The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on steel threaded rod from China (A-570-932). Changes to the preliminary results caused AD rates to fall for both reviewed companies. Commerce didn't individually review Zhejiang New Oriental, instead assigning it the same rate calculated for RMB/IFI. The new rates are effective Nov. 5, and will be implemented by CBP soon.

The International Trade Commission voted on Nov. 1 to continue the antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on steel concrete reinforcing bar from Mexico and Turkey, finding a “reasonable indication” of harm to U.S. industry in its preliminary injury vote. The ITC voted unanimously that Turkish rebar exports are hurting U.S. producers, and 3-1 that Mexican exports are having a negative effect. A domestic coalition asked for AD and CV duties on Turkish and Mexican rebar in September (see 13090614). The Commerce Department will next issue its preliminary determination, at which point AD and CV duty cash deposit requirements will come into effect if the agency finds dumping or illegal subsidization.

The International Trade Commission published notices in the Nov. 1 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. 1 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):

Whalen Furniture Manufacturing’s upholstered headboards are not subject to antidumping duties under the order on wooden bedroom furniture from China (A-570-890), said the Commerce Department in an Oct. 28 final scope ruling. Although the scope of the AD duty order only explicitly excludes entire beds that are fully upholstered, the fact that Whalen's fully upholstered headboards would be the only wooden part of an otherwise metal bed means they should be excluded as well, Commerce said.

The Commerce Department published notices in the Oct. 31 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 and countervailing duty orders on circular welded carbon quality steel line pipe from China (A-570-935/C-570-936), and the AD duty order on diamond sawblades from China (A-570-900), in their automatic five-year sunset reviews scheduled to begin in December. 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 and the International Trade Commission began the five-year Sunset Reviews of the antidumping duty orders on ferrovanadium from China and South Africa (A-570-873, A-791-815); uncovered innerspring units from China, South Africa, and Vietnam (A-570-928, A-791-821, A-552-803); and freshwater crawfish tailmeat from China (A-570848).

The Commerce Department announced the opportunity to request administrative reviews by Dec. 2 for producers and exporters subject to 24 antidumping duty orders, four countervailing duty orders, and one suspended antidumping duty investigation with November anniversary dates.

The International Trade Commission published notices in the Oct. 30 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):