The Commerce Department issued its final affirmative countervailing duty determination on frozen warmwater shrimp from China (C-570-989). The agency raised CV rates for all Chinese exporters of subject merchandise . The new rates take effect Aug. 19.

The Commerce Department issued the final results of its countervailing duty administrative review on oil country tubular goods from China (C-570-944). The agency made changes to the CV duty rates for both companies under review. These rates are effective Aug. 14, and will be implemented by CBP soon.

The Commerce Department issued the final results of the countervailing duty administrative review on drill pipe from China (C-570-966). The agency set a CV cash deposit rate of 5.07 percent for Shanxi Yida Special Steel Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd., and its cross-owned affiliates Shanxi Yida Special Steel Group Co., Ltd., and Shanxi Yida Petroleum Equipment Manufacturing Co., Ltd. This rate is effective Aug. 5.

Cased pencils from China exported by Dixon will no longer be subject to antidumping duties, after the Commerce Department found a third consecutive zero AD rate for Dixon in the final results of an administrative review on cased pencils from China (A-570-827), and decided to partially revoke for the company. Entries of cased pencils exported by Dixon will be liquidated without regard to antidumping duties, and they will no longer be subject to a cash deposit requirement. The partial revocation is effective July 18.

Antidumping duty rates are falling to zero for merchandise from 20 companies subject to the AD duty order on diamond sawblades from China (A-570-900), following a correction to the Commerce Department's June 17 final results of 2010-11 administrative review (see 13061421). Commerce's corrected its calculation of Weihai's AD rate, which caused that company's rate to fall to zero. That also resulted in the average AD rate assigned to 17 non-individually reviewed companies falling to zero. Because of the change, period of review entries from all 25 reviewed companies will be liquidated without regard to AD duties, and no cash deposits will be required on entries from these companies until further notice. The new rates are effective June 17, and will be implemented by CBP soon.

The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on polyester staple fiber from China (A-570-905). The agency made no changes from its preliminary results, continuing to find Far Eastern and Huvis Sichuan did not demonstrate their independence from state control. As such, Commerce assigned them the China-wide entity rate. The new rates are effective June 28, and will be implemented by CBP soon.

The Commerce Department made a preliminary affirmative antidumping determination that silica bricks and shapes from China (A-570-988) is being sold in the U.S. at less than fair value. The agency found preliminary AD rates of 84.89 to 91.16 percent. Suspension of liquidation and cash deposit requirements are effective June 20.

The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on fresh garlic from China (A-570-831). In a change from its preliminary results, the agency found AD rates for Golden Bird and Xinboda to be de minimis. Commerce will direct CBP to liquidate entries of merchandise from those companies without regard to AD duties, and will not collect a cash deposit on such entries until further notice. The new rates are effective June 17, and will be implemented by CBP soon.

The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on diamond sawblades from China (A-570-900). AT&M's AD rate remained at zero, which means Commerce will direct CBP to liquidate entries of merchandise from AT&M without regard to AD duties, and will not collect a cash deposit on such entries until further notice. Commerce is in any case revoking the AD order for AT&M pursuant to a March Section 129 determination (see 13032716 and 13032902), but hasn't publicly announced an effective date. The new rates are effective June 17, and will be implemented by CBP soon.

The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on seamless refined copper pipe and tube from China (A-570-964). The agency made no changes from its preliminary results, continuing to find dumping by Hailiang and a zero AD rate for Golden Dragon. As such, Commerce will direct CBP to liquidate entries of merchandise from Golden Dragon without regard to AD duties, and will not collect a cash deposit on such entries until further notice. The new rates are effective June 12, and will be implemented by CBP soon.