The International Trade Administration made a preliminary affirmative antidumping determination that crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into modules, from China (A-570-979) are being, or are likely to be, sold in the U.S. at less than fair value. The ITA found preliminary AD rates of 31.14% to 249.96%, which are effective February 25, 2012 for all firms. U.S. Customs is expected to implement these AD cash deposit/bond requirements soon.

The International Trade Commission is publishing notices in the May 24, 2012, 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 complaint on certain rubber resins and processes for manufacturing same was filed on behalf of SI Group Inc. on May 21, 2012. The proposed respondents are:

According to the International Trade Commission, a section 337 patent complaint on certain electronic imaging devices was filed on behalf of FlashPoint Technology, Inc. on May 23, 2012. The proposed respondents are:

The International Trade Administration published notices in the May 23, 2012, Federal Register on the following AD/CV proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, the scope, affected firms, or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):

The International Trade Administration is initiating an anti-circumvention inquiry to determine whether Malayisan company Reztec Industries Sdn Bhd’s uncovered innerspring units are circumventing the antidumping duty order on uncovered innerspring units from China (A-570-928).

The International Trade Administration published notices in the May 22, 2012, Federal Register on the following AD/CV proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, the scope, affected firms, or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):

The International Trade Commission voted to institute an investigation of certain electronic devices having a retractable USB connector (337-TA-843). The products at issue in this investigation are devices with retractable USB connectors such as cameras, camcorders, digital audio recorders, MP3 players, wireless modems, and flash memory drives.

The International Trade Administration published notices in the May 21, 2012, Federal Register on the following AD/CV proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, the scope, affected firms, or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):

A NAFTA panel remanded, in part, the final results of the International Trade Administration’s 2005-06 administrative review of the antidumping duty order on carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod from Canada (A-122-840) on May 11, 2012, according to the ITA. While the NAFTA panel affirmed certain aspects of the ITA’s final results, it remanded the final results to the ITA to explain its statutory interpretation underlying its approach of granting offsets for non-dumped sales (i.e., not zeroing) in original investigations while denying such offsets (i.e, zeroing) in administrative reviews in a manner consistent with Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit precedent.