CBP Must Prevent Undercollection of Duties
SSA Thanks Senator Vitter
SSA thanks Senator Vitter (LA) for his determination to ensure that U.S. trade laws are defended and antidumping duties on imported shrimp are vigorously enforced in his August 8, 2008 letter to Department of Commerce Secretary Gutierrez and Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Basham.
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WTO Rules that US Cannot Take Effective Steps to Collect Antidumping Duties
Tarpon Springs, FL — On July 16, 2008, the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization (“WTO”) upheld a decision by a dispute settlement panel that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (“CBP”) efforts to improve collections of antidumping and countervailing duties were inconsistent with the United States’ obligations under the WTO. The Appellate Body found that CBP’s enhanced continuous […]
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Shrimpers Decry the Administration’s Reluctance to Aggressively Defend U.S. Trade Laws
Tarpon Springs, FL– Since 2001, U.S. importers have failed to pay nearly $1 billion in antidumping and countervailing duties assessed on unfairly traded imports. This problem is directly attributable to the lack of an effective US mechanism to enforce the collection of duties on importers. Absent such a mechanism, imports have been allowed to enter the United States, and when […]
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SSA Urges USTR to Appeal WTO Rulings
Continuous Bonding Requirements Necessary to Enforce U.S. Trade Laws Tarpon Springs, FL—A World Trade Organization dispute panel severely weakened the United States’ ability to ensure full payment of U.S. import duties in recent rulings against the U.S. enhanced bond requirements on shrimp imports from Thailand and India. The WTO determinations effectively prevent the United States from taking steps to ensure […]