The Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission initiated the five-year Sunset Review of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on laminated woven sacks from China (A-570-916 / C-570-917); non-malleable cast-iron pipe fittings from China (A-570-875); sodium nitrite from China and Germany (A-570-925 / C-570-926, A-428-841); and steel nails from China (A-570-909).
The International Trade Commission is publishing notices in the June 27 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 is asking for comments by July 5 on public interest issues raised by Knowles Electronics’ Section 337 patent infringement allegations against Goertek’s silicon microphone packages. In its June 21 complaint, Knowles said Goertek is manufacturing and importing into the U.S. silicon microphone packages that infringe its patents (see 13062601). The products at issue are silicon microphones that include a Micro-Electric-Mechanic System (MEMS) microphone die encased within a surface-mountable package, Knowles said. They are used in consumer electronic products like cellphones, notebooks, headsets, and digital cameras made by companies such as Samsung, Apple, Motorola and HTC. Knowles is seeking limited exclusion and cease and desist orders.
The Commerce Department will investigate whether merchandise produced and exported by Shanghai General Bearing Company (SGBC) is still not subject to the antidumping duty order on tapered roller bearings from China (A-570-601) following the company’s acquisition by the SKF Group, said the Commerce Department in an initiation of a changed circumstances review. Commerce partially revoked the AD duty order for SGBC in 1997. But a merger with the SKF group in 2012 raises questions about whether the current version of SGBC is the successor-in-interest to the formerly independent entity.
The International Trade Administration issued the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on honey from China (A-570-863). The agency said it will no longer review four companies that withdrew their review requests, so their current AD rates will not be changed by this review.1 None of the other companies under review demonstrated independence from state control, Commerce said. If these preliminary results are finalized, all of those non-separate rate companies will be assigned to the China-wide entity with an AD rate of $2.63/kg. 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.
M-Wave’s film-faced plywood products are not subject to the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on multilayered wood flooring from China (A-570-970 / C-570-971), said the Commerce Department in a final scope ruling. The polyvinyl chloride (PVC) film that covers the plywood obscures the “wooden” look of the material, putting it outside of the scope, the agency said.
The Commerce Department initiated administrative reviews for certain firms subject to anti dumping and countervailing duty orders with May anniversary dates. The agency said it intends to issue the final results of these reviews no later than May 31, 2014.
The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on polyester staple fiber from Taiwan (A-583-833). The agency continued to find a zero AD rate for Far Eastern New Century Corporation (FENC). As such, Commerce will direct CBP to liquidate entries of subject merchandise from FENC during the period of review without regard to AD duties, and will not collect a cash deposit on future entries of subject merchandise exported by FENC until further notice. The new rate is effective June 28, and will be implemented by CBP soon.
The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on polyester staple fiber from China (A-570-905). The agency made no changes from its preliminary results, continuing to find Far Eastern and Huvis Sichuan did not demonstrate their independence from state control. As such, Commerce assigned them the China-wide entity rate. The new rates are effective June 28, and will be implemented by CBP soon.
To avoid coverage under the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on aluminum extrusions from China (A-570-967 / C-570-968), a “finished goods kit” must include non-aluminum extrusion components, said the Commerce Department in a final scope ruling that found kitchen appliance door handles imported by Meridian Products to be subject to the order. And this standard also applies to the Commerce Department’s new position on subcomponents as finished goods kits, it said.