Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act of 2000 (CDSOA or Byrd Amendment)?

CDSOA, otherwise known as the Byrd Amendment, was passed on October 28, 2000 and was repealed effective October 1, 2007. The provisions of this act allow for anti-dumping and countervailing (AD/CV) duties collected by CBP to be disbursed to domestic producers injured by foreign dumping and subsidies. Per the repeal, AD/CV duties collected on entries made prior to October 1, 2007 are still eligible for CDSOA at liquidation.

My firm is a member of an association that filed a petition in a current investigation. Is my firm nonetheless required to separately indicate its support for the petition through a questionnaire response or letter?

If the petition was filed on behalf of the association "and its members" and those members supporting the petition were identified therein, they will be included on any list of affected domestic producers that is forwarded to Customs. However, if the petition was filed on behalf of the association only, individual members will not be included on any list that the ITC sends to Customs unless those firms separately indicate their support for the petition by letter or questionnaire response. Members of an association that are not identified in the petition as supporters of the petition may also petition Customs for inclusion on Customs' list of potentially eligible domestic producers pursuant to their regulations. For further information, contact Customs at cdsoa@dhs.gov.

My firm's name has changed from the time of the original investigation, and therefore does not appear on the recently published list of potentially eligible producers published by Customs for the investigation in question. Can the ITC change my firm's name on the list?

The ITC may only list a firm's name as it appeared in the original investigation. Customs administers the CDSOA /Byrd Amendment law and may recognize name changes and successor firms in some cases. Customs may be contacted at cdsoa@dhs.gov.

My firm supported continuation of the antidumping duty order in the most recent sunset review but did not complete a questionnaire response or submit a letter of support during the original investigation. Does this support make my firm eligible to be placed on the list of affected domestic producers?

The CDSOA /Byrd Amendment does not allow firms to be included on the list of affected domestic producers unless they expressed support for the petition during the original investigation.

My firm's name appeared on the list published by Customs in the Federal Register. How do I apply for my money?

The ITC is not involved in the distribution of assessed duties. Customs will be happy to help you with the certification process. They can be contacted at cdsoa@dhs.gov.

My firm supported the petition in principal but did not receive a questionnaire during the investigation in question. We would have completed the questionnaire if it had been sent to us. Can we submit a letter in support of the petition after the investigation has been completed and be placed on the list of affected domestic producers?

Support for the petition during the original investigation can be documented by either a response to the ITC questionnaire that you submitted during the original investigation or by a letter of support that you submitted to the ITC in the original investigation. If you submitted neither during the original investigation, the CDSOA /Byrd Amendment does not allow you to be included on the list. Please note that questionnaire responses must be submitted by the return date specified in the questionnaire and letters of support for the petition must be submitted by the date specified in the scheduling notice for the final phase of the original investigation (this date coincides with the deadline for posthearing briefs).

My firm indicated support of the petition in a questionnaire response in an old investigation that resulted in an AD or CVD order that is still in effect, but my firm's name is not on the list of potentially eligible producers published in the Federal Register by Customs. How do I get on the list?

First, photocopy the front page of your producers' questionnaire from the original investigation that your firm submitted to the Commission during that investigation and the page indicating your support of the petition (generally the second page). Include the copied pages as an attachment to a letter addressed to: Marilyn Abbott, Secretary , U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW, Washington , DC 20436 . Your letter should include a request that your firm be included in the list of affected domestic producers for the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act of 2000 for the investigation in question (identify ITC investigation number(s) and product), and state that you are waiving confidential treatment of your questionnaire response with respect to support for the petition.

A sample form request letter can be accessed by clicking here.

In order to find previous request letters submitted by firms, you may browse our electronic document information system (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov/hvweb//; click on public access and then on search/retrieval; under area of interest select Byrd Amendment and under document type select request letters; click search to view listing of request letters.

My firm filled out a questionnaire in a recent investigation and indicated support of the petition but kept that support confidential. My firm's name is not on the list published by Customs for the investigation in question. What can I do to add my firm to the list?

Same answer as above.

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