It's highly likely the ITC will accept a petition and start an investigation of an antidumping petition against steel concrete reinforcing bar imports from Turkey and Mexico and a countervailing duty (CVD) petition against steel concrete reinforcing bar imports from Turkey, said International Rebar Producers and Exporters Association Chairman Ugur Dalbeler. He said the dumping margins alleged by the U.S. producers are ungrounded (see 13090614). The petition was filed by the U.S. Rebar Trade Action Coalition, which claims the rebar is being sold at less than normal value, and that the imports have materially injured U.S. producers. The petitions allege dumping margins of 41.93% to 42.49% for Turkey, and 66.76% for Mexico. The petition involves steel concrete reinforcing bar imported in straight length or coil form, regardless of metallurgy, length, and diameter. Plain rounds (i.e., non-deformed or smooth bars) are specifically excluded. Rebar Trade Action Coalition members include Byer Steel Corp., Cascade Steel Rolling Mills, Commercial Metals Co., Gerdau Ameristeel and Nucor Corp.
There was no violation of Sec. 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in the import of "Certain Wireless Consumer Electronics Devices and Components Thereof" (Investigation No. 337-TA-853), said an initial decision by an ITC administrative law judge, issued Sept. 6. Judge Edward Gildea said there was no violation by Acer, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Garmin Ltd., Gannin International, Garmin USA, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd, Huawei Device Co., Ltd., Huawei Device USA Inc., Futurewei Technologies, Kyocera Corp., Kyocera Communications, Inc., LG Electronics, LG Electronics USA, Nintendo Co., Nintendo of America, Novatel Wireless, Samsung Electronics, Samsung Electronics America, Inc., ZTE Corporation and ZTE (USA), Inc. All of the cases involved U.S. Patent No. 5,809,336, and Gildea found that a domestic industry exists that uses the patent. The initial decision provided no additional reasoning for the decision.
The Commerce Department issued the final results of its antidumping duty administrative review on small diameter graphite electrodes from China (A-570-929). Commerce found zero rates for seven companies and revised their calculation of the surrogate financial ratios used in the margin calculations for mandatory respondents, Fangda Group and Fushun Jinly Petrochemical Carbon Co., Ltd. (Fushun Jinly). The revision did not change the weighted-average margins from the preliminary results. Commerce also declined to rescind the review for 129 companies because they don't currently have a separate rate. The new rates are effective Sept. 11, and will be implemented by CBP soon.
The Commerce Department issued the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review and a new shipper review on frozen fish fillets from Vietnam (A-552-801]). The administrative review covered Changshan Peer Bearing (CPZ/SKF) and three non-individually reviewed companies. The 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 International Trade Commission published notices in the Sept. 6 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. 9 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):
A final vote on Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from China, Ecuador, India, Malaysia, and Vietnam (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-491-493, 495, and 497 (Final)), is the only major item on the agenda for the U.S. International Trade Commission meeting at 11 a.m. Sept. 20 in its Washington, D.C., office, according to the agenda scheduled for publication Sept. 10 in the Federal Register.
The U.S. International Trade Commission said it received a complaint about Certain Optical Disc Drives, Components Thereof, and Products Containing the Same, DN 2977, and is seeking comments on it, in a Federal Register notice scheduled for Sept. 10. The complaint was filed Sept. 3 on behalf of Optical Devices, LLC. Respondents named include: Lenovo Group Ltd. of Hong Kong; Lenovo (United States) Inc. of NC; LG Electronics, Inc. of South Korea; LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc. of NJ; Nintendo Co., Ltd. of Japan; Nintendo of America, Inc.; Panasonic Corp. of Japan; Panasonic Corporation of North America of NJ; Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. of South Korea; Samsung Electronics America, Inc. of NJ; Toshiba Corporation of Japan; Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc.; MediaTek, Inc. of Taiwan; and MediaTek USA Inc.
The U.S. International Trade Commission said it began preliminary phase antidumping and countervailing duty investigations (Nos. 701-TA-501 and 731-TA-1226 (Preliminary)) to decide if there's a reasonable indication that a U.S. industry or potential industry is materially injured or threatened with material injury due to imports of chlorinated isocyanurates from China and Japan. The imports are alleged to be sold in the U.S. at less than fair value by Japan and alleged to be subsidized by China, it said in a Federal Register notice scheduled for Sept. 10.
The Commerce Department issued the preliminary results of the administrative review of the countervailing duty order on corrosion-resistant carbon steel flat products from Korea (C-580-818). The CV rates for all three companies under review were preliminarily found to be de minimis1. These CV rates are not in effect. Commerce may modify them in the final results of this review and change the estimated CV cash deposit rate for these companies.