The Commerce Department issued the preliminary results of its antidumping and countervailing duty administrative reviews on common alloy aluminum sheet from China (A-570-073/C-570-074). In the final results of these reviews, Commerce will set AD duty assessment rates for subject merchandise for the companies under review entered Feb. 1, 2020, through Jan 31, 2021, and CV duty assessment rates for entries Jan. 1, 2020, through Dec. 31, 2020.
Bogie wheel kits used in the installation of a mobility scooter carrier onto motor vehicles do not contain all parts necessary to assemble a “finished good,” and are not eligible for the “finished goods kit” exemption from antidumping and countervailing duties on aluminum extrusions from China (A-570-967/C-570-968), the Commerce Department said in a recent scope ruling.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the March 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 March 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 Commerce Department is extending until May 31 the deadline for its preliminary determinations in the countervailing duty investigation on certain steel nails from India (C-533-905), Oman (C-523-817), Sri Lanka (C-542-805), Thailand (C-549-845) and Turkey (C-489-847), it said in a notice released March 2. The preliminary determination had been due by March 25 (see 2201260027). The agency decided to postpone after the petitioner that requested the investigation, Mid Continent Steel & Wire, asked for an extension. Cash deposits of estimated CV duties can be collected only after the preliminary determination, although cash deposits can be made retroactive 90 days from the preliminary determination if Commerce finds “critical circumstances.”
The Commerce Department announced the opportunity to request administrative reviews by March 31 for producers and exporters subject to 33 antidumping duty orders and 18 countervailing duty orders with March anniversary dates.
The Commerce Department issued the preliminary results of a countervailing duty administrative review of cold-drawn mechanical tubing of carbon and alloy steel from India (C-533-874). This review covers subject merchandise from the exporters under review entered during the period Jan. 1, 2020, through Dec. 31, 2020.
The Commerce Department is issuing antidumping and countervailing duty orders on collated pentafluoroethane (R-125) from China (A-570-137/C-570-138). The orders, set for publication March 3, set permanent antidumping and countervailing duties, which will remain in place unless revoked by Commerce in a sunset or changed circumstances review. Commerce will now begin conducting annual administrative reviews, if requested, to determine final assessments of AD/CVD on importers and make changes to cash deposit rates.
The Commerce Department issued the preliminary results of its countervailing duty administrative review on cut-to-length carbon-quality steel plate from South Korea (C-580-837). The agency preliminarily assigned a zero percent CV duty rate to Hyundai Steel Company, and a 0.56% rate to Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd. If the agency's findings are continued in the final results of these reviews, importers of subject merchandise from Hyundai Steel entered Jan. 1, 2020, through Dec. 31, 2020, will not be assessed CV duties, and importers of subject merchandise from Dongkuk Steel Mill will be assessed CV duties at a rate of 0.56%. Any changes to cash deposit rates for these two companies would take effect on the date of publication in the Federal Register of the final results of this review, due in July.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the March 1 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):