On June 13, 2022, CBP issued its operational guidance as to how it will process shipments under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (“UFLPA” or “the Act”) that will take effect on June 21st. Under this statute goods made wholly or in part in Xinjiang, or by entities identified on a forthcoming UFLPA Entity List, […]
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PETITION FOR THE IMPOSITION OF ANTIDUMPING DUTIES ON CERTAIN PRESERVED MUSHROOMS FROM FRANCE, NETHERLANDS, POLAND, AND SPAIN
I. Type of Action: Antidumping Duty (“AD”): France, Netherlands, Poland, and Spain. II. Product: The merchandise covered by this investigation is certain preserved mushrooms, whether imported whole, sliced, diced, or as stems and pieces. The preserved mushrooms covered under this investigation are the genus Agaricus. “Preserved mushrooms” refer to mushrooms that have been prepared or […]
COMMERCE DEPARTMENT INITIATES CIRCUMVENTION INVESTIGATION ON SOLAR CELLS AND MODULES EXPORTED FROM MALAYSIA, THAILAND, VIETNAM, AND CAMBODIA CONTAINING PARTS AND COMPONENTS PRODUCED IN CHINA
On March 28, 2022, the Department of Commerce (“DOC”) initiated a country-wide circumvention investigation on Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, from the People’s Republic of China (“CSPV”), which are further processed in Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, and/or Cambodia prior to exportation to the United States. The investigation was requested in a […]
PETITION FOR THE IMPOSITION OF ANTIDUMPING AND COUNTERVAILING DUTIES: UREA AMMONIUM NITRATE SOLUTIONS FROM THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND THE REPUBLIC OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
I. Type of Action: Antidumping Duty (“AD”) and Countervailing Duty (“CVD”): Russian Federation and the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. II. Product: The scope of the imported merchandise that Petitioners intend to cover in this investigation is: The merchandise covered by this Petition is all mixtures of urea and ammonium nitrate in aqueous or ammonia […]
PETITION FOR THE IMPOSITION OF ANTIDUMPING DUTIES ON ACRYLONITRILE-BUTADIENE RUBBER FROM FRANCE, MEXICO, AND SOUTH KOREA
I. Type of Action: Antidumping Duty (“AD”): France, Mexico, And South Korea II. Product: The product covered by this investigation is commonly referred to as acrylonitrile butadiene rubber or nitrile rubber (“NBR”). NBR is a synthetic rubber produced by the emulsion polymerization of butadiene and acrylonitrile with or without the incorporation of a third component […]
CBP ISSUES DETENTION ORDER ON COTTON PRODUCTS MADE BY XINJIANG PRODUCTION AND CONSTRUCTION CORPS USING PRISON LABOR
In a December 2, 2020 statement, CBP’s Office of Trade directed the issuance of a Withhold Release Order (“WRO”) against cotton and cotton products made by Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (“XPCC”) based on information that reasonably indicates its use of forced labor. As a result, CBP will detain shipments containing cotton and cotton products […]
PETITION FILED SEEKING A WITHOLD RELEASE ORDER ON ALL COTTON GOODS LINKED TO XINJIANG REGION OF CHINA
On August 31, 2020, the Uighur Human Rights Project filed a petition with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) seeking the issuance of a withhold release order (“WRO”) on all cotton-made goods linked to the Xinjiang region of China based on purported evidence of widespread forced labor associated with such goods. (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jphCR6KMvzh-4Iw58eTkk57ZhZbVkU1M/view). The issuance of […]
PETITION FOR THE IMPOSITION OF ANTIDUMPING DUTIES ON IMPORTS OF DIFLUOROMETHANE (R-32) FROM THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
I. Type of Action: Antidumping Duty (“AD”): China II. Product: R-32 is an HFC, a colorless, odorless gas that is used primarily as a component in HFC blends, which are used in refrigerant applications. R-32 is also referred to as HFC-32, FC-32, Freon-32, methylene difluoride, methylene fluoride, carbon fluoride hydride, halocarbon R32, fluorocarbon R32, and […]
PETITIONS FOR THE IMPOSITION OF ANTIDUMPING DUTIES ON MATTRESSES FROM THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
I. Type of Action: Antidumping Duty (“AD”) for PRC
II. Product:
The scope of this petition covers mattresses from China. For purposes of this petition, the term “mattress” denotes an assembly of materials that generally includes a “core” as well as “upholstery” and/or “ticking.” The scope of this petition is restricted to only “adult mattresses” and “youth mattresses,” but broadly encompasses all types of “innerspring mattresses,” “non-innerspring mattresses,” and “hybrid mattresses.”
Mattresses covered by the scope of this petition may be sold independently or as part of furniture (e.g., convertible sofa bed mattresses, comer group mattresses, day-bed mattresses, rollaway bed mattresses, high risers, trundle bed mattresses, crib mattresses), or as part of a set in combination with a “mattress foundation.”
Excluded from the scope of this petition are “futon” mattresses. For purposes of this petition, a “futon mattress” denotes a mattress with a tuft that goes completely through the mattress from the top through to the bottom, and which does not contain innersprings or foam. Also excluded from the scope are airbeds (including inflatable mattresses) and waterbeds, which consist of air-or liquid-filled bladders as the core or main support system of the mattress. [N.B. Petitioners have provided detailed descriptions for the quoted terms].