The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on small diameter graphite electrodes from China (A-570-929) (here). These final results will be used to set final assessments of AD duties on importers for subject merchandise entered Feb. 1, 2014, through Jan. 31, 2015.

The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on activated carbon from China (A-570-904) (here). These final results will be used to set final assessments of AD duties on importers for subject merchandise entered April 1, 2014, through March 31, 2015.

The Commerce Department made a preliminary affirmative antidumping determination that truck and bus tires from China (A-570-040) are being sold in the U.S. at less than fair value (here). The agency found "critical circumstances" for all Chinese companies, finding they increased exports to the U.S. before this preliminary determination to get in as much merchandise as possible before AD duty cash deposit requirements were imposed. As a result, Commerce will suspend liquidation and impose retroactive AD duty cash requirements on entries on or after June 8, 2016.

The Commerce Department made a preliminary affirmative antidumping determination that amorphous silica fabric from China (A-570-038) is being sold in the U.S. at less than fair value (here). The agency found "critical circumstances" for all Chinese companies, including ACIT and Nanjing Tianyuan, finding they increased exports to the U.S. before this preliminary determination to get in as much merchandise as possible before AD duty cash deposit requirements were imposed. As a result, Commerce will suspend liquidation and impose retroactive AD duty cash requirements on entries on or after June 3, 2016.

The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on potassium permanganate from China (A-570-001) (here). Commerce calculated an AD rate of 2.88% for Pacific Accelerator Limited (PAL). Commerce will assess AD duties at importer-specific rates on subject merchandise from PAL entered Jan. 1, 2014, through Dec. 31, 2014. A 2.88% AD duty cash deposit rate for PAL takes effect Aug. 25.

The Commerce Department made a preliminary affirmative antidumping determination that biaxial integral geogrid products from China (A-570-036) are being sold in the U.S. at less than fair value (here). The agency found "critical circumstances" for Taian Modern Plastic and all "China-wide rate" companies that did not demonstrate independence from state control, finding they increased exports to the U.S. before this preliminary determination to get in as much merchandise as possible before AD duty cash deposit requirements were imposed. As a result, Commerce will impose retroactive AD duty cash requirements on entries from Taian Modern Plastic and the China-wide companies effective May 24, 2016. For BOSTD, Commerce made no finding of critical circumstances, and will impose no AD duty cash deposit requirement until further notice.

The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on drawn stainless steel sinks from China (A-570-983) (here). These final results will be used to set assessments of AD duties on importers for entries from April 1, 2014, through March 31, 2015, exported by the nearly 20 companies under review.

The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on steel grating from China (A-570-947) (here). Commerce found Ningbo Haitian International Co., Ltd. did not demonstrate independence from state control, assigning the company the China-wide AD duty rate of 145.18%. Commerce will assess AD duties at this rate on subject merchandise from Ningbo Haitian entered between July 1, 2014, and June 30, 2015. A 145.48% AD duty cash deposit rate for Ningbo Haitian takes effect Aug. 5.

The Commerce Department issued its final determinations in the antidumping duty investigations on cold-rolled steel from Brazil (A-351-843) (here), India (A-533-865) (here), South Korea (A-580-881) (here), Russia (A-821-822) (here) and the UK (A-412-824) (here). The agency made changes to cash deposit requirements for these countries that will take effect for subject merchandise entered on or after July 29.

The Commerce Department announced its final affirmative antidumping and countervailing duty determinations in investigations on cold-rolled steel flat products from Brazil, India, South Korea and Russia, as well as a final affirmative AD duty determination for the United Kingdom, in a July 21 fact sheet (here).