In a final determination under the Enforce and Protect Act, U.S. Customs and Border Protection has determined that there is substantial evidence that a U.S. importer evaded the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on cast iron soil pipe fittings from China by transshipping them through Cambodia.
As a result of this determination, CBP will take the following measures.
- continue to suspend liquidation of entries subject to this investigation
- for entries previously extended, rate adjust and change those entries to type 03 and continue suspension
- evaluate the importer’s 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 Kristen Smith at (202) 730-4965.
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