The Commerce Department announced its final affirmative determinations in its antidumping and countervailing duty investigations of stainless steel sheet and strip from China, in a fact sheet released Feb. 2 (here). The agency set AD duty rates ranging from 63.86% to 76.64%, and CV duty rates ranging from 75.6% to 190.71%, for Chinese exporters. In a reversal from its preliminary determination, Commerce no longer finds "critical circumstances" exist for Shanxi Taigang and the "all others" companies for CV duty purposes, so Commerce will order a refund of all CV duty cash deposits collected for these companies prior to July 28, 2016.

The Commerce Department announced its final affirmative determinations in its antidumping and countervailing duty investigations of truck and bus tires from China, in a fact sheet released on Jan. 23 (here). The agency set AD duty rates ranging from 9% to 22.57%, and CV duty rates ranging from 38.61% to 65.46%, for Chinese exporters. Commerce will also order retroactive suspension of liquidation for CV purposes for all Chinese exporters except Double Coin Holdings (which is not subject to retroactive suspension of liquidation) and Guizhou Tyre (which continues to be subject to retroactive suspension of liquidation), after finding "critical circumstances" exist for the "all others" companies.

The Commerce Department announced an across-the-board increase in countervailing duty rates, and no change to antidumping duty rates, on amorphous silica fabric from China, in a fact sheet detailing its final determinations Jan. 18 (here). The agency calculated an AD rate of 162.47% for all Chinese exporters (151.71% to 151.93% when adjusted for export subsidies), and CV duty rates of 48.94% to 165.39%. Changes to AD duty cash deposit requirements will take effect on the day Commerce's final determination is published in the Federal Register. Cash deposits of CV duties are currently not required because of the expiration of the four-month period during which Commerce can require cash deposits without an order in place. The next step is the International Trade Commission’s final injury determination, currently scheduled for March 3. If the ITC finds injury, Commerce will make duties permanent by issuing AD and CV duty orders on amorphous silica fabric from China.

The Commerce Department announced its final affirmative determinations in its antidumping and countervailing duty investigations of carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length plate from China, in a fact sheet released on Jan. 18 (here). The agency set an AD duty rate of 68.27%, and a CV duty rate of 251%, for all Chinese exporters. The International Trade Commission is now set to make its final injury determination by March 3. If the ITC finds injury, Commerce will make duties permanent by issuing AD and CV duty orders. Countervailing duty cash deposit requirements have expired, and will only take effect again if the International Trade Commission finds injury and Commerce issues a CV duty order. International Trade Today will have more details on these final determinations when they are published in the Federal Register.

The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on tapered roller bearings from China (A-570-601) (here). These final results will be used to set final assessments of AD duties on importers for subject merchandise entered June 1, 2014, through May 31, 2015.

The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on chlorinated isocyanurates from China (A-570-898) (here). These final results will be used to set final assessments of AD duties on importers for subject merchandise entered June 1, 2014, through May 31, 2015.

The Commerce Department announced its final affirmative determinations in its antidumping and countervailing duty investigations of biaxial integral geogrid products from China, in a fact sheet released on Jan. 5 (here). The agency set AD duty rates at 372.81% for all Chinese exporters, and CV duty rates of 35.93% to 152.5%. The next step is the International Trade Commission’s final injury determination, currently scheduled for Feb. 21. If the ITC finds injury, Commerce will make duties permanent by issuing AD and CV duty orders. Countervailing duty cash deposit requirements have expired, and will only take effect again if the International Trade Commission finds injury and Commerce issues a CV duty order. International Trade Today will have more details on these final determinations when they are published in the Federal Register.

The Commerce Department amended the final results of its recent antidumping duty administrative review on steel threaded rod from China (A-570-932) (here). In a correction to a calculation error, Commerce lowered the AD duty rate for Zhejiang New Oriental to 5.4%. The agency had originally assigned the company a rate of 11.07%. The RMB/IFI Group's zero percent AD duty rate remains unchanged. The new cash deposit rate of 5.4% for Zhejiang New Oriental takes effect Jan. 6. These amended 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, with duties assessed on subject merchandise from Zhejiang New Oriental at importer-specific rates.

The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on magnesia carbon bricks from China (A-570-954) (here). Commerce found 15 companies did not demonstrate independence from state control, assigning all 15 the China-wide AD duty rate of 236%. Commerce will assess AD duties at this rate on subject merchandise from these 15 companies entered between Sept. 1, 2014, and Aug. 31, 2015. A 236% AD duty cash deposit rate for these 15 companies takes effect Jan. 6.

The Commerce Department is amending the final results of a recent antidumping duty new shipper review on cased pencils from China (A-570-827) (here). After correcting a calculation error, the agency is lowering the AD duty cash deposit rate for subject merchandise exported by Wah Yuen Stationery Co., Ltd., that was produced by Shandong Wah Yuen Stationery Co., Ltd., to 30.55% (from 33.86% in the original final results).