The Commerce Department issued notices in the Federal Register on its recently initiated antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on barium chloride from India (A-533-908/C-533-909). Both the AD and CV duty investigations cover entries Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2021.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Feb. 7 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):
Bissel has filed a Section 337 complaint with the International Trade Commission over alleged patent violations by Tineco, a Chinese firm. In the complaint, filed Feb. 2, Bissel argues that Tineco is importing wet floor cleaning products, specifically the “iFloor” and “Floor One” models, that contain patent-infringing items. Bissel asked the ITC for a permanent limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders. The ITC is seeking comments on public interest issues raised by the complaint in addition to explanations of how the items are used in the U.S., public health, safety, or welfare concerns, information on directly competitive items, and concerns on how the potential remedies would impact U.S. consumers. Written submissions are due by Feb. 16.
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Feb. 7 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 issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on steel nails from the United Arab Emirates (A-520-804). These final results will be used to set final assessments of AD duties on importers for subject merchandise entered May 1, 2019, through April 30, 2020.
The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on steel concrete reinforcing bar from Turkey (A-489-829). These final results will be used to set final assessments of AD duties on importers for subject merchandise entered July 1, 2019, through June 30, 2020.
The Commerce Department issued the final results of its countervailing duty administrative review on carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length plate from South Korea (C-580-888). The agency set zero percent CV duty cash deposit rates for 41 exporters. As a result, Commerce will not assess CV duties on importers of subject merchandise from these 41 exporters entered Jan. 1, 2019, through Dec. 31, 2019.
The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on large diameter welded line pipe from Greece (A-484-803). Commerce set an AD rate of 41.04% for the only company under review, Corinth Pipeworks Pipe Industry S.A. Subject merchandise from Corinth entered April 19, 2019, through April 30, 2020, will be liquidated at that rate. An AD duty cash deposit rate of 41.04% takes effect for Corinth effective Feb. 8, the scheduled date of publication for these final results in the Federal Register.
The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on xanthan gum from China (A-570-985). These final results will be used to set final assessments of AD duties on importers for subject merchandise entered July 1, 2019, through June 30, 2020.
The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on aluminum extrusions from China (A-570-967). Commerce found all 85 companies with shipments under review did not demonstrate independence from state control, assigning them the China-wide AD duty rate of 86.01%, which did not change from the preliminary results of this review. Commerce will assess AD duties at this rate on subject merchandise from these 85 companies between May 1, 2019, and April 30, 2020. An 86.01% AD duty cash deposit rate for these 85 companies takes effect for each company on Feb. 8, the date of publication of these final results in the Federal Register.