The Commerce Department issued its final affirmative determinations in the antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on imports of paper plates from China, Thailand and Vietnam, it said in a fact sheet issued Jan. 22. Commerce set AD rates ranging from 267.63% to 515.4% for Chinese exporters; from 5.57% to 73.17% for Thai exporters; and from 30.42% to 165.27% for Vietnamese exporters, the agency said. Commerce set CVD rates ranging from 4.47% to 295.08% for Chinese exporters, and from 5.53% to 225.9% for Vietnamese exporters. Thailand was not subject to the CVD investigation. These rates will take effect upon publication in the Federal Register of the final determinations, which should occur in the coming days.

The Commerce Department is beginning new antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on slag pots from China, it said in a fact sheet Jan. 22. The underlying petition was filed in late December 2024 (see 2501030042). The International Trade Commission is scheduled to make its preliminary injury determinations by Feb. 14. These AD/CVD investigations will continue only if the ITC finds injury. International Trade Today will provide more details upon publication of the initiation notices in the Federal Register.

The Commerce Department said it's rescinding the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain chassis and subassemblies thereof from China (A-570-135) for the period of review July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024, because there were no reviewable, suspended entries of subject merchandise during the review period for any of the companies for which the review had been requested. The Coalition of American Chassis Manufacturers had requested the administrative review cover four exporters -- CIMC Vehicles (Group) Co., Ltd.; Dongguan CIMC Vehicles Co., Ltd.; Qingdao CIMC Special Vehicles Co., Ltd; and SinoTrailers. Commerce will instruct CBP to assess AD on all appropriate entries, at rates equal to the cash deposit of estimated AD required at the time of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption, it said.

The International Trade Commission published notices in the Jan. 21 Federal Register on the following AD/CVD injury, Section 337 patent or other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will be in another ITT article):

The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Jan. 21 on the following AD/CV duty proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, scope, affected firms or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):

The Commerce Department is amending the Dec. 13 final results of an antidumping duty administrative review on pure magnesium from China (A-570-832) to correct ministerial errors regarding some calculations used to arrive at the final dumping margins. Commerce calculated a revised AD rate for the only companies under review, Tianjin Magnesium International Co., Ltd., and its affiliate Tianjin Magnesium Metal, Co., Ltd., changing it from 32.6% to 25.26%. The new rate is applicable Jan. 21.

The Commerce Department has released the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on narrow woven ribbons with woven selvedge from Taiwan (A-583-844). Commerce assigned the only two companies remaining under review -- Hao Shyang Ind. Co. Ltd. and Lung Che Ribbons Enterprises Co. Ltd. -- an AD rate of 137.2%, unchanged from the preliminary results of the review. Commerce will instruct CBP to assess AD on subject merchandise from the two companies at that rate for entries during Sept. 1, 2022, through Aug. 31, 2023. A new 137.2% cash deposit rate takes effect for Hao Shyang and Lung Che on Jan. 22.

The International Trade Commission published notices in the Jan. 17 Federal Register on the following AD/CVD injury, Section 337 patent or other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will be in another ITT article):

The International Trade Commission has ended a Section 337 investigation on imported photovoltaic connectors (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1365), it said in a Federal Register notice to be published Jan. 21. Complainant Shoals Technologies Group initially alleged in 2023 that Hikam, a California-based photovoltaic cable company, and Hewtech, a Chinese electronics firm, along with their affiliated companies, were importing photovoltaic connectors for solar panels that infringe two of Shoals' patents (see 2306080003).

The International Trade Commission is beginning a Section 337 investigation on mobile electronic devices (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1432) after receiving allegations filed by Maxell that Samsung and its subsidiaries are importing products that infringe its patents, the agency said in a Jan. 17 news release.