The International Trade Administration has issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review of certain pasta from Italy (A-475-818), which sets AD cash deposit rates for two manufacturer/exporters and 11 non-selected companies. This rate, which is effective December 9, 2011, is expected to be implemented by U.S. Customs and Border Protection soon.
The International Trade Administration has issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review of pure magnesium from China (A-570-832), which sets an AD cash deposit rate of zero for the exporter Tianjin Magnesium International Co. Ltd., which remains subject to the order. This rate, which is effective December 9, 2011, is expected to be implemented by U.S. Customs and Border Protection soon.
The International Trade Administration has issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review of polyethylene terephthalate film, sheet and strip (PET Film) from Taiwan (A-583-837), which sets an AD cash deposit rate for two manufacturer/exporters. This rate, which is effective December 9, 2011, is expected to be implemented by U.S. Customs and Border Protection soon.
The International Trade Administration has issued the final results of the antidumping (A-533-824) and countervailing duty (C-533-825) administrative reviews of polyethylene terephthalate film, sheet and strip (PET Film) from India. The final results set an AD cash deposit rate of 6.81% and a CV cash deposit rate of 11.81% for the manufacturer/exporter Ester Industries, Ltd. These rates, which are effective December 9, 2011, are expected to be implemented by U.S. Customs and Border Protection soon.
The International Trade Commission has voted to revoke the existing antidumping and countervailing duty orders on cut-to-length carbon-quality steel plate from Italy and the existing antidumping duty order on the same product from Japan, as doing so would not be likely to lead to the continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time. The ITC's December 5, 2011 vote comes under the five-year (sunset) review process required by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act.
The International Trade Commission is publishing notices in the December 8, 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 Standard Innovation Corporation and Standard Innovation (US) Corp, 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 kinesiotherapy devices and components thereof. 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 Commission has received a patent complaint filed on behalf of Digitude Innovations 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 portable communication devices. 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 8, 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 preliminary results of an antidumping duty administrative review on lightweight thermal paper from Germany (A-428-840) for one manufacturer/exporter. These preliminary results are not in effect, may change in the final results, and could affect the estimated AD cash deposit rate for these companies.