Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity To Request Administrative Review and Join Annual Inquiry Service List

On January 2, 2024, the International Trade Administration published in the Federal Register (89 FR 63) Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity To Request Administrative Review and Join Annual Inquiry Service List.

Each year during the anniversary month of the publication of an antidumping or countervailing duty order, finding, or suspended investigation, an interested party, as defined in section 771(9) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), may request, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213, that the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) conduct an administrative review of that antidumping or countervailing duty order, finding, or suspended investigation.

All deadlines for the submission of comments or actions by Commerce discussed below refer to the number of calendar days from the applicable starting date.

          Antidumping Duty Proceedings
 
BELARUS: Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod A-822-806       1/1/23-12/31/23
BRAZIL: Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Stand A-         1/1/23-12/31/23
 351-837..........................................
CANADA: Softwood Lumber A-122-857.................       1/1/23-12/31/23
FRANCE: Certain Preserved Mushrooms A-427-833.....       1/1/23-12/31/23
GERMANY: Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks A-428-847..       1/1/23-12/31/23
INDIA: Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand A-         1/1/23-12/31/23
 533-828..........................................
INDIA: Polyester Textured Yarn A-533-885..........       1/1/23-12/31/23
ITALY: Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks A-475-840....       1/1/23-12/31/23
MEXICO: Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand A-        1/1/23-12/31/23
 201-831..........................................
REPUBLIC OF KOREA: Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire       1/1/23-12/31/23
 Strand A-580-852.................................
RUSSIA: Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod A-821-824.       1/1/23-12/31/23
SOUTH AFRICA: Ferrovanadium A-791-815.............       1/1/23-12/31/23
THAILAND: Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand A-      1/1/23-12/31/23
 549-820..........................................
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: Calcium                  1/1/23-12/31/23
 Hypochlorite A-570-008...........................
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: Carbon and Certain       1/1/23-12/31/23
 Alloy Steel Wire Rod A-570-012...................
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: Crepe Paper              1/1/23-12/31/23
 Products A-570-895...............................
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: Ferrovanadium A-         1/1/23-12/31/23
 570-873..........................................
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: Folding Gift Boxes       1/1/23-12/31/23
 A-570-866........................................
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: Hardwood Plywood         1/1/23-12/31/23
 Products A-570-051...............................
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: Polyester Textured       1/1/23-12/31/23
 Yarn A-570-097...................................
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: Potassium                1/1/23-12/31/23
 Permanganate A-570-001...........................
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: Wooden Bedroom           1/1/23-12/31/23
 Furniture A-570-890..............................
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire        1/1/23-12/31/23
 Rod A-520-808....................................
 
          Countervailing Duty Proceedings
 
ARGENTINA: Biodiesel C-357-821....................       1/1/23-12/31/23
CANADA: Softwood Lumber C-122-858.................       1/1/23-12/31/23
GERMANY: Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks C-428-848..       1/1/23-12/31/23
INDIA: Polyester Textured Yarn C-533-886..........       1/1/23-12/31/23
INDIA: Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks C-533-894....       1/1/23-12/31/23
INDONESIA: Biodiesel C-560-831....................       1/1/23-12/31/23
ITALY: Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks C-475-841....       1/1/23-12/31/23
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: Calcium                  1/1/23-12/31/23
 Hypochlorite C-570-009...........................
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: Carbon and Certain       1/1/23-12/31/23
 Alloy Steel Wire Rod C-570-013...................
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: Circular Welded          1/1/23-12/31/23
 Carbon Quality Steel Line Pipe C-570-936.........
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: Forged Steel Fluid       1/1/23-12/31/23
 End Blocks C-570-116.............................
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: Hardwood Plywood         1/1/23-12/31/23
 Products C-570-052...............................
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: Oil Country              1/1/23-12/31/23
 Tubular Goods C-570-944..........................
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: Polyester Textured       1/1/23-12/31/23
 Yarn C-570-098...................................
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: Tool Chests and          1/1/23-12/31/23
 Cabinets C-570-057...............................

Extension of Exclusions and Request for Comments: China's Acts, Policies and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property and Innovation

On December 29, 2023, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative published in the Federal Register (88 FR 90225) Extension of Exclusions and Request for Comments: China’s Acts, Policies and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property and Innovation.

NOTICE: New Request for Commercial Availability Determination under the CAFTA-DR: Certain Nylon Dobby Weave Fabric

The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) is considering Commercial Availability Request File Number CA2023002 for certain nylon dobby weave fabric, as specified below.

Responses are due by 11:59 P.M. EST on Thursday, January 11, 2024. Rebuttals to Responses are due by 11:59 P.M. EST on Thursday, January 18, 2024.

CSMS # 58869963 - GUIDANCE: Extension of Section 301 China Product Exclusions

GUIDANCE

Instructions for importers, brokers, and filers on submitting entries to CBP containing granted exclusions by the USTR from the Section 301 measures are set out below:

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• U.S. notes 20(ttt)(i), 20(ttt)(ii), 20(ttt)(iii), and 20(ttt)(iv) to subchapter III of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) are modified by deleting ‘‘January 1, 2024,’’ and by inserting ‘‘June 1, 2024,’’ with respect to goods entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time on January 1, 2024, and before 11:59 p.m. eastern daylight time on May 31, 2024. 
  • Importers shall not submit the corresponding Chapter 99 HTSUS classification for the Section 301 duties when HTSUS 9903.88.67 is submitted.
• U.S. notes 20(uuu)(i), 20(uuu)(ii), 20(uuu)(iii), and 20(uuu)(iv) to subchapter III of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) are modified by deleting ‘‘January 1, 2024,’’ and by inserting ‘‘June 1, 2024,’’ with respect to goods entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time on January 1, 2024, and before 11:59 p.m. eastern daylight time on May 31, 2024.
  • Importers shall not submit the corresponding Chapter 99 HTSUS classification for the Section 301 duties when HTSUS 9903.88.68 is submitted.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Imports which have been granted a product exclusion from the Section 301 measures and which are not subject to the Section 301 duties, are not covered by the Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) provisions of the Section 301 Federal Register notices, but instead are subject to the FTZ provisions in 19 CFR part 146. 

To request a refund of Section 301 duties paid on previous imports of products granted duty exclusions by the USTR, importers may file a Post Summary Correction (PSC) if within the PSC filing timeframe.  If the entry is beyond the PSC filing timeframe, importers may protest the liquidation if within the protest filing timeframe.  The latest guidance on the process for submitting retroactive claims for product exclusions to CBP is found in CSMS 42566154.

Specifically, if importers enter Chinese goods during the gap period, January 1 through January 3, 2024, subject to the extended exclusions under HTSUS 9903.88.67 or HTSUS 9903.88.68, and pay Section 301 duties, importers should file a PSC on or after January 4, 2024 to obtain a refund of duties paid.

Reminder:  importers, brokers, and/or filers should refer to CSMS 39587858 (Entry Summary Order of Reporting for Multiple HTS when 98 or 99 HTS are required) for guidance when filing an entry summary in which a heading or subheading in Chapter 99 is claimed on imported merchandise.

USTR Extends Exclusions from China Section 301 Tariffs to Allow for Comments on a Review of the Exclusions and Alignment with Four-Year Review

On December 26, 2023, the Office of the United States Trade Representative announced the further extension through May 31, 2024, of the reinstated and COVID-related exclusions in the China Section 301 Investigation. The exclusions were previously scheduled to expire on December 31, 2023. USTR announced the opening of a docket for public comments on existing exclusions on January 22, 2024. The extension will enable the orderly review of the exclusions consistent with statutory factors and objectives to identify in which cases additional time would enable shifts in sourcing to the United States or third countries. The extension will also facilitate the alignment of further decisions on these exclusions with the ongoing four-year review.

Fighterfighter Boot Contract Awarded

December 22, 2023, Galls LLC, Lexington, Kentucky, has been awarded a maximum $7,500,000 fixed-price, simplified indefinite-delivery contract for firefighter boots. This was a competitive acquisition with one response received. This is a one-year contract with no option periods. The ordering period end date is Dec. 21, 2024. Using military service is Navy. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2024 through 2025 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (SPE1C1-24-D-5002).

Marine Corps Clothing Contract Awarded

December 22, 2023, Crown Clothing Co.,* Vineland, New Jersey, has been awarded a maximum $66,669,896 firm-fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for men’s dress coats and collars. This was a competitive acquisition with three responses received. This is a five-year contract with no option periods. The ordering period end date is Dec. 21, 2028. Using military service is Marine Corps. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2024 through 2029 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (SPE1C1-24-D-0006).

*Small Business