The Commerce Department said it's rescinding the administrative review of the countervailing duty order on steel concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) from Turkey (C-489-830) 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 Habas Sinai ve Tibbi Gazlar Istihsal Endustrisi A.S (Habas), the only company for which the review was requested. The cash deposit rates will not change, and the current cash deposit requirements will remain in effect until further notice. Because the review has been rescinded, the entries to which this administrative review pertained will be assessed CVD at rates equal to the cash deposit of estimated CVD required at the time of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 said it's rescinding the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on ceramic tile from China (A-570-108) for the period of review June 1, 2023, through May 31, 2024, because there were no reviewable, suspended entries of subject merchandise during the review period for either of the two companies for which the review had been requested -- Cayenne Corporation Ltd. and Foshan Qiangshengda Building Material Co. Ltd. Commerce will instruct CBP to assess AD on all appropriate entries, at rates equal to the cash deposit of estimated AD required at the time of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption, it said.
The Commerce Department has published the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on citric acid and certain citrate salts from Thailand (A-549-833). These final results will be used to set final assessments of AD duties on importers for subject merchandise entered July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023.
The Commerce Department has published the final results of the countervailing duty administrative review on pasta from Italy (C-475-819). Rates set in these final results will be used for final assessments of CVD on importers for subject merchandise entered in calendar year 2022.
The Commerce Department has released the final results of its countervailing duty administrative review on glycine from India (C-533-884). It said it made changes to its preliminary results of this review based on comments received. The agency set a new CVD cash deposit rate -- 6.03%, up from the preliminary rate of 2.01% -- for exporters of subject merchandise Kumar Industries, India and cross-owned affiliates Advance Chemical Corp., Rexisize Rasayan Industries and Reliance Corp. These final results will be used to set final assessments of CVD on importers for subject merchandise entered during calendar year 2022.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Nov. 27 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):
A domestic producer recently filed a petition with the Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission requesting new antidumping and countervailing duties on sol gel alumina-based ceramic abrasive grains 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. Saint-Gobain Ceramics and Plastics requested the investigation.
The Commerce Department issued notices in the Federal Register on its recently initiated antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on overhead door counterbalance torsion springs from China and India (A-570-186/C-570-187, A-533-936/C-533-937). The CVD investigations cover entries for the calendar year 2023. The AD investigation on India covers entries Oct. 1, 2023, through Sept. 30, 2024, and the AD investigation on China covers entries April 1, 2024, through Sept. 30, 2024.
The Commerce Department soon will suspend liquidation and impose countervailing duty cash deposit requirements on imports of low-speed personal transportation vehicles from China, it said in a fact sheet issued Nov. 26. Commerce set CVD rates ranging from 21.23% to 515.37% for Chinese exporters, the agency said as it announced its preliminary determinations in its ongoing CVD 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 Commerce Department has released the preliminary determination in its antidumping investigation on ceramic tile from India (A-533-928). The agency said ceramic tile from India "is not being, or is not likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value." Commerce determined a dumping margin of zero, it said in a Nov. 25 fact sheet.