The Commerce Department published notices in the Oct. 30 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 postponing until Feb. 13, 2014, its preliminary antidumping duty determinations on oil country tubular goods from India, South Korea, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, and Vietnam (A-533-857, A-580-870, A-565-802, A-517-804, A-583-850, A-549-832, A-489-816, A-823-815, A-552-817). The preliminary determination had previously been due Dec. 9, later extended to Dec. 26 because of the federal government shutdown. Commerce cited the “extraordinary complexity and the number of firms whose activities we must investigate” as justification for postponing until February.

The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on lined paper products from China (A-570-901). The agency continued to find Leo's Quality Products Co., Ltd/Denmax Plastic Stationery Factory did not demonstrate freedom from state control, so assigned the company to the China-wide enttiy with a 258.21% AD rate. Commerce also found Hwa Fuh Plastics Co., Ltd./Li Teng Plastics (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. did not have any shipments to the U.S. during the period of review, and said Shanghai Lian Li Paper Products Co., Ltd. was uncontactable. Subject merchandise from Hwa Fuh/Li Teng and Shanghai Lian Li will continue to enter at AD cash deposit rates set in previous reviews. The new rate is effective Oct. 31, and will be implemented by CBP soon.

The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on circular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes from Thailand (A-549-502). The agency continued to find a zero AD rate for Saha Thai Steel Pipe (Public) Company, Ltd., and found the other respondent, Pacific Pipe Company Limited, had no shipments to the U.S. during the period of review. Commerce will direct CBP to liquidate period of review entries of subject merchandise from Saha Pipe without regard to AD duties, and will not collect a cash deposit on future entries of subject merchandise exported by Saha Pipe until further notice. Subject merchandise from Pacific Pipe will continue to enter at AD cash deposit rates set in previous reviews. The new rate is effective Oct. 31, and will be implemented by CBP soon.

Antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on chlorinated isocyanurates from Japan and China will continue, following the International Trade Commission’s Oct. 29 vote that imports from the two countries may be hurting U.S. industry. Two domestic companies had in August asked the Commerce Department and the ITC to put AD duties on chlorinated isocyanurates from Japan, and CV duties on the pool cleaning chemical from China (see 13090320). Chlorinated isocyanurates from China are already subject to AD duties. The ITC’s vote of a “reasonable indication” of injury from dumped and subsidized importers was unanimous, with two commissioners sitting out.

The Commerce Department issued Federal Register notices on its recently initiated antidumping investigations on grain-oriented electrical steel (GOES) from China, the Czech Republic, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Poland, and Russia (A-570-994, A-851-803, A-428-842, A-588-871, A-580-871, A-455-804, A-821-821) and countervailing duty investigations on GOES from China (C-570-995). The agency will determine whether imports of GOES from these countries are being, or are likely to be, sold in the U.S. at less than fair value, and whether imports from these countries are being illegally subsidized.

The Commerce Department issued Federal Register notices on its recently initiated antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on monosodium glutamate from China and Indonesia (A-570-992/C-570-993, A-560-826/C-560-827)). The agency will determine whether imports of the food additive from China and Indonesia are being sold in the U.S. at less than fair value or illegally subsidized.

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

The International Trade Commission will review a judge’s finding that Acer, Kingston, and Newegg/Rosewill are importing and selling media card readers, printers, and other computer peripherals that infringe patents held by Technology Products Limited, in violation of Section 337. If the administrative law judge’s August finding of violations of Section 337 is upheld by the commission, it could result in import bans on the infringing merchandise. The ITC began its investigation in April 2012 (see 12042726).

The Commerce Department published notices in the Oct. 29 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):