The Commerce Department has released the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on utility scale wind towers from Indonesia (A-560-833). Commerce set an AD rate of 2.03% for PT. Kenertec Power System, the only company under review. Commerce will calculate importer-specific rates for subject merchandise from Kenertec entered Feb. 14, 2020, and July 31, 2021, it said. The new AD duty cash deposit rate for Kenertec takes effect March 10, the scheduled date of publication of these final results in the Federal Register.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the March 8 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 has released the final results of its countervailing duty administrative review on ripe olives from Spain (C-469-818). These final results will be used to set final assessments of CV duties on importers for subject merchandise entered Jan. 1, 2020, through Dec. 31, 2020.
The Commerce Department will soon impose antidumping duty cash deposit requirements on imports of freight rail couplers from China, it said in a fact sheet issued March 8 announcing its preliminary determination in the AD investigation. Commerce set an AD rate of 169.9% for all Chinese exporters, it said. AD suspension of liquidation and cash deposit requirements will take effect for entries on or after the date of publication of the preliminary determinations in the Federal Register, which should occur in the coming days. Liquidation is already suspended and countervailing duty cash deposit requirements in effect under a preliminary CVD determination issued earlier in March (see 2303020035).
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register March 8 on the following AD/CV duty proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, scope, affected firms or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
The Commerce Department has released the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on crystalline silicon photovoltaic products from China (A-570-010). In the final results of this review, Commerce will set assessment rates for subject merchandise from the only company under review, Trina Solar and its affiliates, entered Feb. 1, 2021, through Jan. 31, 2022.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the March 7 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):
Comments are due March 16 regarding a potential International Trade Commission investigation on imported dermatological treatment devices, a Federal Register notice said (ITC docket no. 3670). The notice follows a March 1 complaint by Serendia, which alleged that 15 named respondents import and sell products that infringe six of Serendia's patents. The patents concern methods and items for treating skin tissue using bipolar electrodes in portable devices. Serendia has asked the ITC for a permanent limited exclusion order barring from entry all infringing devices and components manufactured or imported by the respondents or their affiliates along with cease-and-desist orders. The named respondents are:
The International Trade Commission has begun a Section 337 investigation on imported golf club head adapters (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1354), it said in a notice. The probe follows a Feb. 1 complaint by Club-Conex, an Arizona-based company, which alleged that Top Golf Equipment, Volf Sports and WoFu (Shenzhen) Sports Goods are importing club adapters that infringe on one of Club-Conex's patents (see 2302070018). Club-Conex asked the ITC for a permanent limited exclusion order and a cease and desist order barring entry of infringing products from all three respondents, which Club-Conex says are related entities.
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register March 7 on the following AD/CV duty proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, scope, affected firms or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):