The Commerce Department has recognized a Chinese company's name change for the purposes of antidumping duties on wooden bedroom furniture from China (A-570-890). The agency said it continues to find that (see 2211210079) Zhangzhou XMB Home Technology Co., Ltd. (Zhangzhou XMB) is the successor-in-interest to Zhangzhou XYM Furniture Product Co., Ltd. (Zhangzhou XYM), in the final results of a changed circumstances review set to be published Aug. 14. Subject merchandise exported by Golden Well International (HK), Ltd. (Golden Well) -- the company that requested the review -- and produced by Zhangzhou XMB will be assigned the same AD cash deposit rate as the AD cash deposit rate established for subject merchandise exported by Golden Well and produced by Zhangzhou XYM. The agency found Zhangzhou XMB operates as the same business entity other than the change in name. Commerce determined that Zhangzhou XMB will be assigned the AD rate previously assigned to Zhangzhou XYM, currently zero percent. The new cash deposit rate will be effective Aug. 14 and remain in effect until further notice.
The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on forged steel fluid end blocks from Italy (A-475-840). Commerce determined the only company under review, Lucchini Mame Forge S.p.A. (Lucchini), made sales of subject merchandise for less than fair value during the period of review, assigning it a 2.97% AD duty rate, which is up slightly from the 2.21% rate from the preliminary results. Subject merchandise from Lucchini entered July 23, 2020, through Dec. 31, 2021, will be liquidated at importer-specific rates. Changes to cash deposit rates from these final results take effect Aug. 14.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Aug. 9 Federal Register on the following AD/CVD injury, Section 337 patent or other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will be in another ITT article):
The Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission published the following Federal Register notices Aug. 9 on AD/CVD proceedings:
The Commerce Department is giving advance notice that in automatic five-year sunset reviews scheduled to begin in September it will consider revoking the antidumping duty orders on tapered roller bearings from China (A-570-601), stainless steel bar from India (A-533-810) and large power transformers (A-580-867) from South Korea. There are no sunset reviews of countervailing duty orders or suspended investigatons sheduled for initiation in September. These orders will be revoked, or investigation terminated, unless Commerce finds that revocation would lead to dumping and the International Trade Commission finds that revocation would result in injury to U.S. industry, Commerce said.
The Commerce Department looks set to recognize the name change of a South Korean company for the purposes of antidumping duties on large power transformers (A-580-867) from South Korea. The agency preliminarily found that HD Hyundai Electric Co., Ltd. (HDHE) is the successor-in-interest to Hyundai Electric & Energy Systems Co., Ltd. (HEES), in the preliminary results of a changed circumstances review. The agency preliminarily found HDHE continues to operate as the same business entity despite the name change. If Commerce confirms its finding in the final results, HDHE may inherit the AD rates assigned to HEES in the applicable AD administrative review.
The Commerce Department has issued the final results of the countervailing duty administrative review on forged steel fluid end blocks (fluid end blocks) from Italy (C-475-841). Commerce assigned the only company under review, Lucchini Mame Forge S.p.A (LMA), a CVD rate of 11.49%. Based on comments received after the preliminary results were published, Commerce revised its calculation of the net countervailable subsidy rate, so the final results are higher than the preliminary rate of 6.89% for cash deposit purposes and for assessment for entries from Lucchini in calendar year 2021. Subject merchandise from Lucchini entered May 26, 2020, through Dec. 31, 2021, will be liquidated at a rate of 11.49%. A CVD duty cash deposit rate of 11.49% for entries from Lucchini takes effect Aug. 9.
The Commerce Department found that edge-glued boards imported by Hardware Resources, Inc., were within the scope of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on wood mouldings and millwork products (wood mouldings) from China, according to an Aug. 2 scope ruling.
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted on CBP's website Aug. 4, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching for the listed CBP message number at CBP's ADCVD Search page.
The Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission published the following Federal Register notices Aug. 7 on AD/CVD proceedings: