Trade Law Daily is a Warren News publication.
Subscriber Login
AD/CVD
to
Refine Category Search
Clear Terms
Decorative Mosaic Tiles Covered by AD/CV Duties on Chinese Ceramic Tile, Commerce Says
September 8, 2021 |AD/CVD

Small decorative tiles imported by Maryland Mosaics for use in arts and craft projects are subject to antidumping and countervailing duties on ceramic tile from China (A-570-108/C-570-109), the Commerce Department said in a scope ruling released Sept. 1. Though Maryland Mosaics argued that the AD/CVD orders were meant to cover tiles used in construction, Commerce disagreed, pointing to language in the scope covering all ceramic tiles regardless of end use.

Commerce Says 3 More Days for Comments on Potential NME Status for Russia
September 8, 2021 |AD/CVD

The Commerce Department will again extend, for three days until Sept. 10, its deadline for comments on whether Russia should be considered a non-market economy country for antidumping duty purposes, it said in a notice released Sept. 7. The agency is considering ending Russia's market economy status in AD duty investigations in the context of an AD duty investigation on urea ammonium nitrate solutions from Russia (A-821-831), though any determination as to Russia's status would apply generally to all AD duty proceedings involving the country. Commerce has treated Russia as a market economy since 2002. Companies from NME countries subject to AD duty proceedings must prove independence from government control, or else be assigned to the countrywide entity with AD rates that can reach into the hundreds percent. Comments, which can be submitted by the public and are not limited to participants in the urea ammonium nitrate investigation, had been due Sept. 7 (see 2108250028).

Two-Ply Panels Subject to AD/CV Duties on Chinese Hardwood Plywood, Commerce Says
September 1, 2021 by Brian Feito|AD/CVD

Panels need only two layers of veneer to be subject to antidumping and countervailing duties on hardwood plywood from China (A-570-051/C-570-052), the Commerce Department said in a preliminary scope ruling issued Aug. 26. Chinese two-ply panels processed into plywood in Vietnam by adding face and back veneers, then exported by Finewood Company Limited, a Vietnamese exporter implicated in an Enforce and Protect Act evasion investigation, are still of Chinese origin after the processing and are covered by AD/CV duties, Commerce said. Comments are due on or about Sept. 15.