The International Trade Administration has issued the preliminary results of a new shipper review of the antidumping duty order on certain frozen fish fillets from Vietnam (A-552-801), which lists a proposed estimated cash deposit rate of zero percent for Thuan An Production Trading & Services Co., Ltd as exporter/producer.
The International Trade Administration has issued the final results of the countervailing duty administrative review of citric acid and certain citrate salts from China (C--570--938) The final results set CV cash deposit rates for two producer/exporters. These rates, which are effective December 12, 2011, are expected to be implemented by U.S. Customs and Border Protection soon.
Effective December 13, 2011, the International Trade Administration is initiating an anti-circumvention inquiry to determine whether imports of honey blended with rice syrup from Anhui Hundred Health Foods Co., Ltd.1 are circumventing the antidumping duty order on honey from China (A-570-863).
The International Trade Administration is publishing notices in the December 12, 2011 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 Administration issued a fact sheet on December 8, 2011 announcing its affirmative preliminary determination in the antidumping duty investigation of high pressure steel cylinders from China (A-570-977), which found preliminary AD rates of 5.08% - 26.23%. The official notice of the ITA's preliminary determination, which will trigger the implementation of the AD cash deposit or bond requirements for subject merchandise, will be published in the Federal Register soon.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a notice listing the amended cash deposit/bond rates for galvanized steel wire from China (A-570-975), including an export subsidy offset for many exporters/producers. The ITA has published an earlier version of these cash deposit/bond rates1 on November 29, 2011; however, they did not reflect the export subsidy offset.
The International Trade Commission is publishing notices in the December 9, 2011 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 has received a patent complaint filed on behalf of Walker Digital, LLC, 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 blu-ray disc players. The next step is for the ITC to vote on whether to institute a patent investigation that could result in various settlement agreements with the named respondents and/or an exclusion order and/or a cease and desist order.
The International Trade Administration is publishing notices in the December 9, 2011 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 Administration has issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review of certain welded carbon steel pipe and tube from Turkey (A-489-501) which sets AD cash deposit rates for two manufacturer/exporters. These rates, which are effective December 9, 2011, are expected to be implemented by U.S. Customs and Border Protection soon.