The International Trade Commission officially initiated an investigation on imported rotating 3D light detection and ranging (lidar) devices, it said in a notice. Velodyne Lidar filed a complaint June 15to the ITC, where it was received June 16, alleging that Ouster's OS line includes lidar devices that infringe on two of Velodyne's patents related to 3D imaging. Velodyne asked the commission to issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders.
The Commerce Department on July 21 published the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on citric acid and certain citrate salts from Colombia (A-301-803). The agency calculated an AD rate of 1.14% for Sucroal S.A. Any changes to Sucroal's cash deposit rate would take effect on the publication date of the final results of this review, currently due in November. Once Commerce issues its final results, the agency will assess AD duties at importer-specific rates for entries of subject merchandise from Sucroal entered July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2021, it said.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the July 20 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 July 20 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 July 19 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 has ended its Section 337 investigation on electronic candles, according to a Federal Register notice to be published July 20 (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1195).
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register July 19 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 on July 19 released the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on steel nails from Oman (A-523-808), calculating an AD rate of 154.33% for Oman Fasteners LLC, as well as an AD rate of 9.1% for 11 other companies under review that were not individually examined. If the agency's finding is continued in the final results, importers of subject merchandise from the 12 total companies under review entered between July 1, 2020, and June 30, 2021, will be assessed antidumping duties at those rates. Any changes to cash deposit rates for these 12 companies would take effect on the publication date of the final results in the Federal Register.
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register July 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):
Antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on urea ammonium nitrate from Russia and Trinidad and Tobago will end with no duties imposed, after the International Trade Commission on July 18 voted that dumped and illegally subsidized imports of the product do not injure the U.S. domestic industry, the ITC said in a news release. As a result of the negative injury determination, Commerce will not issue AD or CVD orders, and any cash deposits collected in connection with the investigations will be refunded. Commerce had found dumping and illegal subsidization in final determinations issued in June (see 2206230046 and 2206230047).