Client Advisories and Bulletins
Antidumping Rule Change Leads to Unexpected Bills for Many Importers
July 2006
In recent months, many importers have begun receiving bills from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“Customs”) for additional antidumping duties and interest owed for items imported years ago, but only recently liquidated in accordance with newly implemented Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) dumping assessment guidelines. This policy change applies to imported merchandise sold from a re-seller, rather than the producer or manufacturer of the merchandise.