The Commerce Department issued the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on seamless refined copper pipe and tube from China (A-570-964). Commerce ended the review for Luvata Tube and Luvata Alltop, because all requests for their review were withdrawn. As such, subject merchandise entered by Luvata Tube and Luvata Alltop will be liquidated at AD rates set in previous reviews, and AD cash deposit rates applicable to these two companies will continue unchanged. Otherwise. these preliminary results are not in effect. Commerce may modify them in the final results of this review and change the estimated AD cash deposit rate for the following companies:

Antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on grain-oriented electrical steel from China, the Czech Republic, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Poland and Russia will continue, after the International Trade Commission voted unanimously that there is a “reasonable indication” of injury to U.S. industry from dumped and illegally subsidized imports. The Commerce Department will now make its preliminary CV and AD duty determinations, currently scheduled for December and March, respectively, at which point AD/CV duty cash deposits may be required on subject merchandise. Commerce initiated its investigation in October (see 13103020). The investigations are based on a complaint by two domestic steel producers and a labor union (see 13091909).

The International Trade Commission published notices in the Nov. 19 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):

The International Trade Commission is asking for comments by Nov. 1 on public interest issues raised by a possible import ban on electronic imaging devices that infringe patents held by FlashPoint. The administrative law judge in the case found Section 337 violations by some products subject to the investigation, which covers mobile phones, tablets, and other devices from HTC, Huawei and ZTE. The ALJ recommended a limited exclusion order barring imports of infringing devices, as well as an importer certification requirement.

The Commerce Department published notices in the Nov. 19 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):

Furfuryl alcohol with a minimal amount of silane added prior to importation is subject to antidumping duties on furfuryl alcohol from China (A-570-845), said the Commerce Department in a Nov. 14 final scope ruling. PennAKem requested the scope proceeding after finding out that a mixture of 99.7-99.8 percent furfuryl alcohol and 0.2-0.3 percent silane called “Faint S” is being entered as merchandise not subject to AD duties.

The International Trade Commission published notices in the Nov. 18 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):

The Commerce Department published notices in the Nov. 18 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 proposing to amend its regulations on filing deadlines in antidumping duty administrative reviews to implement its new sampling option for respondent selection. In a Nov. 4 policy statement, Commerce said it would pick respondents to AD duty administrative reviews through a sampling method if requested by interested parties (see 13110119). The new method will improve the chances of smaller exporters of being reviewed, the agency said. If Commerce doesn’t get a request to conduct sampling, it will follow its current method of selecting the largest exporters. Commerce’s Nov. 19 proposed rule would set a seven-day filing deadline for sampling requests. Comments are due by Dec. 31.

The antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on monosodium glutamate will continue, after the International Trade Commission voted Nov. 15 that there is a “reasonable indication” dumped and subsidized imports are hurting U.S. industry. All six commissioners voted in the affirmative. Ajinomoto North America requested the AD/CVD investigations on the flavor enhancer in September, alleging low-priced and unfair competition in China and Indonesia is rapidly gaining U.S. market share and causing lost revenues and profits (see 13091813). The Commerce Department began its part of the investigations in October (see 13103018), and is currently set to make its preliminary countervailing and antidumping duty determinations in December and March, respectively.