The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register June 9 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 a name change for a Belgian company for the purposes of antidumping duties on citric acid and certain citrate salts from Belgium (A-423-813). The agency preliminarily found Citribel nv to be the successor-in-interest to S.A. Citrique Belge N.V., in the preliminary results of a changed circumstances review. The agency preliminarily found Citribel continues to operate as the same business entity other than the change in name. If Commerce confirms its finding in the final results, Citribel may inherit the AD duty rate assigned to Citrique Belge, currently zero percent.
The Commerce Department issued the final results of its antidumping and countervailing duty administrative reviews on forged steel fittings from China (A-570-067/C-570-068). The agency calculated a zero percent AD duty rate, and a CV duty rate of 13.48% for Both-Well (Taizhou) Steel Fittings Co., Ltd., the only company remaining under review in both proceedings. Commerce will not assess AD duties on subject merchandise from Both-Well entered Nov. 1, 2019, through Oct. 31, 2020, and will use the rate set in this review to assess CV duties on importers of subject merchandise from Both-Well during calendar year 2019. A zero percent AD duty cash deposit rate and a 13.48% CV duty cash deposit rate for Both-Well take effect June 10, the date these final results were published in the Federal Register.
The Commerce Department issued antidumping duty orders on raw honey from Argentina (A-357-823), Brazil (A-351-857), India (A-533-903) and Vietnam (A-552-833). The orders detail a “gap period” of May 22 - June 2, 2022, of no AD duty liability.
The Commerce Department is ending antidumping duties on helical spring lock washers from China and Taiwan (A-570-822, A-583-820). Domestic producers did not participate in the latest sunset reviews of the duties, resulting in revocation of the AD duty orders, Commerce said in a notice released June 10. The revocation takes effect for entries on or after May 26, 2022. For entries on or after that date, Commerce will send instructions to CBP to terminate suspension of liquidation and refund any cash deposits collected. For entries before that date, suspension of liquidation, cash deposit requirements and final assessment of AD duties will remain in effect.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the June 9 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 June 9 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 U.S. International Trade Commission has decided to review an administrative law judge's final initial determination in a case regarding imports of plant-derived recombinant human serum albumins (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1238) that allegedly infringe patents held by Ventria Bioscience Inc. The case began with a December 2020 complaint by Ventria alleging patent infringement on technology for serum-free, animal-free products that improve the performance and safety of biologic drug manufacturing and final product formulation by Wuhan Healthgen Biotechnology Corp., ScienCell Research Laboratories, Inc., Aspira Scientific, Inc., and eEnzyme LLC. Ventria originally asked for a general exclusion order (see 2101220040). Only Healthgen responded to the investigation and all other respondents were deemed in default.
The Commerce Department looks set to recognize a name change for a Chinese company for the purposes of antidumping duties on certain vertical shaft engines between 225cc and 999cc, and parts thereof, from China (A-570-119). The agency preliminarily found Honda Power Products (China) Co., Ltd. to be the successor-in-interest to Jialing-Honda Motors Co., Ltd., in the preliminary results of a changed circumstances review. The agency preliminarily found Honda continues to operate as the same business entity other than the change in name. If Commerce confirms its finding in the final results, Honda may inherit the AD duty rate assigned to Jialing, currently 261.93%. (See 2202180063 for information about the initiation of this changed circumstances review.)
The Commerce Department issued the preliminary results of its countervailing duty administrative review on narrow woven ribbons from China (C-570-953). Changes to cash deposit rates set by this review would take effect beginning on the date of publication of the final results in the Federal Register. The final results of this review will also be used to set importer assessments for entries from the companies under review during calendar year 2020.