The International Trade Administration issued the preliminary results of the final administrative review of the antidumping duty order on ball bearings and parts thereof from Germany (A-428-801) for four companies, preliminarily assigning zero rates to three companies. Should the ITA continue to find that these companies had zero dumping margins in the final results of this review, it will instruct CBP to liquidate all entries of subject merchandise exported by these companies without regard to antidumping duties. The ITA revoked these orders effective Sept. 15, 2011, so entries of subject merchandise are no longer covered by a cash deposit requirement. These preliminary results are not in effect. The ITA may modify them in the final results of this review and change the estimated AD cash deposit rate for these companies.

The International Trade Administration issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review of polyethylene terephthalate film, sheet, and strip from Taiwan (A-583-837) for two companies, Shinkong and Nan Ya. The new rates are effective Feb. 11, and will be implemented by CBP soon.

The International Trade Administration issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review of polyethylene terephthalate film, sheet, and strip from India (A-533-824), finding zero AD rates for the three reviewed companies. As such, the ITA will liquidate their entries during the period of review without regard to AD duties, and will not collect cash deposits on merchandise entered by the companies. The new rates are effective Feb. 11, and will be implemented by CBP soon.

The International Trade Administration issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review of pasta from Turkey (A-489-805), finding zero AD rates for all four reviewed companies. As such, the ITA will liquidate their entries during the period of review without regard to AD duties, and will not collect cash deposits on merchandise entered by the companies. The new rates are effective Feb. 11, and will be implemented by CBP soon.

The third consecutive zero or de minimis antidumping duty rate received by Pastificio Attilio Mastromauro Granoro S.r.L. will result in revocation of the AD duty order for the company, said David Simon, counsel for Granoro. The company received its third consecutive zero rate in the Feb. 8 final results of the antidumping duty administrative review of pasta from Italy (A-475-818). The AD duty order will no longer apply to Granoro, so pasta exported by the company will not be subject to suspension of liquidation or cash deposit requirements.

The International Trade Administration published notices in the Feb. 7 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 issued the preliminary results of the countervailing duty administrative review of oil country tubular goods from China (C-570-944) for Wuxi and Jiangsu Chengde. These CV rates are not in effect. The ITA may modify them in the final results of this review and change the estimated CV cash deposit rates for these company.

The International Trade Administration issued its quarterly list of (i) completed antidumping and countervailing duty scope rulings and (ii) anticircumvention determinations.

In light of the draft agreement on Mexican tomato imports initialed Feb. 2, the International Trade Administration said it intends to terminate the previous suspension agreement from 2008 and the ongoing sunset review of Mexican tomatoes, and resume the 1996 antidumping duty investigation on fresh tomatoes from Mexico. If the new draft agreement is finalized, then the AD duty investigation would be suspended again, the ITA said.

The International Trade Administration issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review of pasta from Italy (A-475-818) for five companies, finding AD rates of zero to 5.11 percent. Granoro had its third consecutive zero or de minimis AD rate, qualifying the company for revocation. The title of the Federal Register notice indicated a revocation in part, but nowhere in the body of the notice did the ITA indicate the AD duty order no longer applies to Granoro. (UPDATE: David Simon, counsel for Granoro, confirmed that the AD duty order is being revoked in part for Granoro.) The new rates are effective Feb. 8, and will be implemented by CBP soon.