The Commerce Department will again consider ending Russia’s market economy status in antidumping duty proceedings, according to a prepublication version of a notice released May 9. After determining Russia still warranted market economy treatment in October during an antidumping duty investigation on urea ammonium nitrate solutions, Commerce is now beginning a changed circumstances review based on actions Russia has taken since its invasion of Ukraine in February.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the May 10 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 May 10 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 terminated the antidumping investigation on imports of emulsion styrene butadiene rubber from Italy (A-475-844), after the petitioner, Lion Elastomers LLC, withdrew its antidumping duty petition.
The Commerce Department made preliminary affirmative antidumping duty determinations that imports of oil country tubular goods from Argentina (A-357-824), Mexico (A-201-856) and Russia (A-821-833) are being sold in the U.S. at less than fair value. The agency will impose AD duty cash requirements retroactively on entries of subject merchandise from Russia beginning May 11, 2022. For Argentine and Mexican exporters, suspension of liquidation and cash deposit requirements take effect Feb. 10, 2022.
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register May 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 confirmed its preliminary determination in the antidumping duty administrative review on welded line pipe from Turkey (A-489-822) that the only company remaining under review, Cimtas Boru Imalatlari ve Ticaret, Ltd. Sti., had no exports of subject merchandise to the U.S. during the period under review, and issued notice that it is rescinding the AD administrative review.
The Commerce Department issued the final results of the countervailing duty administrative review on hot-rolled steel flat products from South Korea (C-580-884). Commerce assigned the one mandatory respondent in the review, Hyundai Steel Co., Ltd., a CVD rate of 0.56%. The other company under review not selected as a mandatory respondent, POSCO, was assigned the rate Hyundai Steel received, 0.56%. Commerce will set final assessments of CV duties on importers for subject merchandise from Hyundai entered Jan. 1, 2019, through Dec. 31, 2019. The new 0.51% CV duty cash deposit rate takes effect for entries from Hyundai on or after May 9.
The Commerce Department published the final results of a countervailing duty administrative review of stainless steel flanges from India (C-533-878). The review covered subject merchandise from the exporters under review entered during calendar year 2019.
The Commerce Department published the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on stainless steel flanges from India (A-533-877). Cash deposit rates set in this review take effect May 9 for goods from 45 companies under review entered during the period of review Oct. 1, 2019, through Sept. 30, 2020. Commerce noted that it made certain adjustments to the calculations after the preliminary results were published.