The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on narrow woven ribbons with woven selvedge from Taiwan (A-583-844). The agency made no changes from its preliminary results, continuing to find Pacific Imports and Intercontinental Skyline didn't cooperate in the review, and assigning each company an adverse facts available (AFA) rate. The new rates are effective Aug. 19, and will be implemented by CBP soon.
Antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on oil country tubular goods from nine countries will continue, after the International Trade Commission voted Aug. 16 that imports of the product may be hurting U.S. industry. The ITC and the Commerce Department are considering imposing antidumping duties on oil country tubular goods from India, South Korea, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine and Vietnam, and countervailing duties on India and Turkey. A coalition of U.S. manufacturers requested the duties in July (see 13070332). The Port of New Orleans recently weighed in on the danger AD/CVD duties on oil country tubular goods could pose for the economy (see 13081401)
The Commerce Department found no countervailable subsidies for exporters of frozen warmwater shrimp from Indonesia (C-549-828) in its final determination. Liquidation of entries of shrimp from Indonesia had never been suspended, because Commerce also found no countervailable subsidization in its preliminary determination. As a result of this negative final determination, Commerce is terminating this CV duty investigation.
The Commerce Department issued its final affirmative countervailing duty determination on frozen warmwater shrimp from India (C-533-854). The agency made slight changes to CV rates from its preliminary determination. The new rates take effect Aug. 19.
The Commerce Department issued its final affirmative countervailing duty determination on frozen warmwater shrimp from Vietnam (C-570-989). The agency made changes to CV duty rates for all Vietnamese exporters. The new rates take effect Aug. 19.
The Commerce Department issued its final affirmative countervailing duty determination on frozen warmwater shrimp from Malaysia (C-557-814). The agency made changes to CV rates from its preliminary determination. The new rates take effect Aug. 19.
The Commerce Department issued its final affirmative countervailing duty determination on frozen warmwater shrimp from China (C-570-989). The agency raised CV rates for all Chinese exporters of subject merchandise . The new rates take effect Aug. 19.
The Commerce Department found no countervailable subsidies for exporters of frozen warmwater shrimp from Thailand (C-549-828) in its final determination, and so will refund CV cash deposits and that were collected following the agency's June 4 preliminary determination. The preliminary determination had found CV rates of zero to 2.09 percent for exporters of subject merchandise. As a result of this negative final determination, Commerce is terminating this CV duty investigation.
The Commerce Department issued its final affirmative countervailing duty determination on frozen warmwater shrimp from Ecuador (C-331-803). The agency had found no countervailable subsidization in its preliminary determination. Suspension of liquidation for CV purposes and collection of CV cash deposits/bonds will begin Aug. 19.
The International Trade Commission is publishing a notice in the Aug. 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):