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 magnesia carbon brick from China by misidentifying covered goods and entering them as type 01 entries. As a result of this determination, CBP will take the following measures. - continue to susp liquidation of any entry imported by this importer on or after Jan. 30, 2020 - continue to ext the period for liquidation for all unliquidated entries that entered before that date - continue to require live entry for future entries from this importer - evaluate the importerĄ¯s continuous bond and require single transaction bonds as appropriate The EAPA, part of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act, gives CBP a significantly expanded role in investigating AD/CV duty evasion and the authorities to match. 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 goodsĄ¯ true country of origin, submitting false or incorrect shipping and entry documentation, or misreporting the goodsĄ¯ physical acteristics. CBP has broad authority to conduct investigations of these claims and can impose initial remedial measures that could 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
