 AD/CV News: New Reviews, Engines, Isocyanurates, Steel Rod, Violet Pigment |
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American Shipper |
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04/14/2020 |
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The International Trade Administration and/or International Trade Commission have recently announced the following actions in antidumping and/or countervailing duty cases.
Engines 每 initiation of AD and CV duty investigations of vertical shaft engines and parts thereof from China, with preliminary determinations due by June 11 (CV) and Aug. 25 (AD)
Isocyanurates 每 sunset review determination that revocation of CV duty order on chlorinated isocyanurates from China would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time
New reviews 每 initiation of administrative reviews of the following AD and/or CV duty orders for the periods Feb. 1, 2019, through Jan. 31, 2020 (AD) or Jan. 1 through Dec. 31, 2019 (CV), unless otherwise noted
- cold-drawn mechanical tubing from China (AD)
- cold-drawn mechanical tubing of carbon and alloy steel from India (CV)
- common alloy aluminum sheet from China (AD, June 22, 2018, through Jan. 31, 2020; and CV, April 23, 2018, through Dec. 31, 2019)
- crystalline silicon photovoltaic products from China (CV) and Taiwan (AD)
- cut-to-length carbon-quality steel plate from Korea (AD/CV)
- frozen warmwater shrimp from China, India, Thailand, and Vietnam (AD)
- large residential washers from Mexico (AD)
- softwood lumber products from Canada (CV)
- stainless steel bar from India (AD)
- stainless steel butt-weld pipe fittings from Italy, Malaysia, and the Philippines (AD)
- truck and bus tires from China (AD, Feb. 15, 2019, through Jan. 31, 2019; and CV, Feb. 15 through Dec. 31, 2019)
Threaded rod 每 issuance of AD and CV duty orders on carbon and alloy steel threaded rod from China, with dumping margins of 4.26 to 59.45 percent for China and 2.75 and 28.34 percent for India and net subsidy rates of 31.02 to 66.81 percent for China and 6.07 and 211.72 percent for India
Violet pigment 每 dumping margin of zero for one producer/exporter in final results of administrative review of AD duty order on carbazole violet pigment 23 from India for the period Dec. 1, 2017, through Nov. 30, 2018
Priority ocean services on the rise as air freight capacity becomes scarce
Soaring airfreight rates have left some commodities on the ground, but expedited ocean services offer an native.
To offer a faster maritime link across the Pacific, less-than-container load (LCL) consolidator ECU Worldwide launched an LCL express service between Shanghai and Los Angeles towards the of last month.
Its Xlerate offering uses Matson Navigation for a 10-day transit between the two ports and ECU claims this is the fastest port-to-port time on the route. The traffic is unloaded in Los Angeles at the company＊s bonded container station, 24 hours after its arrival, and moved on ECU＊s bonded express truck service to eight inland container stations.
※Xlerate reiterates our commitment to provide an expedited LCL product to our freight forwarding clients from Shanghai to final container freight stations in the US,§ said ECU Worldwide chief utive Tim Tudor.
※It combines the benefits of an express service with a day-definite arrival, and an all-inclusive simplified fee structure, which includes price per kilo on freight-on-board Shanghai basis and the final CFS destination fees.§
CMA CGM has also spotted an ing for a priority offering. Last month it launched Seapriority Go, offering priority allocation and loading for containers and includes a money-back guarantee. The service is available on all sectors in the line＊s network.
Similar offerings have been around to cater to high-value commodities requiring expedited handling and movement, but they are increasing to meet a rising need.
※We definitely see a dramatic increase in queries received for expedited services. These requests at this point are more FCL than LCL,§ said Ken Sine, vice-president North Asia at Crane Worldwide Logistics.§
The dearth of airfreight capacity, coupled with soaring rates in that sector, has elevated the appeal of such services, said Bob Imbriani, utive vice-president international at Team Worldwide.
※Almost immediately they become an option when you can＊t get airfreight,§ he said. ※There isn＊t tremous capacity, but it became an native. It＊s a good option if it＊s available.§
Exted wait times for airfreight links have further augmented the appeal of expedited ocean services.
※If you use airfreight and wait 10 days for your flight and ocean is 12 days, why not?§ Mr Imbriani said. ※Some manufacturing clients can wait and adjust their schedules.§
Chris Connell, senior vice-president North America of Commodity Forwarders, a subsidiary of Kuehne + Nagel, claimed these services could also become an option for perishables not viable to be shipped by air at current prices.
Mr Sine added that personal protective equipment (PPE) and medical equipment would be moved on such services before long.
※Presently, we see many PPE shipments moving via airfreight to provide immediate relief and once that stock gets to a level that meets the needs of our frontline heroes, we will see a modal shift to these expedited ocean services to continue to feed the demand at a reduced price,§ he predicted.
The pricing should beat the rates ged for sea-air, which has become another popular native to airfreight. Some forwarders have reported a marked rise in their clients＊ interest in that modal mix.
※We have to explore every
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