The Commerce Department is beginning a new antidumping duty investigation on methylene diphenyl diisocyanate from China, it said in a fact sheet March 5. The underlying petition was filed in February (see 2502130049). The International Trade Commission is scheduled to make its preliminary injury determinations by March 31. The investigation will continue only if the ITC finds injury. International Trade Today will provide more details upon publication of the initiation notices in the Federal Register.

The Commerce Department issued its final affirmative determinations in the antidumping duty and countervailing duty investigations on imports of disposable aluminum containers, pans, trays and lids from China, it said in a fact sheet issued March 5. Commerce set AD rates ranging from 193.9% to 287.8% for Chinese exporters, the agency said. It set CVD rates at 317.85% for Chinese exporters. These rates will take effect upon publication in the Federal Register of the final determinations, which should occur in the coming days.

The International Trade Commission published notices in the March 5 Federal Register on the following antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) 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 5 on the following antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CVD rates, scope, affected firms or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):

The Commerce Department has published the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on softwood lumber products from Canada (A-122-857). In the final results of this review, Commerce will set AD assessment rates for subject merchandise for the companies under review entered Jan. 1, 2023, through Dec. 31, 2023.

The Commerce Department is finalizing its preliminary finding (see 2501070003) that four Canadian companies are cross-owned entities for the purposes of countervailing duties on softwood lumber products from Canada (C-122-858). Commerce said it continues to find that Interfor Sales & Marketing Ltd. (ISM) is cross-owned with Interfor Corporation, EACOM Timber Corporation, Chaleur Forest Products Inc., and Chaleur Forest Products LP, four producers/exporters that also are subject to the CVD order on certain softwood lumber from Canada, in the final results of a changed circumstances review released March 5. Commerce noted in its preliminary finding that the purpose of the CCR doesn't include identifying the applicable cash deposit rates for the companies in question but said that all four already have been assigned the cash deposit rate that non-selected companies have.

The Commerce Department has published the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on steel propane cylinders from Thailand (A-549-839). Commerce set an AD rate of 3.18% for Sahamitr Pressure Container Plc., the only company under review, the same rate as in the preliminary results of the review. Subject merchandise from Sahamitr entered Aug. 1, 2022, through July 31, 2023, will be liquidated at importer-specific rates, Commerce said. The 3.18% AD duty cash deposit rate for Sahamitr is effective March 4, the date the final results were published in the Federal Register.

The International Trade Commission published notices in the March 4 Federal Register on the following antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) injury, Section 337 patent or other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will be in another ITT article):

The International Trade Commission has ended a Section 337 investigation on imports of medical programmers with printed circuit boards from Axonics (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1396), it said in a notice to be published March 5. Complainant Medtronic initially alleged in 2024 that Axonics is importing sacral neuromodulation systems that rely on its patented technology, including devices for use with Axonics’ F15 and R20 sacral neuromodulation systems (see 2404020033).

The International Trade Commission is beginning a Section 337 investigation on glass substrates liquid crystal displays (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1441) after receiving allegations filed by Corning Inc. that LG, Hisense, HKC, and six other companies are importing products that infringe its patents, the agency said in a March 3 press release.