The International Trade Administration published notices in the Oct. 1 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 posted its preliminary results of the changed circumstances review of fresh tomatoes from Mexico (A-201-820) for publication in the Oct. 2 Federal Register. The ITA preliminarily determined to terminate the agreement suspending an antidumping investigation of Mexican tomatoes. If this determination is unchanged in the final results, it could pave the way for a new antidumping investigation and the imposition of AD duties. (See ITT’s Online Archives 12092821 for summary of these preliminary results.)
The International Trade Administration initiated a changed circumstances review to consider whether to revoke the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on Honey from Argentina (A-357-812 / C-357-813). The American Honey Producers Association and the Sioux Honey Association, the domestic petitioners in the original AD investigation, requested the review because they have no interest in continuing the imposition of AD/CV duties.
The International Trade Administration announced its affirmative preliminary determination in the antidumping duty investigation of drawn stainless steel sinks from China (A-570-983), which found preliminary AD rates of 54.25 percent to 76.53 percent. The official notice of the ITA's preliminary determination, which will trigger the implementation of the AD cash deposit requirements for subject merchandise, will be published in the Federal Register soon.
The International Trade Commission is asking for comments by about Oct. 9 on a patent complaint filed Sept. 25 on behalf of Avago Technologies Fiber IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Avago Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. and Avago Technologies U.S. Inc., which alleges violations of Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in the import into the U.S., the sale for import, and the sale within the U.S. after import of certain optoelectronic devices for fiber optic communications, components thereof, and products containing same (D/N 2916). The ITC is asking for comments on any public interest issues that might affect ITC consideration, including whether the issuance of an exclusion order and/or cease and desist order would impact the public interest. The complaint names the following as respondents:
The International Trade Administration is giving advance notice that it and the International Trade Commission will consider revoking certain antidumping and countervailing duty orders in their automatic five-year sunset reviews, which are scheduled to be initiated in November. The ITA and ITC will consider revoking the following AD/CV orders:
The International Trade Administration announced the opportunity to request administrative reviews by Oct. 1 for producers and exporters subject to 15 antidumping duty orders, and 2 countervailing duty orders, as well as one suspended antidumping duty investigation, with October anniversary dates. Affected products include wire rod, hangers, and polyvinyl alcohol.
The International Trade Administration and the International Trade Commission initiated the five-year Sunset Reviews of the antidumping duty orders on folding metal tables and chairs from China (A-570-868); silicomanganese from India (A-533-823), Kazakhstan (A-834-807), and Venezuela (A-307-820); and welded large diameter line pipe from Japan (A-588-857).
Shipments of wire rod with an actual diameter of 4.75mm to 5mm exported by Deacero S.A. de C.V. are included in the scope of the antidumping duty order on carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod from Mexico (A-201-830), said the International Trade Administration in the final results of an anti-circumvention inquiry. According to the ITA, the physical characteristics of the merchandise are indistinguishable from products covered by the order, and the 0.25mm difference between Deacero’s wire rod and wire rod subject to the order doesn’t alter the expectations of users.
The International Trade Administration said it intends to terminate the agreement suspending the antidumping investigation on tomatoes from Mexico, in the preliminary results of its changed circumstances review. The ITA preliminarily found that 85 percent of domestic producers support ending the suspension agreement. Termination of the agreement in the final results of the ITA’s changed circumstances review would pave the way for a new antidumping investigation on tomatoes from Mexico and the possible imposition of duties.