In a final determination under the Enforce and Protect Act, U.S. Customs and Border Protection has determined that there is substantial evidence that three importers evaded the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on steel trailer wheels from China by misrepresenting the country of origin of subject wheels as Thailand. According to CBP, the Department of Commerce found that trailer wheels manufactured by the Thai company at issue using two specific production methods are subject to these orders, and the importers failed to provide certification that those methods were used with respect to its imports.
As a result of its determination CBP will (1) suspend or continue to suspend liquidation of all subject entries imported by these importers, (2) rate adjust entries previously extended, change those entries to type 03, and continue suspension of liquidation, and (3) evaluate the importers’ continuous bond and require single transaction bonds as appropriate.
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 characteristics. CBP has broad authority to investigate these claims and can impose initial remedial measures that can 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.
For more information on AD/CV duty evasion, please contact attorney Kristen Smith at (202) 730-4965 or via email.
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