports of silicon metal of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland , and Kazakhstan .
  • "Massive subsidies and other unfair trade practices have deeply hurt U.S. producers and workers over time.
  • "We appreciate the diligent efforts by the Commerce Department to enforce America's trade laws and give all players a chance to compete fairly."

U.S. Polyester Textured Yarn Producers Applaud U.S. Department of Commerce's Affirmative Preliminary Antidumping Duty Determinations on Imports of Polyester Textured Yarn from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam

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Thursday, May 27, 2021
Materials, Textile arts, Organic polymers, Plastics, Thermoplastics, Fibers, Weaving, Polyester, Polyethylene terephthalate, Yarn, Countervailing duties

Importers will be required to post duty deposits at these AD rates on the date the preliminary determinations are published in the Federal Register (in approximately one week).

Key Points: 
  • Importers will be required to post duty deposits at these AD rates on the date the preliminary determinations are published in the Federal Register (in approximately one week).
  • These deposits will be collected until the Commerce Department and U.S. International Trade Commission ("USITC") conclude their investigations later this year.
  • Imports of polyester textured yarn from China and India are currently subject to significant double- and triple-digit AD and countervailing duties as a result of prior investigations that concluded in January 2020.
  • The product covered by the investigation, polyester textured yarn, is synthetic multifilament yarn that is manufactured from polyester (polyethylene terephthalate).

International Trade Commission Makes Affirmative Final Determination in Trade Case on Chassis and Subassemblies from China, Wiley Reports

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Tuesday, April 13, 2021
Transport, Customs duties, Freight transport, Countervailing duties, Import, Container chassis, Navistar International, Chassis

b'WASHINGTON, April 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- In a victory for U.S. intermodal container chassis producers, the U.S. International Trade Commission today made an affirmative final determination in the countervailing duty investigation on chassis and subassemblies from China.

Key Points: 
  • b'WASHINGTON, April 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- In a victory for U.S. intermodal container chassis producers, the U.S. International Trade Commission today made an affirmative final determination in the countervailing duty investigation on chassis and subassemblies from China.
  • "This is a significant victory for U.S. chassis producers and the hundreds of people displaced from U.S. chassis manufacturing jobs who have suffered significant injury as a result of unfairly traded imports from China.
  • The Commission\'s determination paves the way for the domestic industry to continue its recovery in what will now be a level playing field in the U.S. chassis market.
  • "\nThe Commerce Department has already determined that Chinese chassis producers were being unfairly subsidized at a rate of 44.32%.

U.S. CUSTOMS FINDS ATTEMPTED EVASION OF ANTIDUMPING/COUNTERVAILING DUTIES ON QUARTZ SURFACE PRODUCTS FROM CHINA

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Monday, March 1, 2021
Customs duties, Cambria, CVD, Dumping, Countervailing duties, Materials, Quartz, Articles, Policy

Minneapolis, MN, March 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The leading U.S. producer of quartz surface products, Cambria Company LLC (Cambria), announces that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency (Customs) has preliminarily determined that fifteen U.S. importers have evaded the antidumping and countervailing duties (AD/CVD) on quartz surface products from China.

Key Points: 
  • Minneapolis, MN, March 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The leading U.S. producer of quartz surface products, Cambria Company LLC (Cambria), announces that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency (Customs) has preliminarily determined that fifteen U.S. importers have evaded the antidumping and countervailing duties (AD/CVD) on quartz surface products from China.
  • In April of 2018 Cambria initiated a petition before the Department of Commerce and the United States International Trade Commission alleging unfair trading of quartz surface products from China.
  • Cambrias successful petition resulted in U.S. Customs levying duties of up to 500% to halt the import of unfairly traded Chinese quartz into the U.S. marketplace.
  • As part of its recent determination regarding evasion, Customs found that fifteen importers evaded the AD/CVD duties on Chinese imports by importing quartz surface products that were made in China and then transshipped through Malaysia before entering the United States without payment of the duties.

Cast Iron Soil Pipe Institute issues statement in response to US CBP findings to antidumping and countervailing orders

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Thursday, February 11, 2021
Piping, Irrigation, Pipe, Plumbing, Dumping, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Countervailing duties, Construction, Political geography, Articles

Blue Star Casting of Glendale California and Lino International Inc. of Flushing New York have been evading U.S. antidumping and countervailing orders on cast iron soil pipe and fittings from China by claiming that their imports had been produced in Cambodia by Hicreek Plumbing Co., Ltd.

Key Points: 
  • Blue Star Casting of Glendale California and Lino International Inc. of Flushing New York have been evading U.S. antidumping and countervailing orders on cast iron soil pipe and fittings from China by claiming that their imports had been produced in Cambodia by Hicreek Plumbing Co., Ltd.
    U.S. CBP has found that two importers of cast iron soil pipe have been evading U.S. antidumping & countervailing orders.
  • CBP found that Hicreek was set up by Chinese pipe and fittings exporters to disguise the origin of the products.
  • CBP also discovered that Lino set up an additional shell corporation in New York in an attempt to hide from CBP further imports from Hicreek.
  • "We applaud U.S. Customs and Border Protection for their hard work and diligent efforts to stop cheating and evasion of U.S. antidumping and countervailing duties on cast iron soil pipe and fittings from China," stated David Parney, Executive Director of the Cast Iron Soil Pipe Institute ("CISPI").

Commerce Department Issues Preliminary Subsidy Duties of 38.52% on Chinese Imports of Intermodal Chassis and Parts Thereof, Wiley Reports

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Tuesday, December 29, 2020
Countervailing duties, Import

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce preliminarily found that the government of China unfairly subsidizes its intermodal chassis producers and imposed preliminary countervailing duties on Chinese imports at a rate of 38.52%.

Key Points: 
  • WASHINGTON, Dec. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce preliminarily found that the government of China unfairly subsidizes its intermodal chassis producers and imposed preliminary countervailing duties on Chinese imports at a rate of 38.52%.
  • The Coalition of American Chassis Manufacturers commends the Commerce Department for its hard work on this investigation thus far.
  • Today's determination by Commerce establishes the preliminary duty margins in the subsidies portion of the investigation.
  • Because this is a preliminary ruling, subsidy rates may increase before the final determination.