The Commerce Department made a preliminary affirmative antidumping determination that diffusion-annealed, nickel-plated flat-rolled steel products from Japan (A-588-869) are being sold in the U.S. at less than fair value. The agency found preliminary a 47.8% AD rate for Toyo Kohan and all non-individually investigated Japanese companies. Nippon Steel/Sumitomo decided not to respond to Commerce's original questionnaire, so the agency assigned it a high 77.7% AD rate based on adverse facts available (AFA). Suspension of liquidation and cash deposit requirements are effective Nov. 19.

The International Trade Commission published notices in the Nov. 15 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 issued a Federal Register notice on its recently initiated antidumping duty investigations on non-oriented electrical steel (NOES) from China, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Sweden, and Taiwan (A-570-996, A-428-843, A-588-872, A-580-872, A-401-809, A-583-851). The agency will determine whether imports of the subject merchandise are being, or are likely to be, sold in the U.S. at less than fair value. NOES is a steel product used in the production of large and small motors, generators, lighting ballasts, and ignition coils, the petition said.

The International Trade Commission published notices in the Nov. 14 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. 14 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 International Trade Commission published notices in the Nov. 13 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 initiated two antidumping duty new shipper reviews on freshwater crawfish tail meat from China (A-570-848) at the request of Hubei Nature Agriculture Industry Co., Ltd. and Hubei Zhenghe Food Co., Ltd. for merchandise each company both produces and exports. Commerce will determine Hubei Nature and Hubei Zhenghe are eligible for estimated AD cash deposit rates other than the China-wide entity rate they currently receive.

The Commerce Department will require antidumping duty cash deposits on imports of diffusion-annealed, nickel-plated flat-rolled steel from Japan, it said in a Nov. 12 fact sheet. The agency found AD duty rates of 47.8% to 77.7% for Japanese companies in its preliminary determination. The final determination in this investigation is currently due in March. ITT will have more details on the preliminary rates when Commerce publishes its preliminary determination in the Federal Register.

The Commerce Department issued a Federal Register notice on its recently initiated countervailing duty investigations on non-oriented electrical steel (NOES) from China, South Korea, and Taiwan (C-570-997, C-580-873, C-583-852). The agency will determine whether imports of the subject merchandise from China, South Korea, and Taiwan are being illegally subsidized.

The International Trade Commission published notices in the Nov. 12 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):