The International Trade Administration and the International Trade Commission each issued notices initiating five-year Sunset Reviews of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on pasta from Italy (A-475-818 / C-475-819) and Turkey (A-489-805 / C-489-806).
The International Trade Administration issued the preliminary results of its administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain steel nails from China (A-570-909) The ITA rescinded this review with respect to 11 separate rate companies because of withdrawals of requests for review,1 and preliminarily rescinded this review with respect to 12 other companies because of no shipments during the period of review.2 360 companies remain under review. 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 decided not to partially revoke the antidumping duty order on certain frozen warmwater shrimp from China (A-570-893) with respect to Hilltop International in the final results of its administrative review, and instead assigned the company to the China-wide entity because of an alleged transshipment scheme by the company to avoid AD duties. The ITA also set an AD rate of zero for Zhanjiang Regal Integrated Marine Resources Co., Ltd. These rates, which are effective Sept. 4, are expected to be implemented by CBP soon.
The International Trade Commission is publishing notices in the Aug. 30 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):
According to the International Trade Commission, a section 337 patent enforcement complaint on certain ground fault circuit interrupters was filed on behalf of Leviton Manufacturing, Inc. Aug. 29. The proposed respondents are:
The International Trade Administration published notices in the Aug. 30 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 revoked, in part, the antidumping duty order on certain cased pencils from China (A-570-827) to exclude novelty pencils shaped like drumsticks from the AD duty order. Effective June 1, 2011, pencils that are shaped like drumsticks, do not contain erasers, and are longer than regular wooden pencils are no longer subject to the AD duty order on cased pencils from China. The ITA made no changes from its preliminary results of changed circumstances review, which recommended partial revocation.
The International Trade Administration issued a notice revoking the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on certain lined paper products from Indonesia (A-560-818 / C-560-819) effective Sept. 28, 2011. Accordingly, the ITA will notify CBP to discontinue suspension of liquidation and collection of cash deposits on entries of the subject merchandise entered or withdrawn from warehouse on or after Sept. 28, 2011. Entries of subject merchandise prior to Sept. 28, 2011 will continue to be subject to suspension of liquidation and AD duty deposit requirements, and the ITA will complete any pending administrative reviews of this AD order.
The International Trade Administration issued an antidumping duty order on large power transformers from Korea (A-580-867). The order details a "gap period" of Aug. 14 --29 of no AD duty liability due to the expiration of the provisional measures period. This order is effective Aug. 31, and is expected to be implemented by CBP soon.
The International Trade Commission found no violation with respect to some claims in its Section 337 a smartphone patent battle between complainant Motorola Mobility and respondent Apple, but remanded an administrative law judge’s determination of no violation with respect to another patent. The ALJ had found a Section 337 violation by Apple’s products in the ITC’s investigation of certain wireless communication devices, portable music and data processing devices, computers and components thereof (337-TA-745), but the ITC reversed the finding. Instead, the ITC ordered the ALJ to take another look at a finding of no violation with respect to a different patent.