Shea-Porter aids Goss in Japanese anti-dumping case
17/04/2008 12:00
Shea-Porter's bill, HR 5667, would require U.S. Customs and Border Protection to collect a special duty from the Japanese firm, Tokyo Kikai Seiskusho (TKS), in accordance with a penalty imposed by the U.S. Department of Commerce. Despite specific instructions, U.S. Customs and Border Protection has not yet collected the duty.
Goss International, a printing press producer with 1,000 employees in
"American businesses and American workers have the right to expect that our trade laws will be upheld," said Shea-Porter, D-NH, in a prepared statement released by her spokeswoman, Clark Pettig. "When the rules are fair and the penalties are enforced,
Goss officials say TKS officials flooded the
Goss officials then filed an appeal with the Supreme Court after the U.S. Court of Appeals reversed a lower court's injunction against TKS. The injunction would have prevented TKS from using the claw back clause to recoup the $31.6 million from the subsidiary.
"The government has already found that the Japanese producer in this case violated trade laws," said Bob Brown, chief executive officer of Goss International, in a prepared statement issued by Shea-Porter's press office. "Despite finding fraud, our government hasn't followed through to collect the duty that should have been paid long ago."
Brown added in the statement that Shea-Porter's bill would require the
Pettig said that after the U.S. Commerce Department decided the duty was appropriate, it was still up to U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials to decide whether to collect it. He said the bill, if passed, would direct the agency to do so.
"I think we're just addressing another angle and another piece of the puzzle," Pettig said.
Pettig said the congresswoman is well aware the Japanese company and the Japanese government could ignore this legislation just as it chosen to ignore the
"But we still need to make the attempt," Pettig said.
By ROBERT M. COOK
bcook@fosters.com
Article Date: Friday, April 11, 2008
Source: www.fosters.com
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