ADD / CVD Q&A

  • ADD FOR STEEL SHELVING

    Answer: I am not sure that this is the best way for you to determine whether your products are excluded from the scope of the AD case.  If the answer is not clear from the scope description and published scope rulings, it is advisable to seek a legal opinion or file a scope ruling.   In […]

  • ADD / CVD DUTIES

    QUESTION: The recent announcement of AD and CVD duties for China steel show different duty rates for each area. Are these duties cumulative? For example – Declared value = $10,000 AD = $26,579 CVD = $25,644 Total duty = $52,223 ========== Answers: Yes, you can have both ADD and CVD duties applied to the same […]

  • ALUMINUM HINGE ADD

    QUESTION: I don’t think an aluminum hinge or bracket would fall under the scope of ADD for aluminum extrusions, but I wanted to ask the membership just to make sure.  These items are imported and then used on window blinds or plastic deck railing systems. ************ Answers: This is a really great question because of […]

  • REQUESTING ADD SCOPE RULING

    Question: I’ve been tasked with getting a scope ruling for several cold rolled steel products that we import into the US to see if they fall under the scope of the pending ADD case for cold rolled steel products. Does anyone have experience with requesting a ruling and what’s involved? I’ve never had to do […]

  • SEARCHING ADD CVD ORDERS

    Question: What is the best way to conduct a search to see if any of my company’s imported products are subject to ADD/CVD?  I’ve been using CBP’s ADD CVD Search website, but here’s the problem. Example:  There is an ADD order for “PET Film” with HTS 3920.62.0090.  We import this same product, but we call […]

  • ADD-CVD SEARCH

    Question: When running an ACE query to see if a product from a foreign manufacturer is subject to ADD/CVD, are you supposed to type in just the HTS number, or both the HTS number and the MID? When I type in the HTS number and MID, no ADD matches are found.  However, if I type […]

  • SEARCHING ADD CVD ORDERS

    Question:   What is the best way to conduct a search to see if any of my company’s imported products are subject to ADD/CVD?  I’ve been using CBP’s ADD CVD Search website, but here’s the problem. Example:  There is an ADD order for “PET Film” with HTS 3920.62.0090.  We import this same product, but we […]

  • ADD/CVD ON COLD ROLLED STEEL

    Question:   I am looking for further insight on what type of products are within the scope for the pending ADD/CVD investigation on Cold-Rolled Steel (included below).  Our company buys products that have been cut, typically bent, and painted well as subassemblies and finished goods that contain CRS that matches the description in the order.  […]

  • ADD DETERMINATION

    Question: A product and it’s parts/components are subject to ADD in country A.  One component is shipped to country B to be incorporated in the finished product to be shipped to US. This product and it’s parts/components are  not subject to ADD from country B. Department of commerce (DOC)will consider different factors to determine if […]

  • REPORTING REQUIRED FOR A ZERO AD AND CV RATES ON 7501

    Question:   We have an AD and related CV case that had Preliminary rates, Adjusted rates and finally the Final rates. There are three specific manufacturers we are concerned with. Manufacturer A had 10% preliminary CV, 5% AD Manufacturer B had 20% preliminary CV, 10% AD Manufacturer C had 90% preliminary CV, 90% AD   […]

  • FTZ ADD / CVD ENTRY FILING PROCESS

    Question: Would anyone be able to provide a regulatory reference to help me clear up a point of confusion with myself, my software provider, my inside legal counsel, a couple of FTZ consultants and at least one of my brokers? One of our brokers is pushing back and advising us we are attempting to file […]

  • ADD LIQUIDATION REFUNDS

    Question: We have been waiting for a couple of CBP ports to liquidate AD entries for over two years. The DOC liquidation message is dated in April 2012. Most of the ports have already liquidated our entries and sent the refund checks, but we still have entries at about 3 ports that are still pending […]