ADD / CVD Q&A

  • ADD/CVD on Quartz countertops

    QUESTION: I received this from my China location who received from one of their vendors. They are telling them there may be a 30 day free window for importation of quartz countertops from China to the U.S. eliminating ADD/CVD during that 30 day time frame. This is from the vendor’s legal counsel. Quote “The gap […]

  • Plastic decorative ribbon

    QUESTION: Customs last August started an ADD case on plastic decorative ribbon A-570-075. Does anyone know if fringed table skirts made of plastics are covered by the scope or not. It is under 3924 which is not a part of the listed HTS codes in the ADD case. Can we consider it outside the scope? […]

  • Unliquidated Entries Tied to ADD/CVD Case

    QUESTION: My company re-imported some bearings that they had previously exported to a maquiladora. The manufacturer was one listed on the following cases, and was then flagged as Anti-Dumping. A-427-201-012 A-475-201-012 The final results of the administrative review were published on 8/24/11, with liquidation instructions published on October 14, 2011. However, my company still has […]

  • ADD/CVD Origin for Chargers

    QUESTION: My broker is saying that We have a product that is classified under 8501.31 and subject to ADD/CVD. The solar cells are made in TW but the piece is sent to CN for transformation into a solar charger. I am questioning if the ADD/CVD is assessed to TW only for the solar cells or […]

  • AD/CVD WOOD FROM CHINA

    QUESTION: I recently pulled messages from the ACE portal for case numbers A570970 & C5700971 at the request of our Chinese affiliate. The latest publications, from summer of 2018, indicate certain manufacturers have had the ADD dropped to 0% and certain manufacturers have dropped to .085% for CVD. The cash deposit rate for ADD country-wide […]

  • N.MARIANA ISLAND IMPORTS

    QUESTION: The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands is a commonwealth of the US. We want to know if products imported into this location from China are subject to the same AD/CVD duties as the rest of the US is.  19 CFR 7.2(b) states that “Importations into . . . the Commonwealth of the Northern […]

  • AD/CVD Scope Ruling

    QUESTION: I am preparing a scope ruling on behalf of a customer, and the process is quite complicated.  One line of the instructions say that for Petitions filers, I need to contact the APO unit in advance of filing to obtain case assignment information, but it doesn’t tell me how to contact the APO unit.  […]

  • Antidumping duty on Engineering services from India

    QUESTION: Is there any discussion happening on putting US Anti-Dumping charges on Engineering Services from India? My counterpart in Europe heard this at a conference and ADD number he heard was 520% duty. ========= Answers: ADD can apply only to tangibles, not to services ========== Under U.S. AD (and CVD) Law, AD/CVD duties apply to […]

  • On-going AD/CVD Investigations tracker

    QUESTION: Do you know of any resource where I could find an updated tracker for the on-going ADD/CVD investigations in Excel?  Thanks! ================ ANSWERS: AD/CVD Orders – spreadsheet updated by ITC ================= You can download the REF-202 ADCVD Active Case List from the ACE portal in Excel.  Open up the entry summary tab and click […]

  • ADD CVD FOR 8501.31

    QUESTION: My broker is stating ADD/CVD applies to CN origin 8501.31.8090 product under case number A570-010-000 and C570-011-000.  Ace portal lists 8501.31.8010 but not .8090. I am questioning if ADD/CVD is applicable to our classification but by all means we want to be compliant. Would appreciate comments ========= Answers: Within most anti-dumping duty cases, you […]

  • USTR ADD Investigation Reporting

    QUESTION: Does anyone have knowledge of the consequences for late or incomplete responses to USTR ADD investigation data requests? Are extensions available? ========== Answer: Are extensions to respond possible?  Yes, in the abstract but they are very hard to get and you have to request before the original time period runs out. If you do […]

  • SPECIAL ADD DUTY RATE USAGE

    QUESTION: We are U.S. importer and do purchase and import ADD product direct from manufacturer in China.  The Manufacturer has a special ADD rate. We want to build a retail display with an assortment of product that we have manufactured in China. The ADD product would be one of the items. Will the special ADD […]