The International Trade Commission on Oct. 13 began two Section 337 investigations on imported smartphones and components, according to a pair of notices to be published in the Oct. 19 Federal Register (ITC Inv. Nos. 337-TA-1335, 337-TA-1336).
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Oct. 18 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. 17 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 opened a Section 337 investigation on automated storage and retrieval systems and automated put walls (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1333). The decision follows a Sept. 9 complaint by OPEX Corporation, a New Jersey-based warehouse automation company (see 2209140036), alleging that Chinese company HC Robotics and Pennsylvania-based Invata imported merchandise that infringes two of OPEX's patents that cover automated warehouse sorting and retrieval systems. OPEX has asked the ITC to issue a limited exclusion order barring entry into the U.S. of automated put walls and automated storage and retrieval systems, associated vehicles, associated control software and component parts from the two respondents, as well as cease and desist orders.
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Oct. 17 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 issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on steel nails from Taiwan (A-583-854). Commerce said it made no changes to its preliminary results of this review. Commerce will set assessments of antidumping duties for subject merchandise entered July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2021. New cash deposit rates set in these final results take effect Oct. 18.
The Commerce Department issued the final results of a countervailing duty administrative review on quartz surface products (C-533-890) from India. The results of this review will be used to set assessments of CV duties on entries from exporters under review entered during the period Oct. 11, 2019, through Dec. 31, 2020. Commerce said it made no changes to the preliminary results of this review.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Oct. 14 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 Commerce Department issued the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on hardwood plywood products from China (A-570-051). The agency found 14 companies subject to this review are part of the China-wide entity because they did not demonstrate eligibility for separate rates. It also found that another six exporters under review had no shipments of subject merchandise during the period of review, which is calendar year 2021.
A domestic producer coalition seeks the imposition of new antidumping duties on paper file folders from China, India and Vietnam, and new countervailing duties on paper file folders from India, they said in a petition filed with the Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission Oct. 12. 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 and CVD on importers.