U.S. Commerce Department Issues Rule To Improve Trade Enforcement
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration published a final regulation in the Federal Register on September 20 that seeks to improve administration and enforcement of antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) laws. The regulation will take effect on October 20, 2021.
Specifically, the Commerce Department is modifying:
- Submission time for comments regarding industry support in AD, CVD proceedings;
- Rules regarding new shipper reviews;
- The scope matters in AD and CVD proceedings;
- Procedures for importer reimbursement certifications that are filed with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP); and
- Rules regarding service lists, entries of appearance, and importer filing requirements for access to business proprietary information in AD and CVD proceedings.
The Commerce Department also is promulgating a new rules concerning:
- The circumvention of AD and CVD orders;
- Covered merchandise referrals received from CBP; and
- Requests for certifications from interested parties to establish whether merchandise that is subject to an AD or CVD order.
A full summary of the final regulation is available here.