The International Trade Commission is publishing notices in the February 15, 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 February 23, 2012 on an amended patent complaint filed on behalf of Graphics Properties Holdings, Inc., 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 consumer electronics and display devices and products containing same. ITC is asking whether the issuance of an exclusion order and/or cease and desist order would impact the public interest. The amended complaint includes a revised list of respondents.
The International Trade Commission is considering the issuance of a limited exclusion order and/or cease and desist order directed against American Automotive Parts, Inc. (AAP), in light of a January 14, 2012, finding that AAP is in default1 in the ITC’s section 337 proceedings for certain starter motors and alternators (337-TA-755).
The International Trade Administration is publishing notices in the February 15, 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):
The International Trade Commission has adopted a plan for the retrospective review, every two years, of certain existing ITC regulations pursuant to Executive Order 135791. ITC has also preliminarily identified for its first review regulations governing AD/CV injury investigations, AGOA “abundant supply” investigations (the underlying law for which has been repealed), and section 337 IPR infringement investigations, among others.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted a message announcing "gap period" liquidation instructions for the antidumping duty order on certain steel nails from China (A-570-909) for the period July 22, 2008 through July 24, 2008. This instruction constitutes notice of the lifting of suspension of liquidation of entries of subject merchandise during the three-day period.
The International Trade Commission is publishing notices in the February 13, 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 February 21, 2012 on a patent complaint filed on behalf of Immersion Corporation 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 mobile electronic devices incorporating haptics. ITC is asking whether the issuance of an exclusion order and/or cease and desist order would impact the public interest.
On February 10, 2012, the International Trade Administration announced its affirmative preliminary determination in the antidumping duty investigation of imports of large power transformers from Korea. According to the ITA's fact sheet, the mandatory respondents Hyosung Corporation and Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. received preliminary dumping margins of 38.07% and 21.79%, respectively. All other Korean producers/exporters received a preliminary dumping margin of 29.93%. As a result of the preliminary determination, the ITA will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to collect a cash deposit or bond based on these preliminary rates.
The International Trade Administration has issued a final rule and "final modification for reviews" to adopt a monthly average-to-average comparison methodology and eliminate “zeroing” in antidumping duty administrative reviews, new shipper reviews, sunset reviews and expedited reviews that use this methodology. Alternative methodologies may still be utilized by ITA in exceptional circumstances. This change will bring ITA's review methodology into conformity with World Trade Organization rulings. The ITA has already eliminated "zeroing" in AD investigations that use an average-to-average methodology to be WTO consistent.