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Port Truck Gate Schedule for Memorial Day Holiday Weekend 2019 - PierPass

Terminals at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have announced schedules for the Memorial Day Holiday weekend of Friday, May 24, 2019, through Monday, May 27, 2019. The schedule is posted below, and a PDF of the schedule can be downloaded by clicking here

Please continue to monitor the websites of individual terminals for updates.


                                           PNCT:  Monday, 5/27, Memorial Day - PNCT will be CLOSED


USITC Institutes Section 337 Investigation of Certain Female Fashion Dresses, Jumpsuits, Maxi Dresses, and Accoutrements; May 23, 2019 - Provided by:  US International Trade Commission

The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has voted to institute an investigation of certain female fashion dresses, jumpsuits, maxi skirts, and accoutrements.  The products at issue in the investigation are described in the Commission’s notice of investigation.

The investigation is based on a complaint filed by Style Pantry LLC of Beverly Hills, CA, on March 20, 2019.

An amended complaint was filed on April 24, 2019.  The complaint, as amended, alleges violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 based upon the importation and sale of certain female fashion dresses, jumpsuits, maxi skirts, and accoutrements by reason of false designation, false description, dilution, and obtaining sales by false claim of association, the threat or effect of which is to destroy or substantially injure an industry in the United States.  The complainant requests that the USITC issue a general exclusion order, or in the alternative a limited exclusion order, and cease and desist orders.

The USITC has identified the following as respondents in this investigation:

Amazon.com Inc. of Seattle, WA;
Xunyun, Jiaxing Xunyung Imp & Exp Co. Ltd., of Zhejiang, China; and
Jianzhang Liao, Pinkqueen Apparel Inc., of Xiaman, China.

By instituting this investigation (337-TA-1157), the USITC has not yet made any decision on the merits of the case.  

The USITC’s Chief Administrative Law Judge will assign the case to one of the USITC’s administrative law judges (ALJ), who will schedule and hold an evidentiary hearing.  The ALJ will make an initial determination as to whether there is a violation of section 337; that initial determination is subject to review by the Commission.

The USITC will make a final determination in the investigation at the earliest practicable time.  Within 45 days after institution of the investigation, the USITC will set a target date for completing the investigation.

USITC remedial orders in section 337 cases are effective when issued and become final 60 days after issuance unless disapproved for policy reasons by the U.S. Trade Representative within that 60-day period.


OTEXA:  Announcements - International Trade Administration / Office of Textile and Apparel

The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) proposes a modification of the action being taken in the Section 301 investigation of the acts, policies, and practices of the Government of China related to technology transfer, intellectual property, and innovation. USTR proposes to apply an additional duty of up to 25 percent on products of China with an annual trade value of approximately $300 billion, which includes various textile, apparel and footwear products. USTR is seeking public comments (due June 10) and will hold a public hearing on June 17, 2019 regarding the proposed modification. See the Federal Register Notice 84 FR 22564. for a list of proposed products and further information. 



Federal Register Notices:

Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews:
Certain Lined Paper Products From India: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2016-2017

 

WASHINGTON – Today (5/20/19), the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) of the U.S. Department of Commerce announced that it would issue a Temporary General License (TGL) amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to authorize specific, limited engagement in transactions involving the export, reexport, and transfer of items – subject to the EAR – to Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. and its sixty-eight non-U.S. affiliates, which were added to the Bureau’s Entity List on May 16, 2019. This license will be effective on May 20, 2019 and lasts 90 days.

“The Temporary General License grants operators time to make other arrangements and the Department space to determine the appropriate long term measures for Americans and foreign telecommunications providers that currently rely on Huawei equipment for critical services,” said Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross. “In short, this license will allow operations to continue for existing Huawei mobile phone users and rural broadband networks.”

The Temporary General License authorizes certain activities necessary to the continued operations of existing networks and to support existing mobile services, including cybersecurity research critical to maintaining the integrity and reliability of existing and fully operational networks and equipment. Exporters will be required to maintain certifications, to be made available when requested by BIS, regarding their use of the TGL. With the exception of the transactions explicitly authorized by the TGL, any exports, reexports, or in country transfers of items subject to the EAR will continue to require a special license granted after a review by BIS under a presumption of denial. The Department will evaluate whether to extend the TGL beyond 90 days.

Huawei was added to the Entity List after the Department concluded that the company is engaged in activities that are contrary to U.S. national security or foreign policy interests, including alleged violations of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), conspiracy to violate IEEPA by providing prohibited financial services to Iran, and obstruction of justice in connection with the investigation of those alleged violations of U.S. sanctions, among other illicit activities.

The Bureau of Industry and Security’s mission is to advance U.S. national security and foreign policy objectives by ensuring an effective export control and treaty compliance system and promoting continued U.S. strategic technology leadership. BIS is committed to preventing U.S.-origin items from supporting Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) projects, terrorism, or destabilizing military modernization programs. For more information, please visit www.bis.doc.gov


U.S. Department of Commerce Initiates Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Investigations of Imports of Vertical Metal File Cabinets from China - U.S. Department of Commerce

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced the initiation of new antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations to determine whether vertical metal file cabinets from China are being dumped in the United States and to determine if producers in China are receiving unfair subsidies.

These antidumping and countervailing duty investigations were initiated based on petitions filed by Hirsh Industries LLC (West Des Moines, IA).

The alleged dumping margins range from 121.75 to 198.50 percent.

There are 20 subsidy programs alleged, including preferential lending programs, export subsidy programs, tax programs, grant programs, and various programs for the provision of goods or services for less than adequate remuneration.

If Commerce makes affirmative findings in these investigations, and if the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) determines that dumped and/or unfairly subsidized U.S. imports of vertical metal file cabinets from China are causing injury to the U.S. industry, Commerce will impose duties on those imports in the amount of dumping and/or unfair subsidization found to exist.

In 2018, imports of vertical metal file cabinets from China were valued at an estimated $45.2 million.

Click HERE for a fact sheet on these initiations.

Next Steps:

During Commerce’s investigations into whether vertical metal file cabinets from China are being dumped and/or unfairly subsidized, the ITC will conduct its own investigations into whether the U.S. industry and its workforce are being harmed by such imports. The ITC will make its preliminary determinations on or before June 14, 2019. If the ITC preliminarily determines that there is injury or threat of injury, then Commerce’s investigations will continue, with the preliminary CVD determination scheduled for July 24, 2019, and preliminary AD determination scheduled for October 7, 2019, unless these deadlines are extended.

If Commerce preliminarily determines that dumping and/or unfair subsidization is occurring, then it will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to start collecting cash deposits from all U.S. companies importing vertical metal file cabinets from China.

Final determinations by Commerce in these cases are scheduled for October 7, 2019, for the CVD investigation, and December 23, 2019, for the AD investigation, but those dates may be extended. If Commerce finds that products are not being dumped and/or unfairly subsidized, or the ITC finds in its final determinations there is no harm to the U.S. industry, then the investigations will be terminated and no duties will be applied.

The strict enforcement of U.S. trade law is a primary focus of the Trump Administration. Since the beginning of the current Administration, Commerce has initiated 164 new antidumping and countervailing duty investigations – this is a 215 percent increase from the comparable period in the previous administration.

Antidumping and countervailing duty laws provide American businesses and workers with an internationally accepted mechanism to seek relief from the harmful effects of the unfair pricing of imports into the United States. Commerce currently maintains 481 antidumping and countervailing duty orders which provide relief to American companies and industries impacted by unfair trade.

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Enforcement and Compliance unit within the International Trade Administration is responsible for vigorously enforcing U.S. trade law and does so through an impartial, transparent process that abides by international law and is based on factual evidence provided on the record.

Foreign companies that price their products in the U.S. market below the cost of production or below prices in their home markets are subject to antidumping duties. Companies that receive unfair subsidies from their governments, such as grants, loans, equity infusions, tax breaks, or production inputs, are subject to countervailing duties aimed at directly countering those subsidies.


CBP Officers Find More than $2 Million Worth of Cocaine Hidden in Shipment of Bell Peppers - U.S. Customs & Border Protection

CALEXICO, Calif.  — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Calexico East commercial facility Monday seized 242 pounds of cocaine after finding the narcotics comingled with a shipment of bell peppers.
“This was great work by the team of officers working at the Calexico East port of entry,” said Area Port Director David Salazar.  “Their hard work and inspectional scrutiny stopped an extremely dangerous narcotic from entering the U.S. and ultimately, millions of dollars of illicit funds from flowing back into the pockets of transnational criminal organizations.”

Shortly before 5 p.m. on May 20, an international truck entered the Calexico East cargo facility from Mexico with a shipment that was listed as green bell peppers.

A CBP officer referred the truck to the dock for a more intensive inspection where a human/narcotics detector dog alerted to the pallets of bell peppers loaded on the trailer. 

The shipment was offloaded, and officers ultimately discovered cellophane-wrapped packages of cocaine intermixed inside the boxes of peppers.

In total, officers found 100 packages of cocaine, worth an estimated street value of $2.1 million.

Officers took the driver, a 45-year old Mexican citizen, into custody and turned him over to the custody of Homeland Security Investigations agents for further investigation.

CBP seized the narcotics, the truck, and the trailer.

CBP officers at the border crossings in Southern California routinely stop illegal activity, while processing millions of legitimate travelers into the United States. 

If you have any information related to this seizure or any other suspected smuggling activity at the Calexico East Cargo facility, DHS encourages you to report it by calling its toll-free Tip Line at 1-866-DHS-2-ICE or by completing its online tip form.

 
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