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Some Chinese exporters are seeking to avoid U.S. tariffs by using fake made-in-Vietnam labels and rerouting shipments to Vietnam then the U.S. Fearing retaliatory action by the U.S., Vietnam stated that they will crack down on trade-related fraud.

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China has suspended its World Trade Organization panel case against the EU where it sought status as a free market economy. This means that both the EU and U.S. can continue to treat China as a non-market economy in antidumping cases - a big win for both.

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Decorative Hardwoods Association (formerly HPVA) eNews Volume XII, Issue XI: Commerce Finds China Is Circumventing Plywood Duties | U.S. Court Of International Trade Sustains & Remands Parts Of Plywood Duty Determinations | Canada Eliminates Tariffs On U.S.

The court remanded the log and veneer cost determinations for Linyi Chengen Co. used to determine dumping margins for further examination and explanation. The Department of Commerce must file a response by August 2. Related briefs and responses are due in October.

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CIT Decision (PDF)

The U.S. Department of Commerce made an affirmative determination that China is circumventing antidumping and countervailing duty plywood orders by using face or back veneers of radiata or agathis pine with a TSCA VI label and made with interior resin systems. Commerce notified the U.S. International Trade Commission to include these products in its antidumping and countervailing duty order. Also, U.S.