The Commerce Department will retroactively suspend liquidation and require antidumping duty cash deposits for all exporters of raw honey from Vietnam (A-552-833), it said in a notice. Commerce made a new finding of critical circumstances for all Vietnamese companies, including Ban Me Thuot, DakHoney, the average rate companies and the Vietnam-wide entity. As a result, Commerce will direct CBP to suspend liquidation and require AD duty cash deposits at the applicable rate for any unliquidated entries on or after Aug. 25, 2021 (i.e., 90 days prior to Commerce’s Nov. 23, 2021, preliminary determination).
The Commerce Department is ending countervailing duties on utility scale wind towers from Indonesia (C-560-834), after a recent Court of International Trade decision caused rates from the final determination of Commerce's investigation to fall to zero for all Indonesian exporters. Zero rates in a final determination result in termination of an investigation and no resulting order. Once the decision is final following expiration of the period for appeals, revocation of the CV duty order will apply to entries on or after Jan. 7, 2022. For now, Commerce will lower cash deposit rates to zero, and will refund any cash deposits collected under the CV duty order.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Jan. 11 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 Jan. 11 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):
Google violated Section 337 of the 1930 Tariff Act by importing smart speakers, Pixel phones and other devices that infringe five Sonos multiroom audio patents, the ITC said in a notice released Jan. 11, terminating the two-year investigation (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1191). “The appropriate remedies are a limited exclusion order and a cease and desist order against Google,” the ITC said. Heeding the recommendations of Chief Administrative Law Judge Charles Bullock, the commission set a 100% bond on the value of the infringing products imported during the 60-day presidential review period when the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative can affirm or reverse ITC’s finding or take no action.
The International Trade Commission issued a general exclusion order banning all imports of vacuum insulated flasks that infringe design patents and trademarks held by Steel Technology, better known as Hydro Flask (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1216), it said in a notice Jan. 11. The exclusion order, which applies across the board and is not specific to any company’s products, results from a Section 337 investigation launched in September 2020 (see 2009020024). The ITC set bond at 100% for imports during the 60-day period the administration has to review the exclusion order.
The International Trade Commission is issuing a limited exclusion order banning imports of LED landscape lighting devices from eBright, Dauer and Fusa that it determined infringe patents held by WAC Lighting, it said in a notice released Jan. 11 (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1261). The order concludes a Section 337 investigation that began in April 2021 (see 2104120017). The ITC set bond at 100% of entered value for imports during the 60-day period the administration has to review the exclusion order, the ITC said.
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Jan. 10 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, in the final results of a changed circumstances review released Jan. 10, is recognizing two Brazilian companies’ name changes for the purposes of antidumping duties on certain uncoated paper from Brazil (A-351-842). The agency upheld its preliminary finding that Sylvamo do Brasil Ltda. (SVBR) is the successor-in-interest to International Paper do Brasil Ltda. (IP) and Sylvamo Exports Ltda. (SVEX) is the successor-in-interest to International Paper Exportadora Ltda. (IPEX). The agency found that SVBR and SVEX continue to operate as the same business entities other than the changes in name. SVBR and SVEX will inherit the AD duty rate assigned to IP and IPEX, currently 20.8%.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Jan. 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):