FedEx Now Says Refunds Should Begin Next Month

If you used the shipping service over the past year, refunds could begin in August. Although the federal program to refund duty charges that were ruled illegal by the Supreme Court has been slow to ramp up, FedEx says it will begin to return as much as $800 million to its customers. According to a […]

Countervailing Duties Findings Released by Commerce Dept.

The preliminary report is in response to what the department calls “significant” subsidies from Asian countries on hardwood and decorative plywood. The new report from the U.S. Department of Commerce found that strong support from governments in China, Indonesia and Vietnam on their exports to the U.S. is creating an unfair advantage in the American […]

Kitchen Cabinet Group Backs Commerce Dept. Plan on Asian Imports

A new Commerce Department certification process that aims to restrict imports of Asian cabinets and components is getting backing from the Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association. The U.S. Department of Commerce is now proposing a new set of procedures that are aimed at preventing the importation of Chinese-made cabinets and cabinet components used to complete products […]

NAFTA Panel Agrees with Canada on Softwood Lumber Duties

A new ruling from NAFTA found inconsistencies in U.S. calculations of softwood lumber duties. A recent ruling from a North American Free Trade Association panel agrees with Canada against the U.S. “dumping determination” that sets fair market value of duties on softwood lumber imports to the U.S. The U.S. Commerce Department had said the goods […]