The Commerce Department looks set to leave in place agreements suspending antidumping and countervailing duties on sugar from Mexico (A-201-845/C-201-846), it said in the preliminary results of two administrative reviews. Several exporters of Mexican sugar appear to be in compliance with the suspension agreement, Commerce said. The final results of these reviews are due in May. A finding that Mexican companies are not complying would result in Commerce terminating the suspension agreements, causing AD/CVD to take effect.
The Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission began five-year sunset reviews of the antidumping duty orders on circular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes from Taiwan, India and Thailand (A-583-008, A-533-502, A-549-502); circular welded non-alloy steel pipe from South Korea, Mexico, Taiwan and Brazil (A-580-809, A-201-805, A-583-814, A-351-809); cold drawn mechanical tubing from Germany, Italy, South Korea and Switzerland (A-428-845, A-475-838, A-580-892, A-441-801); and seamless line and pressure pipe from Germany (A-428-820), as well as the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on circular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes from Turkey (A-489-501/C-489-502); and cold drawn mechanical tubing from China and India (A-570-058/C-570-059, A-533-873/C-533-874), Commerce said in a notice published Jan. 3.
The Commerce Department announced the opportunity to request administrative reviews by Jan. 31 for producers and exporters subject to 22 antidumping duty orders, 15 countervailing duty orders and one suspension agreement with anniversary dates in January.
The Commerce Department will begin administrative reviews for certain firms subject to antidumping and countervailing duty orders with November anniversary dates, it said in a notice published Jan. 3. Producers and exporters subject to administrative reviews on products from China or Vietnam must submit their separate rate certifications or applications on or about Feb. 2 to avoid being assigned high China-wide or Vietnam-wide rates.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Dec. 30 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 Dec. 30 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 issued the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on frozen warmwater shrimp from Vietnam (A-552-802). The agency had no mandatory respondents to review, after all companies eligible for individual examination withdrew from the review. There are 100 companies remaining in the review, after some requests for review were withdrawn. Commerce has preliminarily determined that 96 of the companies under review are part of the Vietnam-wide entity, and are subject to the Vietnam-wide entity rate of 25.76%.
The Commerce Department looks set to recognize a Chinese company’s name change for the purposes of antidumping duties on tapered roller bearings and parts thereof, finished and unfinished (TRBs) from China (A-570-601), finding Stemco Vehicle Technology (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. to be the successor-in-interest to GGB Bearing Technology (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. in the preliminary results of a changed circumstances review. The agency preliminarily found Stemco continues to operate with the same corporate structure and manufacturing facilities. If Commerce confirms its finding in the final results, Stemco will inherit the AD rate assigned to GGB in the most recently completed administrative review on tapered roller bearings from China. The rate was 7.04% in the 2019 review (see 1902250021), and GBB had a request for review withdrawn for the review covering entries June 1, 2020, through May 31, 2021, which is currently awaiting final results (see 2207080036).
The International Trade Commission has determined to issue a limited exclusion order and a cease and desist order against imported Apple Watches for patent infringement (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1266) but suspended the enforcement pending a patent decision by the Patent and Trademark Office's Patent Trial and Appeal Board, it said in a notice released Dec. 29.
The International Trade Commission has begun a formal Section 337 investigation on imported location-sharing systems and related software and components (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1347), it said in a Federal Register notice. The investigation follows a Nov. 16 by Advanced Ground Information Systems (AGIS). The complaint alleges that Google, Samsung, OnePlus Technology, TCL Technology Group, TCT Mobile, Motorola Mobility, Lenovo, HMD, Sony, ASUSTek, ASUS Computer, Caterpillar, BLU Products, Panasonic, Kyocera, Xiaomi and related companies and subsidiaries import smart phones and similar products that infringe on five patents held by AGIS, covering forced message alert software, interactive mapping and network setup tools. AGIS has asked the ITC for a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders.