The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on fresh garlic from China (A-570-831). In a change from its preliminary results, the agency found AD rates for Golden Bird and Xinboda to be de minimis. Commerce will direct CBP to liquidate entries of merchandise from those companies without regard to AD duties, and will not collect a cash deposit on such entries until further notice. The new rates are effective June 17, and will be implemented by CBP soon.

The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on diamond sawblades from China (A-570-900). AT&M's AD rate remained at zero, which means Commerce will direct CBP to liquidate entries of merchandise from AT&M without regard to AD duties, and will not collect a cash deposit on such entries until further notice. Commerce is in any case revoking the AD order for AT&M pursuant to a March Section 129 determination (see 13032716 and 13032902), but hasn't publicly announced an effective date. The new rates are effective June 17, and will be implemented by CBP soon.

The International Trade Commission is publishing notices in the June 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 International Trade Commission is publishing notices in the June 12 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 June 21 on public interest factors arising from Emir Tiar and Radcliffe’s June 7 complaint alleging violations of Section 337 by Disney, Thunderbird, and Mindset’s imports of a television show. The petition alleges “Mr. Young,” a children’s program shown on the Disney Channel, violates a copyright held by Tiar on an earlier pilot program it purportedly copied. The allegedly infringing show is currently being produced in Canada and imported into the U.S., the petition said. Tiar and Radcliffe are requesting exclusion and cease and desist orders against the proposed respondents.

The Commerce Department published notices in the June 12 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):

Salem Steel’s electric resistance welded mechanical and hydraulic tubing is not subject to the antidumping duty order on welded carbon steel standard pipes and tubes from India (A-533-502), said the Commerce Department in a June 7 final scope ruling. Salem’s tubing differs from standard pipe because it is produced to stringent standards, the agency said. It is also made to order in non-standard pipe and tubing sizes, which means it can’t be substituted for subject standard pipe.

The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on seamless refined copper pipe and tube from China (A-570-964). The agency made no changes from its preliminary results, continuing to find dumping by Hailiang and a zero AD rate for Golden Dragon. As such, Commerce will direct CBP to liquidate entries of merchandise from Golden Dragon without regard to AD duties, and will not collect a cash deposit on such entries until further notice. The new rates are effective June 12, and will be implemented by CBP soon.

The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on seamless refined copper pipe and tube from Mexico (A-201-838). The agency made changes from its preliminary results, but continued to find a zero AD rate for Nacional de Cobre, S.A. de C.V. (Nacobre), as well as GD Affiliates S. de R.L. de C.V. and its affiliate Hong Kong GD Trading Co., Ltd. (Golden Dragon). As such, Commerce will direct CBP to liquidate entries of merchandise from Nacobre and Golden Dragon without regard to AD duties, and will not collect a cash deposit on such entries until further notice. The new rates are effective June 12, and will be implemented by CBP soon.

The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on circular welded non-alloy steel pipe from Korea (A-580-809). Changes to the preliminary results raised Hyundai HYSCO's rate above zero, but lowered Husteel's AD rate. The new rates are effective June 12, and will be implemented by CBP soon.