The International Trade Administration issued its final affirmative antidumping duty determination on bottom mount combination refrigerator-freezers from Mexico (A-201-839), which adjusts the AD rates for four exporter/manufacturers and "all-others". This final determination, which is effective March 26, is expected to be implemented by U.S. Customs and Border Protection soon.
The International Trade Administration issued its final affirmative countervailing duty determination on bottom mount combination refrigerator-freezers from Korea (C-580-866) that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of subject merchandise. The ITA found CV rates of de minimis to 12.9%, which are officially effective as of March 26 for all firms. U.S. Customs and Border Protection is expected to implement these CV cash deposit/bond requirements soon.
The International Trade Administration issued its final affirmative antidumping duty determination on bottom mount combination refrigerator-freezers from Korea (A-580-865), which revises the AD rates for "all-others" and all respondents except Daewoo, which maintains its zero AD rate. This final determination, which is effective March 26, is expected to be implemented by U.S. Customs and Border Protection soon.
The International Trade Administration issued its final affirmative antidumping duty determination on galvanized steel wire from Mexico (A-201-840), which reduces the AD rates for two manufacturer/exporters and "all-others". This final determination, which is effective March 26, is expected to be implemented by U.S. Customs and Border Protection soon.
The International Trade Administration has issued its final affirmative countervailing duty determination on galvanized steel wire from China (C-570-976), which reduces the CV rates for two firms and “all-others”, and increases the CV rates for two firms. As CV liquidation is no longer suspended, ITA will only require cash deposits of estimated CV duties at the revised rates if it issues a CV order.
The International Trade Administration issued its final affirmative antidumping duty determination on galvanized steel wire from China (A-570-975), which increases the AD rates for all respondents1 by 94%, and maintains the AD rate of 235% for the China-wide entity. This final determination, which is effective March 26, 2012, is expected to be implemented by U.S. Customs and Border Protection soon.
The International Trade Administration made a preliminary affirmative countervailing duty determination that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells from China (C-570-980). The ITA found preliminary CV rates of 2.9% to 4.73% which, as a result of its preliminary determination of critical circumstances for both respondents and “all-others”, are effective on or about December 27, 2011. U.S. Customs and Border Protection is expected to implement these CV cash deposit/bond requirements soon.
The International Trade Commission is publishing notices in the March 23, 2012 Federal Register on the following AD/CV injury, Section 337 patent, and other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will appear in another ITT article):
The International Trade Commission is asking for comments by approximately March 31, 2012 on a patent complaint filed on behalf of Emerson Electric Co., which alleges violations of Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in the importation into the U.S., the sale for importation, and the sale within the U.S. after importation of certain food waste disposers and components and packaging thereof (D/N 2886). 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 International Trade Administration is publishing notices in the March 23, 2012 Federal Register on the following AD/CV proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, the scope, affected firms, or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):