Starting January 16, 2024, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will implement nationwide cargo messaging to engage with filers regarding entry summaries that may be noncompliant with antidumping and countervailing duties (AD/CVD) while still in trade control.
The focus of CBP is to address AD/CVD entry summaries that exhibit potential issues, such as omitting companion AD or CVD case numbers or incorrectly applying a company-specific 10-digit AD/CVD case number. The cargo messaging serves as informative, and while it is not mandatory for filers to respond, taking corrective action during the trade control phase can reduce the need for further CBP intervention.
Cargo messages will be issued for entry summaries that seem to have omitted companion AD/CVD case numbers. Examples include:
- “[email protected]: Case C570068001 is missing AD companion case A570067 for one or more lines.”
- “[email protected]: Case A357820001 is missing CV companion case C357821 for one or more lines.”
These examples highlight instances where the filer declared either the CVD case without the corresponding AD case or vice versa. Filers are encouraged to review and rectify such issues before submitting the entry summary to CBP.
Additionally, cargo messages will be sent for entry summaries that appear to have improperly used a company-specific 10-digit AD/CVD case number. An example is:
“[email protected]: Entry MFGR or EXPR fails to meet DOC company requirements for case A201837001 on one or more lines.”
This indicates a mismatch between the manufacturer and/or exporter in the entry summary and the company(ies) associated with the provided 10-digit AD/CVD case number in the ACE AD/CVD case reference file. Filers are urged to address and revise such discrepancies during the trade control phase.
CBP aims to systematically review all entry summaries in trade control for AD/CVD compliance issues and notify filers via cargo messaging when concerns arise. Whether or not a cargo message is received, CBP retains the right to take additional actions for enforcement if compliance concerns are identified during the entry summary process.
