CBP Wants to Keep Using Its Dumping Penalty Form
Published Date: 3/4/2025
Notice
Summary
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is asking to keep using a form (CBP Form 7401) that helps distribute money from anti-dumping and subsidy penalties to U.S. businesses hurt by unfair trade. If you’re a domestic producer affected by dumping or subsidies, this form matters to you. Comments on this plan are open until May 5, 2025, so speak up if you have thoughts!
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
CBP Form 7401 Keeps Claims Open
If you are a U.S. domestic producer affected by dumping or unfair subsidies, CBP will continue using CBP Form 7401 to accept claims for distributions under the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act (CDSOA). The distributions are based on qualifying expenditures incurred up to the CDSOA repeal effective date, October 1, 2007, and the form is accessible at the pay.gov link listed in the notice.
Estimated Time Burden to File Claims
CBP estimates 300 respondents will file CBP Form 7401, with each respondent filing 2 times per year for a total of 600 annual responses. The agency estimates 1 hour per response for a combined total of 600 annual burden hours (about 2 hours per respondent per year).
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