The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Dec. 19 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 beginning an anti-circumvention inquiry to determine whether all imports of 1-Hydroxyethylidene-1, 1-Diphosphonic Acid (HEDP) that has been "altered in form or appearance in minor respects" should still be subject to antidumping and countervailing duties on HEDP from China (A-570-045/C-570-046), it said Dec. 19.

A domestic producer recently filed a petition with the Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission requesting new antidumping and countervailing duties on erythritol from China. Commerce will now decide whether to begin AD/CVD investigations, which could result in the imposition of permanent AD/CVD orders and the assessment of AD and CVD on importers. Cargill Inc. requested the investigation.

A domestic producer recently filed a petition with the Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission requesting new antidumping and countervailing duties on active anode material from China. Commerce will now decide whether to begin AD/CVD investigations, which could result in the imposition of permanent AD/CVD orders and the assessment of AD and CVD on importers. The American Active Anode Material Producers requested the investigation.

The Commerce Department is setting new countervailing duty cash deposit requirements for imports of tungsten shot from China (C-570-179), after finding subsidization of Chinese producers in the preliminary determination of its CVD investigation. Suspension of liquidation and cash deposit requirements will take effect for entries on or after Dec. 20, the date that the preliminary determination is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register.

The International Trade Commission published notices in the Dec. 18 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. 18 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 released a final rule Dec. 19 "modernizing the annexes of the trade remedy regulations to enhance the administration" of antidumping and countervailing duty laws, the agency announced. In particular, the agency created three new annexes to "provide additional guidance" on scope inquiries, circumvention inquiries and covered merchandise referrals. In addition, Commerce said each of the three new annexes will contain a field indicating the "number of days, event name, and regulation for each specific event."

The Commerce Department has released the preliminary results of its countervailing duty administrative review on forged steel fluid end blocks from Germany (C-428-848). Commerce preliminarily calculated a CVD rate of 3.51% for BGH Edelstahl Siegen GmbH and its cross-owned affiliates, the only company still covered by the review. Any changes to BGH's cash deposit rates would take effect on the publication date of the final results of the review. Once Commerce issues its final results of this review, the agency will assess CVD for entries of subject merchandise from BGH entered Jan. 1, 2023, through Dec. 31, 2023, it said.

The Commerce Department is beginning an anti-circumvention inquiry to determine whether all imports of oil country tubular goods from Thailand made from Chinese steel billets are circumventing antidumping and countervailing duties on oil country tubular goods from China (A-570-943/C-570-944), it said Dec. 18.