The Commerce Department soon will suspend liquidation and impose antidumping duty cash deposit requirements on imports of disposable aluminum containers, pans, trays, and lids from China, it said in a fact sheet issued Dec. 20. Commerce set AD rates ranging from 193.9% to 287.8% for Chinese exporters, the agency said as it announced its preliminary determinations in its ongoing AD investigations. Suspension of liquidation and cash deposit requirements will take effect for entries on or after the date of publication of the preliminary determinations in the Federal Register, which should occur in the coming days.

The International Trade Commission published notices in the Dec. 20 Federal Register on the following 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 Dec. 20 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 said it's rescinding the administrative review of the countervailing duty order on ceramic tile from China (C-570-109) for the period of review Jan. 1, 2023, through Dec. 31, 2023, because there were no reviewable, suspended entries of subject merchandise during the review period for the one company for which the review had been requested -- Cayenne Corporation Ltd. As such, cash deposit rates will not change and the current cash deposit requirements shall remain in effect until further notice. Commerce will instruct CBP to assess CVD on all appropriate entries, at rates equal to the cash deposit of estimated CVD required at the time of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption, it said.

The Commerce Department issued a final determination that imports of aluminum wire and cable from Cambodia made using Chinese inputs aren't circumventing antidumping and countervailing duties on aluminum wire and cable from China (A-570-095/C-570-096), nor are they covered by the scope of those AD/CVD orders. As a result, the anti-circumvention and scope inquiries will end without any suspension of liquidation or AD/CVD cash deposit requirements, it said in a Dec. 20 notice. Commerce is still conducting concurrent anti-circumvention inquiries on similar merchandise from South Korea and Vietnam, having preliminarily found circumvention for those two countries (see 2408060034).

The Commerce Department on Dec. 20 published its quarterly list of (i) completed antidumping and countervailing duty scope rulings and (ii) anti-circumvention determinations. The following list covers completed scope rulings for the period July 1, 2024, through Sept. 30, 2024:

The Commerce Department has published the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on stainless steel sheet and strip in coils from Taiwan (A-583-831). These final results will be used to set final assessments of AD on importers for subject merchandise entered July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023.

The International Trade Commission published notices in the Dec. 19 Federal Register on the following 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 seeks comments by Dec. 30 on a Section 337 complaint alleging that imports of passive optical network equipment supporting NETCONF infringe patents held by Optimum Communications Services, it said in a notice. According to the complaint, Optimum is seeking a general exclusion order and cease and desist orders against four Chinese companies, complaining of their "unfair methods of competition and unfair acts in the unlawful importation into the United States, sale for importation, and/or sale within the United States after importation of certain network equipment supporting NETCONF standards."

The International Trade Commission seeks comments by Dec. 30 on a Section 337 complaint alleging that imports of mobile electronic devices infringe patents held by Maxell, it said in a notice. According to the complaint, Maxell is seeking a permanent limited exclusion order and a permanent cease and desist order against Samsung and its subsidiaries to "preclude Respondents from importing into the United States certain mobile electronic devices that infringe one or more claims of United States Patent." The electronic devices in question "relate to components and features included in certain mobile electronic devices, such as laptops, smartphones, tablets, and the like."