The International Trade Commission began on Sept. 16 an investigation into whether tires imported and sold by 22 companies are infringing patents on tread and sidewall design held by Toyo Tires. Toyo requested the Section 337 investigation on Aug. 14, alleging seven Chinese companies and one Thai company are manufacturing infringing tires, and 14 U.S. companies are importing and selling them. Toyo is requesting cease and desist orders and limited exclusion orders blocking importation and sale of the allegedly infringing tires. The ITC said the following companies are respondents to the investigation:

The Commerce Department published notices in the Sept. 17 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 issued the preliminary results in the second go-around of its antidumping duty administrative review on frozen warmwater shrimp from Vietnam (A-552-802). The agency originally declined to individually review Grobest & I-Mei Industrial, but the Court of International Trade in July 2012 ordered Commerce to conduct the review of Grobest (see 12080205). Commerce preliminarily assigned Grobest an AD rate based on adverse facts available. If finalized, that means the agency won't revoke the order for Grobest. 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 rates for these companies.

The Commerce Department published notices in the Sept. 16 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):

Port-a-Cool’s aluminum louvers are finished assemblies (not parts), and so are not subject to antidumping and countervailing duties on aluminum extrusions from China (A-570-967/C-570-968), said the Commerce Department in a final scope ruling Sept. 9. The louvers are used to direct airflow from Port-a-Cool’s portable cooling unit. The louvers need no more processing in the U.S., and aren’t part of a larger assembly, Commerce said.

Door screen parts imported by Law St. Enterprises are not packaged together as a kit at the time of importation, and so are subject to antidumping and countervailing duties on aluminum extrusions from China (A-570-967/C-570-968), said the Commerce Department in a Sept. 12 final scope ruling. Because they need to be repackaged after importation to form a kit for building a disappearing screen door, they don’t qualify for the AD/CVD orders’ exclusion for finished goods kits, Commerce said.

The International Trade Commission published notices in the Sept. 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 published notices in the Sept. 13 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 issued the preliminary results of its administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain steel nails from China (A-570-909). 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 these companies.

The Commerce Department issued the final results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on honey from China (A-570-863). The new rate is effective Sept. 16, and will be implemented by CBP soon..