The Commerce Department on Jan. 5 released its final determination in the countervailing duty investigation on barium chloride from India (C-533-909). Suspension of liquidation is currently not in effect for entries on or after Oct. 15, 2022, and Commerce will require cash deposits of estimated CV duties on future entries only if it issues a CV duty order.
A U.S. manufacturer seeks the imposition of new antidumping duties on gas powered pressure washers from China and Vietnam and countervailing duties on the same product from China, it said in petitions filed Dec. 29 with the Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission. Commerce will now decide whether to begin AD/CVD investigations, which could result in the imposition of permanent AD/CVD orders and the assessment of AD/CVD on importers. The investigations were requested by FNA Group.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Jan. 4 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 to the International Trade Commission by Jan. 13 on a potential Section 337 investigation on thyroid hormone receptor-beta agonists, it said in a notice. The notice follows a Dec. 29 complaint by Viking Therapeutics, which seeks to exclude certain selective thyroid hormone receptor-beta agonists of the companies Ascletis Bioscience, Ascletis Pharma, Ascletis Pharmaceuticals and Gannex Pharma, which Viking says import thyroid hormone receptor-beta agonists that use and are made from the "unlawfully misappropriated" trade secrets belonging to Viking. The complaint also names Jinzi "Jason" Wu, founder of Ascletis Pharma, who is currently CEO and chairman of the board. Viking seeks a permanent limited exclusion order, and cease and desist orders.
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Jan. 4 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 is amending previously amended final results of an antidumping duty administrative review on crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into modules, from China (A-570-979). The changes are being made to comply with the final outcome of a Court of International Trade case (on Dec. 20, 2022) challenging the AD rate calculated for entries of subject merchandise in the review period December 2017 through November 2018.
Modified vertical shaft engines with a vertical take off shaft and a horizontal crankshaft fall within the scope of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on vertical shaft engines between 99cc and up to 225cc and parts thereof from China (A-570-124/C-570-125), the Commerce Department said in a Dec. 22 scope ruling. The scope ruling applied to modified vertical shaft engines, "such as the modified R210-S engine manufactured by Chongqing Rato Technology Co."
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Jan. 3 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 published notices in the Federal Register Jan. 3 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 is giving advance notice that in automatic five-year sunset reviews scheduled to begin in February it will consider revoking the antidumping duty orders on fine denier polyester staple fiber from South Korea and Taiwan (A-580-893, A-583-860); lined paper products from China (A-570-901) and pure magnesium from China (A-570-864); as well as the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on cut-to-length carbon quality steel plate from India, Indonesia and South Korea (A-533-817/C-533-818, A-560-805/C-560-806, A-580-836/C-580-837); fine denier polyester staple fiber from China and India (A-570-060/C-570-061, A-533-875/C-570-876); and lined paper products from India (A-533-843/C-533-844). These orders will be revoked 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.