ADD / CVD Q&A

  • 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 […]

  • Where To Find Actual ADD/CVD Amounts

    QUESTION: I have gone through all the previous posts on this subject (finding actual ADD/CVD amounts), but while I can find where to find the cases and the Federal Register notices, I cannot find what the actual rate is on the items. A link on the ITC website is invalid as is one on Customs’. […]

  • EXISTING ADD CVD RATES

    QUESTION: Given Trump’s executive order regarding steel imports, will any existing Antidumping and countervailing also remain in force in addition to the higher tariff rates? ========== Answers: Yes, existing AD/CVD cases on steel and aluminum remain in force. This tariff on steel imports is in addition to any active AD/CVD Order that requires a cash […]

  • AD/CVD ALUMINUM EXTRUSIONS

    QUESTION: We are trying to understand the scope of ADD/CVD cases A-570-967/C-570-968 for aluminum extrusions. When the item is made of aluminum bar stock of Aluminum Association series beginning with 1, 3 or 6 and the item is then further worked in another country (i.e. cut-to-length, threaded, etc. in Malaysia), does ADD/CVD apply?   As […]

  • ADD / CVD INTERNAL RESEARCH PROCESS

    QUESTION:   I am creating a documented process to instruct business divisions how to execute an AD/CVD Research for their import products.  The information was derived from ACE Import data from the previous year.  The goal of the process document is to have the individual review the HTS/COO and the product imported to determine if […]

  • ALUMINUM ADD – CVD FROM CN of US Bar Stock

    QUESTION: A-570-967/C-570-968 ALUMINUM EXTRUSIONS FROM THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA Background: Extruded rectangular bar stock made in the USA (Alloy 6061) is to be exported to China.  In China, the bar stock is to be machined and substantially transformed into miscellaneous parts with Country of Origin China.  These parts are then to be imported back […]

  • ADD / CVD VETTING PROCESS

    QUESTION: I would like to know if any ICPA member would be interested in sharing their best practice on vetting products for AD / CVD applicability?   I am particularly interested in any pro-active approaches being taken for applicability at the time of procurement and how the process is established to avoid delays at the […]