The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register July 12 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 looks set to recognize the corporate reorganization of a South Korean company for the purposes of antidumping duties on several steel products from South Korea: non-oriented electrical steel (A-580-872), certain corrosion-resistant steel products (A-580-878), certain cold-rolled steel flat products (A-580-881), certain hot-rolled steel flat products (A-580-883), certain carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length plate (A-580-887), and carbon and alloy steel wire rod (A-580-891). The agency preliminarily found the reorganized POSCO to be the successor-in-interest to the pre-reorganization entity, in the preliminary results of a changed circumstances review. The agency preliminarily found POSCO continues to operate as the same business entity despite the reorganization, which included the creation of a new parent entity POSCO Holdings. If Commerce confirms its finding in the final results, the reorganized POSCO may inherit the AD duty rates assigned to POSCO in the various AD reviews.
A gun safe imported by Hornady meets the requirements of an exclusion from antidumping duties on metal lockers from China, and is not covered by the AD/CVD orders, the Commerce Department said in a recent scope ruling. But another similar model does qualify for the exclusion and is subject to AD/CV duties, the agency said.
Oriented strand board used in door jambs imported by Composite Technology International (CTI) does not qualify as a composite material for the purposes of an exemption from antidumping and countervailing duties on wood mouldings and millwork from China (A-570-117/C-570-118), so the door jambs are subject to AD/CVD, the Commerce Department said in a recent scope ruling.
The Commerce Department on July 12 released the final results of the countervailing duty administrative review on fine denier polyester staple fiber from India (C-533-876). Commerce assigned the only company under review, Reliance Industries Ltd., a CV rate of 6.88%, slightly higher than the rate in the preliminary results of this review. Commerce will set final assessments of CV duties on importers for subject merchandise from Reliance entered Jan. 1, 2020, through Dec. 31, 2020. The new 6.88% CV duty cash deposit rate takes effect for entries from Reliance on or after July 13, the date these results are set to be published in the Federal Register.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the July 11 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 ended a Section 337 investigation on universal mobile telecommunications service (UMTS) and long-term evolution (LTE) cellular communication modules (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1240). The ITC initially considered a general exclusion order following Philips's December 2020 complaint, which alleged that Thales, Telit and Quectel UMTS and LTE modules that copied its patented technologies for transferring data between Internet of Things devices over a cellular network infringed on its patents in violation of Section 337 (see 2101210044).
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register July 11 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 11 released the preliminary results of a countervailing duty administrative review on stainless steel flanges from India (C-533-878). Rates set in this review will be used to assess CV duties on subject merchandise from the exporters under review entered during the period Jan. 1, 2020, through Dec. 31, 2020.
Wheels Advertised as 'Not for Trailer Use' Not Subject to Steel Trailer Wheels Duties, Commerce Says
Wheels that are physically similar to trailer wheels but that are clearly marked as not for trailer use on marketing materials are not subject to antidumping and countervailing duties on steel wheels 12 to 16.5 inches in diameter from China (A-570-090/C-570-091), the Commerce Department said in a recent scope ruling.