Tariffs. Customs. Trade Remedies

On January 15, 2014, the Department of State published in the Federal Register a notice [Public Notice 8594] to the public of a determination by the Secretary of State on November 29, 2013, pursuant to Section 1245(d)(4)(D) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (NDAA) (Pub. L. 112-81), as amended by the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act (Pub. L. 112-158), that as of November 29, 2013, each of the following importers of oil from Iran has qualified for the 180-day exception outlined in section 1245(d)(4)(D): India, Malaysia, the People’s Republic of China, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, and Turkey. The Secretary of State last made exception determinations under Section 1245(d)(4)(D) of the NDAA regarding these importers on June 5, 2013.