The International Trade Administration issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review of pasta from Turkey (A-489-805), finding zero AD rates for all four reviewed companies. As such, the ITA will liquidate their entries during the period of review without regard to AD duties, and will not collect cash deposits on merchandise entered by the companies. The new rates are effective Feb. 11, and will be implemented by CBP soon.
The third consecutive zero or de minimis antidumping duty rate received by Pastificio Attilio Mastromauro Granoro S.r.L. will result in revocation of the AD duty order for the company, said David Simon, counsel for Granoro. The company received its third consecutive zero rate in the Feb. 8 final results of the antidumping duty administrative review of pasta from Italy (A-475-818). The AD duty order will no longer apply to Granoro, so pasta exported by the company will not be subject to suspension of liquidation or cash deposit requirements.
The International Trade Administration published notices in the Feb. 7 Federal Register on the following AD/CV 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 International Trade Administration issued the preliminary results of the countervailing duty administrative review of oil country tubular goods from China (C-570-944) for Wuxi and Jiangsu Chengde. These CV rates are not in effect. The ITA may modify them in the final results of this review and change the estimated CV cash deposit rates for these company.
The International Trade Administration issued its quarterly list of (i) completed antidumping and countervailing duty scope rulings and (ii) anticircumvention determinations.
In light of the draft agreement on Mexican tomato imports initialed Feb. 2, the International Trade Administration said it intends to terminate the previous suspension agreement from 2008 and the ongoing sunset review of Mexican tomatoes, and resume the 1996 antidumping duty investigation on fresh tomatoes from Mexico. If the new draft agreement is finalized, then the AD duty investigation would be suspended again, the ITA said.
The International Trade Administration issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review of pasta from Italy (A-475-818) for five companies, finding AD rates of zero to 5.11 percent. Granoro had its third consecutive zero or de minimis AD rate, qualifying the company for revocation. The title of the Federal Register notice indicated a revocation in part, but nowhere in the body of the notice did the ITA indicate the AD duty order no longer applies to Granoro. (UPDATE: David Simon, counsel for Granoro, confirmed that the AD duty order is being revoked in part for Granoro.) The new rates are effective Feb. 8, and will be implemented by CBP soon.
The International Trade Commission voted to begin a Section 337 investigation on whether robotic toy fish, imported from China and sold by CVS Pharmacy, infringe Innovation First’s trade secrets. Innovation First requested the investigation Jan. 9, alleging that a former employee in China developed the technologies covered by the trade secrets, then left the company to work for Zuru, and in violation of the terms of his separation agreement shared the secrets with his new employer. The allegedly infringing robotic toys imported and sold by CVS Pharmacy are made by Zuru. Innovation First is requesting a limited exclusion and cease and desist order, as well as “other remedial actions.” The ITC identified the following respondents:
The International Trade Administration published notices in the Feb. 6 Federal Register on the following AD/CV proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, scope, affected firms, or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
Chengde Group’s antidumping duty rate fell to 162.69 percent (from 172.54 percent) as the International Trade Administration corrected errors in its Dec. 17 final results of the 2010-11 antidumping duty administrative review of oil country tubular goods from China (A-570-943). Chengde Group includes affiliated companies Jiangsu Chengde Steel Tube Share Co., Ltd.; Taizhou Chengde Steel Tube Co., Ltd.; and Yangzhou Chengde Steel Tube Co., Ltd. The new rate is effective Feb. 6.