The International Trade Commission is seeking public interest statements by May 16 regarding a future possible exclusion order on UMTS and LTE cellular communication modules (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1240). The administrative law judge issued an initial determination on violation on April 1 and recommended the ITC issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders on April 15. The ITC is interested in feedback that addresses how the articles are used in the U.S., identifies any public health concerns in the U.S., identifies like or directly competitive articles, indicates whether suppliers have the capacity to replace the volume of articles potentially subject to the recommended orders, and information on how the recommended orders would impact consumers in the U.S.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the April 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 April 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 International Trade Commission published notices in the April 18 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 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):
PVC door gaskets imported by Rehau that include a magnetic band encased within are not subject to antidumping and countervailing duties on raw flexible magnets from China (A-570-922/C-570-923), the Commerce Department said in a recent scope ruling. Though the scope of the orders mentions flexible magnets that have been laminated or bonded with other components, the magnets float freely within the door gaskets and are not covered by the scope, Commerce said.
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register April 15 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 15 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 is recognizing a name change for a Turkish company for the purposes of countervailing duties on heavy walled rectangular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes from Turkey (C-489-825), it said in the final results of a changed circumstances review released April 15. The agency upheld its preliminary finding that Ozdemir Boru Profil Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi (Ozdemir A.S.) is the successor-in-interest to Ozdemir Boru Profil Sanayi ve Ticaret Limited Sirketi (Ozdemir LLC). The agency found that Ozdemir A.S. continues to operate as the same business entity other than the name change. Ozdemir A.S. will inherit the CV duty rate assigned to Ozdemir LLC. Ozedmir LLC was assigned a zero percent CV duty rate in the final results of the most recent administrative review, published Feb. 1 (see 2201310038). Commerce has already determined that Ozdemir A.S. is the successor-in-interest to Ozdemir LLC for antidumping duty purposes (see 2201240033). (See 2202240035 for the preliminary results of the changed circumstances review.)
The International Trade Commission has terminated its investigation on alleged Section 337 violations regarding imports of fungicide products containing crystalline modification IV of pyraclostrobin following a consent agreement. The ITC began the investigation on March 2, following a complaint by BASF that alleged Sharda Cropchem Ltd. and Sharda USA was importing fungicides that infringed on one of BASF's patents (see 2203010046). The complaint sought a limited exclusion order and a cease and desist order against Sharda.