Washington - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published in the June 1, 2012 Federal Register, a notice that any domestic producer who is entitled to file a claim under the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act of 2000 (CDSOA) needs to file their claim no later than July 31, 2012. The notice gives detailed instructions and requirements to be followed to ensure timely filing of claims.

The purpose of this law is to disburse anti-dumping and countervailing duties collected by CBP to domestic producers injured by foreign dumping and subsidies.

The harmed domestic producer is any manufacture, producer, farmer, rancher, or worker representative who was a petitioner or interested party in support of a petition with respect to which an anti-dumping or countervailing duty order that has been entered.

The notice list all harmed domestic producers who are entitled to file a claim under the CDSOA.

In order to be considered timely filed, the CBP Revenue Division must receive all fiscal year 2012 certifications no later than July 31, 2011. Any certifications received after July 31st will not be eligible to receive a distribution.