The International Trade Administration is announcing the opportunity to request administrative reviews by February 29, 2012 for producers and exporters subject to 23 antidumping orders and five countervailing duty orders with February anniversary dates. Affected products include frozen warmwater shrimp, stainless steel bars, uranium, etc.
The International Trade Administration is giving advance notice that it and the International Trade Commission will consider revoking the antidumping duty order on activated carbon from China (A-570-904) in their automatic five year sunset review of this order, which is scheduled to be initiated in March 2012.
The International Trade Administration has made a preliminary affirmative determination of critical circumstances in the countervailing duty investigation of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells (solar cells), whether or not assembled into modules, from China (C-570-980).
The International Trade Commission is publishing notices in the February 2, 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 14, 2012 on a patent complaint filed on behalf of MT. Derm GmbH and Nouveau Cosmetique USA 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 ink application devices and components thereof and methods of using the same. ITC is asking 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 February 2, 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):
According to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection message, effective January 4, 2012, the International Trade Administration has instructed CBP to discontinue the suspension of liquidation and bond/cash deposit requirements for countervailing duty purposes for galvanized steel wire from China (C-570-976).
According to the International Trade Commission, a Section 337 patent complaint on ink application devices was filed on behalf of MT. Derm GmbH and Nouveau Cosmetique USA Inc. on January 30, 2012. Proposed respondents are:
The International Trade Commission is publishing notices in the February 1, 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 Administration is publishing notices in the February 1, 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):