The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register March 31 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 is giving advance notice that in automatic five-year sunset reviews scheduled to begin in May it will consider revoking the antidumping duty 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); and welded stainless steel pipe from Taiwan (A-583-815) and South Korea (A-580-810). 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 published April 1.
The Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission began five-year sunset reviews of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on HEDP from China (A-570-045/C-570-046) and sulfanilic acid from India (A-533-806/C-533-807), as well as the antidumping duty orders ferrovanadium from South Korea (A-580-886), helical spring lock washers from China and Taiwan (A-570-822, A-583-820) and sulfanilic acid from China (A-570-815), Commerce said in a notice April 1.
The Commerce Department announced April 1 the opportunity to request administrative reviews by May 2 for producers and exporters subject to 35 antidumping duty orders and 14 countervailing duty orders with April anniversary dates.
The Commerce Department released the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on uncoated paper from Portugal (A-471-807). The agency preliminarily calculated an AD duty rate of 5.81% for the only company under review, The Navigator Company, S.A. Any changes to Navigator's cash deposit rate would take effect on the date of Federal Register publication of the final results of this review. Once Commerce issues its final results, the agency will assess AD duties at importer-specific rates for entries of subject merchandise from Navigator entered March 1, 2020, through Feb. 28, 2021.
The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on strontium chromate from Austria (A-433-813). Commerce set an AD rate of zero percent for Habich GmbH, the only company under review. Commerce will calculate importer-specific rates for subject merchandise from Habich entered June 18, 2019, through Oct. 31, 2020, and instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties, it said. The new AD duty cash deposit rate for Habich takes effect April 4, the date of publication of these final results in the Federal Register.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the March 31 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 March 31 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 is asking for submissions on public interest issues in a Section 337 case concerning electrical connectors and cages (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1241). The request follows a March 11 initial determination and March 28 recommendation on remedy by Administrative Law Judge Monica Bhattacharyya. The case began with a December 2020 complaint by Amphenol that alleged infringement of five of Amphenol's patents by Luxshare. Amphenol requested a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders on certain electrical connectors and cages imported by Luxshare. Comments are due April 27.
The International Trade Commission is asking for submissions on public interest issues in a Section 337 case concerning imported batteries and products containing them (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1244). The request follows a March 25 initial determination on remedy by Administrative Law Judge MaryJoan McNamara. The case began with a December 2020 complaint by One World Technologies and Techtronic Power Tools Technology that alleged imports by 13 Chinese firms infringed on three of Techtronic's design patents. The complainants requested a general exclusion order barring from entry all infringing battery packs, regardless of source, as well as permanent cease and desist orders. Comments are due by close of business on April 15.