The Commerce Department issued notices in the Federal Register on its recently initiated antidumping duty investigations on melamine from Germany, India, Japan, Qatar, the Netherlands and Trinidad and Tobago, as well as its countervailing duty investigation on melamine from Germany, India, Qatar, and Trinidad and Tobago (C-428-853, C-533-925, C-518-002, C-274-811). The investigations cover entries for the calendar year 2023.

Suspension of liquidation and countervailing duty cash deposit requirements take effect March 11 for imports of aluminum extrusions from China (C-570-159), Indonesia (C-560-841), Mexico (C-201-861) and Turkey (C-489-851), after the Commerce Department found illegal subsidization in preliminary determinations in its ongoing CVD investigations.

The International Trade Commission published notices in the March 7 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 March 7 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 new antidumping duty investigations on melamine from Germany, India, Japan, the Netherlands, Qatar and Trinidad and Tobago, as well as a new countervailing duty investigations on melamine from Germany, India, Qatar, and Trinidad and Tobago, it said in a fact sheet March 6. The underlying petition was filed in February (see 2402140052). The International Trade Commission is scheduled to make its preliminary injury determinations by April 1. These AD/CVD investigations 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.

New antidumping duties take effect retroactive to July 7, 2023, for importers of certain hydrofluorocarbon blends from Turkey, the Commerce Department said in its preliminary determination in an anti-circumvention inquiry.

The International Trade Commission published notices in the March 6 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 March 6 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 International Trade Commission is beginning a Section 337 investigation on allegations that imports of hemp and cannabis oil vaporizing devices from ALD and Stiiizy are infringing patents held by Pax Labs (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1392), the ITC said in a notice March 6. In a complaint filed in January (see 2402020037), Pax said Stiiizy and ALD, as well as their subsidiaries, are copying Pax’s patented technologies for managing condensation and leakage from hemp and cannabis oil vaporizers. The ITC will consider whether to issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders against Stiiizy, ALD and their subsidiaries.

The Commerce Department has published the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on circular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes from Thailand (A-549-502). In the final results of this review, Commerce may set assessment rates for subject merchandise from mandatory respondent Saha Thai Steel Pipe Public Co., Ltd. and Thai Premium Pipe Co., Ltd., the two mandatory respondents, entered March 1, 2022, through Feb. 28, 2023.