Import Restrictions Imposed on Steel Trailer Wheels Alleged to Evade AD/CV Duties
Source
American Shipper
Post Date
07/31/2020
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has determined that there is a reasonable suspicion that an importer is evading the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on steel trailer wheels from China by transshipping them through Thailand. As a result, CBP is imposing the following interim measures. - susping liquidation of each unliquidated entry of covered goods entered on or after April 9, 2020 - exting the liquidation period for each unliquidated entry entered before that date - requiring live entry and rejecting any entry summaries that do not comply - requiring a refile of entries within the entry summary reject period - requiring a single transaction bond or additional security or the posting of a cash deposit with respect to covered goods
The Enforce and Protect Act, part of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act, gave CBP a significantly expanded role in investigating AD/CV duty evasion and the authorities to match. Under CBP regulations implementing the EAPA any interested party, including competing importers and federal government agencies, may submit allegations that AD/CV duties are being evaded; e.g., by misrepresenting the goods¡¯ true country of origin, submitting false or incorrect shipping and entry documentation, or misreporting the goods¡¯ physical acteristics.
CBP has broad authority to conduct investigations of these claims and can impose initial remedial measures that could interrupt a supply chain in as little as 90 days. Any final determination of evasion may be met with not only AD/CV duties but also other enforcement measures such as civil or criminal investigations.
