The Commerce Department published notices in the May 17 Federal Register on the following AD/CV duty 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 Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on silicon metal from China (A-570-806). The agency made no changes from its preliminary results, continuing to find sole respondent Shanghai Jinneng International Trade Co., Ltd., had no reviewable shipments during the period of review. Shanghai Jinneng will continue to receive the AD rate last assigned to it, Commerce said.
Antidumping duty rates for many companies rose substantially, as the Commerce Department amended the final results from its review of frozen fish fillets from Vietnam (A-552-) to correct calculation errors. The new rates, which are effective May 20, are as follows:
The Commerce Department issued a Federal Register notice on its recently initiated antidumping investigations on prestressed concrete steel rail tie wire from Mexico, China, and Thailand (A-201-843, A-570-990, A-549-829). The agency will determine whether imports of the subject merchandise are being, or are likely to be, sold in the U.S. at less than fair value. A Commerce Department fact sheet said domestic petitioners alleged AD rates of 67.43 percent for Chinese exporters, 159.44 percent for Mexican exporters, and 53.72 percent for Thai companies (see 13051430).
The International Trade Commission is asking for comments by about May 25 on public interest factors raised by Black Hills Media’s May 13 Section 337 patent complaint on digital media devices. The complaint alleges that imports of certain products from Samsung, LG, Panasonic, Toshiba, and Sharp infringe its patents related to sharing of media, such as songs, across electronic devices. The products at issue are consumer electronics devices, including TVs, Blu-ray players, home theater systems, tablets, and mobile telephones, the complaint said. Black Hills Media is requesting cease and desist orders and limited exclusion orders barring import and sale into the U.S. or any foreign-trade zone.
The International Trade Commission is asking for comments by June 13 on the economic and public welfare effects of issuing cease and desist orders in connection with its Section 337 patent investigation on digital models, digital data, and treatment plans for use in making incremental dental positioning adjustment appliances (337-TA-833). Align Technology requested the investigation in March 2012. Respondents to the investigation include Clearcorrect Pakistan and Clearcorrect Operating (see 12033086).
The Commerce Department published notices in the May 16 Federal Register on the following AD/CV duty proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, scope, affected firms, or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
Correction: The zero AD rate for Shanghai Wells Group from the Commerce Department’s May 15 final results of antidumping administrative review on steel wire garment hangers from China (A-570-918) is effective May 16 (see 13051509).
The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on cut-to-length carbon-quality steel plate products from South Korea (A-580-836). The agency made no changes from its preliminary results, continuing to find zero AD rates for all three respondents to the review. As such, Commerce will direct CBP to liquidate entries of merchandise from these three companies without regard to AD duties, and will not collect a cash deposit on such entries until further notice. The new rates are effective May 17, and will be implemented by CBP soon.
The Commerce Department clarified its exclusion for birthday candles from the scope of the antidumping duty order on petroleum wax candles from China (A-570-504) in a March 7 final scope ruling. The ruling hadn’t been made available to the public through posting to the IAACCESS database until May 13. The clarification, which Commerce said “will serve as the Department’s guideline for what constitutes a birthday candle for the purpose of the birthday candle exclusion,” mandates that birthday candles be labeled as such to qualify.