The International Trade Administration is partially revoking antidumping duty orders on diamond sawblades (A-570-900) and frozen warmwater shrimp from China (A-570-893) as part of a Section 129 determination to implement the June 2012 findings of a World Trade Organization panel. The WTO panel had found against the ITA’s use of zeroing in the respective antidumping duty investigations (see 12060830). Effective March 22, the ITA is revoking the AD duty order on frozen warmwater shrimp from China for Allied Pacific Group, Yelin Enterprise, and Shantou Red Garden. The ITA also intends to revoke the AD duty order on diamond sawblades from China for Advanced Technology & Materials, but is currently prevented from doing so by court order.

The International Trade Commission voted March 22 to institute a Section 337 patent investigation on products having laminated packaging, laminated packaging, and components thereof (337-TA-874). Lamina Packaging Innovations filed a complaint Feb. 20, later amended March 12, alleging that liquor, cosmetics, electronics, and toys are being imported in packaging that infringes on its patents (see 13022130). The company is requesting the ITC issue limited exclusion orders and cease and desist orders against import and sale of infringing packaging by the following respondents:

The International Trade Administration published notices in the March 26 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 International Trade Commission is publishing notices in the March 25 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The International Trade Administration rescinded the antidumping new shipper review of preserved mushrooms from China (A-570-851) for Shandong Yinfeng Rare Fungus Corp. As a result, their temporary AD duty bonding option is being discontinued. The ITA will direct CBP to continue to suspend liquidation and collect cash deposits for merchandise produced and/or exported by Yinfeng until CBP receives instructions on ongoing administrative review of preserved mushrooms from China for the period Feb. 1, 2011 through Jan. 31, 2012.

The International Trade Administration rescinded the antidumping new shipper review of fresh garlic from China (A-570-831) for Foshan Fuyi Food Co. and Qingdao May Carrier Import & Export Co. As a result, their temporary AD duty bonding option is being discontinued. The ITA will direct CBP to continue to suspend liquidation and collect cash deposits for entries subject to the ongoing administrative review of fresh garlic from China from 2010-2011. Upon completion of the administrative review, the ITA will instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties on entries for Fuyi and Maycarrier at the China-wide rate pursuant to the final results of the 2010-2011 administrative review.

The International Trade Commission is asking for comments by April 2 on a Section 337 patent complaint filed by MAKO Surgical Corp. on computerized orthopedic surgical devices and software. MAKO alleges that Stanmore imports orthopedic software devices that infringe MAKO's patents, and is seeking a limited exclusion order against the company. The products at issue are used to assist surgeons in the performance of more complex, less-invasive orthopedic surgery. Proposed respondents in MAKO's March 19 complaint include:

The International Trade Administration published notices in the March 22 Federal Register on the following AD/CV 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 International Trade Administration will soon issue antidumping and countervailing duty orders on stainless steel sinks from China (A-570-983 / C-570-984), after the International Trade Commission voted unanimously March 21 that dumped and subsidized imports of the merchandise is causing injury to U.S. industry. In February, the ITA determined AD duty rates of 27.14 to 76.53 percent and CV duty rates of 4.8 to 12.26 percent for Chinese exporters of stainless steel sinks (see 13022515 and 13022517, respectively).

The International Trade Commission is publishing notices in the March 21 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):