The International Trade Commission formally began a Section 337 investigation (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1303) into fungicide products on Feb 24. The investigation follows a Jan. 28 complaint by BASF that alleges that Sharda Cropchem Ltd. and Sharda USA "engaged in unfair acts in violation of Section 337" (see 2202020042) by importing unlicensed products containing crystalline modification IV of pyraclostrobin. BASF seeks a limited exclusion order and a cease and desist order against Sharda.
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register March 1 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 Feb. 28 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 Feb. 28 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 April it will consider revoking the antidumping duty 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). 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 Feb. 28.
The Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission began five-year sunset reviews of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on aluminum extrusions from China (A-570-967/C-570-968) and stainless steel sheet and strip from China (A-570-042/C-570-043), as well as the antidumping duty orders pure magnesium from China (A-570-832), R-134 from China (A-570-044) and phosphor copper from South Korea (A-580-085), Commerce said in a notice released Feb. 28.
The Commerce Department issued the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on cut-to-length carbon-quality steel plate products from South Korea (A-580-836). Rates calculated in this review will be used to set assessment rates for importers of subject merchandise from four producers and exporters that was entered Feb. 1, 2020, through Jan. 31, 2021.
The Commerce Department released the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on frozen warmwater shrimp from India (A-533-840). In the final results of this review, Commerce will set assessment rates for subject merchandise for the 163 companies under review entered February 2020 through January 2021.
Graphite rods that Boart Longyear says it imports for machining into specialty components for use as molds are covered by the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on small diameter graphite electrodes from China (A-570-929), the Commerce Department said in a scope ruling issued in early February.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Feb. 25 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):