The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on circular welded non-alloy steel pipe from South Korea (A-580-809). These final results will be used to set final assessments of AD duties on importers for subject merchandise entered Nov. 1, 2019, through Oct. 31, 2020.
The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on large residential washers from Mexico (A-201-842). Commerce calculated an AD rate of zero percent for the only company under review, Electrolux Home Products Corp. NV, and its affiliate Electrolux Home Products de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. because Commerce determined that subject goods from Mexico were not sold in the United States at less than normal value during the period of review Feb. 1, 2019, through Jan. 31, 2020.
The International Trade Commission has instituted an investigation of alleged Section 337 violations on imported smartphones (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1312). The April 28 ITC decision to investigate follows a March 30 complaint by Maxell, Ltd. of Japan, that accuses Lenovo and Motorola of improperly importing smartphone that allegedly infringe on six of Maxell's patents concerning color balancing in smartphone cameras, communications between wireless terminals, multimedia user interfaces, phone unlocking software, and wireless connectivity features. Maxell has asked the ITC to issue a limited exclusion order and a cease and desist order.
The International Trade Commission instituted an investigation into alleged Section 337 violations on imported centrifuge platforms and falling film evaporators (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1311). The centrifuges combine closed-loop alcohol extraction with mechanical centrifugation, capable of targeting specific plant compounds, isolating the desired separation. The falling film evaporators distill and process solutions of botanical compound extracts and solvent to separate out the botanical oils and recover the solvent for reuse.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the May 2 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 2 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 April 29 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 April 29 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 and the International Trade Commission began five-year sunset reviews of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on finished carbon steel flanges from India (A-533-871/C-533-872), as well as the antidumping duty orders on finished carbon steel flanges from Italy (A-475-835) and Spain (A-469-815); frozen warmwater shrimp from China (A-570-893), India (A-533-840), Thailand (A-549-822) and Vietnam (A-552-802); stainless steel wire rod from India (A-533-808); and welded stainless steel pipe from Taiwan (A-583-815) and South Korea (A-580-810), Commerce said in a notice released April 29.
The Commerce Department is giving advance notice that in automatic five-year sunset reviews scheduled to begin in June it will consider revoking the antidumping duty duty orders on cement and cement clinker from Japan (A-588-815), and steel concrete reinforcing bar from Japan (A-588-876), Taiwan (A-583-859) and Turkey (A-489-829), as well as the countervailing duty order on steel concrete reinforcing bar from Turkey (C-489-830). These orders will be revoked 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 in a notice released April 29.