Customs and Trade News Weekly Snapshot
Here is a recap of the latest customs and international trade law news:
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
- CBP published a bulletin to announce its initiation of antidumping and countervailing duty investigations: Aluminum extrusions from the People’s Republic of China, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Italy, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Taiwan, Thailand, the Republic of Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
- CBP announced that it has processed all outstanding imports subject to the Continuing Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act of 2000, otherwise known as the Byrd Amendment.
- During the period of its implementation of the act, CBP disbursed $3.6 billion of antidumping and countervailing duties to affected domestic producers injured by foreign dumping and subsidies.
- CBP seized more than $800K in counterfeit merchandise in Puerto Rico
- Officers and import specialists seized 44 shipments from various express consignment facilities in Puerto Rico containing products violating intellectual property rights. If the items were genuine, the combined Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) is estimated at $873,000.
- Officers in Cincinnati seized three shipments containing 795 pieces of counterfeit […]