On Oct. 3rd, 2011, the Department of Commerce (the Department) is amending its regulations governing the effect of an affirmative preliminary determination in antidumping or countervailing duty proceedings to establish that the provisional measures will normally take the form of a cash deposit. Requiring that provisional measures will normally take the form of a cash deposit will help to strengthen the administration of the nation's antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) laws by making importers directly responsible for the payment of AD and CVD duties.

This Final Rule is effective November 2, 2011. This rule will apply to all investigations initiated on the basis of petitions filed on or after this effective date.

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce