The International Trade Commission has begun an official Section 337 investigation on imported robotic pool cleaners (Inv. No. 337-TA-1326), according to a notice released Aug. 31. The case follows a July 29 complaint by Zodiac Pool Systems (ZPS) and Zodiac Pool Care Europe (ZPCE) concerning pool cleaners (see 2208030026). Zodiac alleges that Wybotics, Tianjin Pool & Spa and Aiper are importing products that infringe on two of ZPCE's patents on wheel-driven brush pool cleaners and dual-shell-type filter cleaners, which allow operators to empty the filter without getting dirty, the complaint said. Zodiac has asked the ITC to institute a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders against the respondents.
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Aug. 31 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 October it will consider revoking the antidumping duty orders on stilbenic optical brightening agents from China (A-570-972) and Taiwan (A-583-848); fresh garlic from China (A-570-831); large diameter carbon and alloy seamless standard, line and pressure pipe from Japan (A-588-850); and small diameter carbon and alloy seamless standard, line and pressure pipe from Japan (A-588-851) and Romania (A-485-805). These orders will be revoked, or investigation terminated, 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.
The Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission began five-year sunset reviews of the antidumping duty orders on paper clips from China (A-570-826); brass sheet and strip from France (A-427-602), Germany (A-428-602), Italy (A-475-601) and Japan (A-588-704); stainless steel sheet and strip in coils from Japan (A-588-845) and Taiwan (A-583-831); and steel nails from the United Arab Emirates (A-520-804); the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on stainless steel sheet and strip in coils from South Korea (A-580-834/C-580-835); and the suspended AD duty investigation on uranium from Russia (A-821-802), Commerce said in a notice released Aug. 31.
The Commerce Department announced the opportunity to request administrative reviews by Sept. 30 for producers and exporters subject to 41 antidumping duty orders, 13 countervailing duty orders and one suspension agreement with September anniversary dates.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Aug. 30 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 published notices in the Federal Register Aug. 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 is amending the final results of an antidumping duty administrative review on circular welded non-alloy steel pipe from South Korea (A-580-809) to align dumping margins assigned to Hyundai Steel Company and SeAH Steel Corporation with results of a court case challenging those final results. In the final results of that review, covering the period Nov. 1, 2015, through Oct. 31, 2016, Commerce assigned Hyundai a 30.85% dumping margin, and SeAH 19.28%.
Comments are due to the International Trade Commission by Sept. 7 as the commission decides whether to initiate an investigation on imported automobiles and parts, according to a notice in the Federal Register (Docket No. 3637).
The Commerce Department looks set to recognize the name change of 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. The agency preliminarily found that KG Steel Corp. (dba KG Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd.) (KG Steel) is the successor-in-interest to KG Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd. (KG Dongbu Steel), in the preliminary results of a changed circumstances review. The agency preliminarily found KG Steel continues to operate as the same business entity despite the name change. If Commerce confirms its finding in the final results, KG Steel may inherit the AD duty rates assigned to KG Dongbu Steel in the various AD/CVD reviews.