The International Trade Administration published notices in the Jan. 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 initiated countervailing duty investigations of certain frozen warmwater shrimp from China, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam, it said in a Jan. 18 fact sheet. Imports of the merchandise totaled $4,149,341,000 in value in 2012, with Thai imports accounting for nearly 40 percent of the total value. The seven countries covered by these investigations collectively account for 85 percent of U.S. shrimp imports and more than three-quarters of the U.S. market, the Coalition of Frozen Shrimp Industries said in its request for the investigations.
The International Trade Administration is set to issue antidumping duty orders on utility scale wind towers from China and Vietnam, and a countervailing duty order on utility scale wind towers from China, following a Jan. 18 vote by the International Trade Commission that imports of the merchandise are injuring U.S. industry. Chairman Irving Williamson was joined by two commissioners in finding injury or threat of injury. Three commissioners opposed the final affirmative injury determination.
The International Trade Commission is publishing notices in the Jan. 18 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 published notices in the Jan. 18 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 its antidumping administrative review of stainless steel bar from Brazil (A-351-825) for Villares Metals S.A. The ITA calculated a preliminary zero AD rate for the company. If the ITA continues to find a zero AD rate for Villares in the final results, it will instruct CBP to liquidate entries of Villares' subject merchandise during the period of review without regard to AD duties. 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 this company.
The International Trade Administration issued the preliminary results of its antidumping administrative review of certain cut-to-length carbon-quality steel plate from Korea (A-580-836) for seven manufacturer/exporters. The ITA preliminarily assigned three of the companies zero rates. The other four companies did not export to the U.S. during the period of review.1 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 amended its final results of the antidumping administrative review of certain steel threaded rod from China (A-570-932) for RMB Fasteners Ltd., and IFI & Morgan Ltd. The RMB/IFI group’s AD rate went up to 21.15 percent (from 19.68 percent) as a result of the ITA’s correction of a calculation error. These amended final results are effective Jan. 22.
The International Trade Administration issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review of chlorinated isocyanurates from China (A-570-898) for four companies, finding AD rates of 29.91 to 38.25 percent. The new rate is effective Jan. 22, and will be implemented by CBP soon.
The International Trade Commission is publishing notices in the Jan. 17 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):