The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Oct. 25 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 International Trade Commission published notices in the Oct. 24 Federal Register on the following AD/CV injury, Section 337 patent or other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will be in another ITT article):
Public interest statements are due to the International Trade Commission by Nov. 2 in a potential Section 337 case involving certain video processing devices, according to a Federal Register notice (ITC Docket No. 3650). The notice follows an Oct. 19 complaint filed by VideoLabs, Inc., which alleged that HP imports, sells, as well as maintains and services, video recording and processing devices that infringe on three of VideoLabs's patents concerning picture coding and decoding. VideoLabs has asked the ITC to issue a limited exclusion order and a cease and desist order against HP.
The Commerce Department issued Federal Register notices on its recently initiated antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on freight rail couplers from China (A-570-145/C-570-146) and an antidumping duty investigation on freight rail couplers from Mexico (A-201-857). The agency will determine whether imports of sodium nitrite are being sold in the U.S. at less than fair value or are illegally subsidized.
Imports of quartz surface products from Malaysia will now be subject to antidumping and countervailing duties unless a certification process is completed, after the Commerce Department recently ruled that quartz slab from China sent to Malaysia for further processing before export to the U.S. is covered by the scope of AD/CV duties on quartz surface products from China (A-570-084/C-570-085).
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Oct. 21 Federal Register on the following AD/CV injury, Section 337 patent or other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will be in another ITT article):
The International Trade Commission began a formal Section 337 investigation on imported smart thermostats (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1339), it said in a Federal Register notice released Oct. 21.
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Oct. 21 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 will recognize a name change for a South Korean company for the purposes of antidumping and countervailing duties on certain cold-rolled steel flat products (A-580-878/C-580-879) and certain corrosion-resistant steel products (CORE) (A-580-881/C-580-882) from South Korea, upholding its preliminary finding in the final results of a changed circumstances review. The agency found KG Steel Corporation (dba KG Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd.) to be the successor-in-interest to KG Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd. The agency found that KG Steel continues to operate as the same business entity other than the change in name. Commerce said KG Steel will inherit the AD and CVD cash deposit rates assigned to KG Dongbu, currently zero percent and 1.93%, respectively, for cold-rolled steel flat products and 0.59% and 10.51%, respectively, for the CORE products.
The Commerce Department looks set to recognize the name change of an Indian company for the purposes of an antidumping duty order on silicomanganese from India (A-533-823). The agency preliminarily found that NAVA Limited is the successor-in-interest to Nava Bharat Ventures Limited (NBVL), in the preliminary results of a changed circumstances review. The agency preliminarily found NAVA Limited continues to operate as the same business entity despite the name change. If Commerce confirms its finding in the final results, NAVA Limited may inherit the AD duty rates assigned to NBVL in the AD review.