• Effective Date: Nov 27, 2022
  • Period Covered: 11/27/2022
  • Cite as: 87 FR 80162 • Cite date: Dec 29, 2022
1. On 12/29/2022, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) issued a preliminary injunction (PI) enjoining Commerce from ordering U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to terminate the suspension of liquidation of entries identified in paragraph 2 which are subject to the antidumping duty orders on stilbenic optical brightening agents) from the People's Republic of China and Taiwan (A-570-972 and A-583-848). The CIT further ordered Commerce to instruct CBP to continue suspension of liquidation of, and require cash deposits at zero percent, for entries identified in paragraph 3 which are subject to the antidumping duty orders on stilbenic optical brightening agents) from the People's Republic of China and Taiwan (A-570-972 and A-583-848). This PI was issued in connection with court number 22-00354. 2. This PI enjoins Commerce from ordering CBP to terminate the suspension of liquidation for unliquidated entries of stilbenic optical brightening agents from the People's Republic of China and Taiwan that are or were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. November 27, 2022, pursuant to Stilbenic Optical Brightening Agents from the People's Republic of China and Taiwan: Final Results of Sunset Review and Revocation of Order, 87 Fed. Reg. 80,162-63 (Dep't Commerce Dec. 29, 2022) 3. The court further orders that Commerce shall instruct CBP to continue suspension of liquidation of, and require cash deposits at a rate of zero percent of, stilbenic optical brightening agents from the People's Republic of China and Taiwan that are or were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. November 27, 2022, pursuant to Stilbenic Optical Brightening Agents from the People's Republic of China and Taiwan: Final Results of Sunset Review and Revocation of Order, 87 Fed. Reg. 80,162-63 (Dep't Commerce Dec. 29, 2022). 4. Effective 11/27/2022, no liquidation may be made for entries referred to in paragraph 3 which remain unliquidated as of 12:01 a.m. November 27, 2022. CBP should continue to suspend liquidation of such entries and collect cash deposits at a rate of zero percent. Any such entries that are set for liquidation must be unset immediately. Continue to suspend liquidation of these entries until liquidation instructions are issued. 5. Effective immediately, CBP is instructed to follow the terms of the PI. 6. Instructions for granting a request for a refund on any overcollection will be issued in a separate message. 7. Liquidation instructions for entries affected by this PI have not yet been issued. 8. If there are any questions by the importing public regarding this message, please contact the Call Center for the Office of AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce at (202) 482-0984. CBP ports should submit their inquiries through authorized CBP channels only. (This message was generated by OI:MJK.) 9. There are no restrictions on the release of this information. Alexander Amdur