The Commerce Department is beginning an antidumping duty new shipper review on drawn stainless steel sinks from China (A-570-983) at the request of Foshan Success Imp & Exp Co., Ltd., for merchandise the exports to the U.S. that is produced by Xinhe Stainless Steel Products. Commerce will determine if Success is independent from state control, and therefore eligible for an estimated AD cash deposit rate other than the China-wide entity rate it currently receives.

The International Trade Commission published notices in the Dec. 2 Federal Register on the following AD/CV injury, Section 337 patent, and other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will be in another ITT article):

The Commerce Department published notices in the Dec. 2 Federal Register 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 giving advance notice that it and the International Trade Commission will consider revoking the antidumping duty order on small diameter graphite electrodes from China (A-570-929), in their automatic five-year sunset reviews scheduled to begin in January. Advance notice is given because sunset reviews have short deadlines. An order will be revoked unless Commerce finds that revocation would lead to a continuation or recurrence of dumping and the ITC finds that revocation would result in continuation or recurrence of material injury to a U.S. industry. As a result, a negative determination by either Commerce or the ITC would result in the revocation of these orders.

The Commerce Department is extending until Feb. 11 the deadline for the preliminary determination in its countervailing duty investigation on chlorinated isocyanurates from China (C-570-991). Commerce’s preliminary finding was originally due Dec. 8, but the agency said the late due date for the original questionnaire and the complicated nature of the investigation justify pushing it back. Cash deposits of estimated CV duties can only be collected after the preliminary determination in AD duty investigations, although cash deposits can be made retroactive 90 days from the preliminary determination if Commerce finds “critical circumstances.”

The Commerce Department announced the opportunity to request administrative reviews by Dec. 31 for producers and exporters subject to 24 antidumping duty orders and seven countervailing duty orders with December anniversary dates.

The option to post bond to cover estimated AD duties on frozen warmwater shrimp from Vietnam (A-552-802) for entries exported and produced by Goldenquality Seafood Corporation will end, after the Commerce Department rescinded a new shipper review for the company. Commerce will now direct CBP to collect cash deposits for merchandise exported and produced by Goldenquality at the 25.76% Vietnam-wide rate. Liquidation is on hold pending the final results of the 2012-13 administrative review on frozen warmwater shrimp from Vietnam.

The Commerce Department began administrative reviews for certain firms subject to antidumping and countervailing duty orders with October anniversary dates. The agency said it intends to issue the final results of these reviews by Oct. 31, 2014.

The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on chlorinated isocyanurates from Spain (A-469-814). The agency continued to find a zero AD rate for Ercros, S.A., the only respondent. Commerce will direct CBP to liquidate period of review entries of subject merchandise from Ercros without regard to AD duties, and will not collect a cash deposit on future entries of subject merchandise exported by Ercros until further notice. The new rate is effective Dec. 3, and will be implemented by CBP soon.

The International Trade Commission published notices in the Nov. 29 Federal Register on the following AD/CV injury, Section 337 patent, and other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will appear in another ITT article):