The Commerce Department said it is rescinding the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on refillable stainless steel kegs from China (A-570-093) for the period of review Dec. 1, 2022, through Nov. 30, 2023, because there were no reviewable, suspended entries of subject merchandise by either of the two companies -- Guangzhou Jingye Machinery Co., Ltd. and Guangzhou Ulix Industrial & Trading Co., Ltd. -- listed in the review initiation notice during the review period. Commerce will instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties 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 released the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on xanthan gum from China (A-570-985). In the final results of this review, Commerce may set assessment rates for subject merchandise from the companies under review that was entered July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023.

The Commerce Department has published the final results of its countervailing duty administrative review on passenger vehicle and light truck tires from China (C-570-017). The agency calculated new CVD cash deposit rates for the Chinese producers and exporters listed below. These final results, unchanged from the preliminary results, will be used to set final assessments of CV duties on importers for entries Jan. 1, 2022, through Dec. 31, 2022.

The International Trade Commission published notices in the Aug. 21 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 Aug. 21 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 published notices in the Aug. 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 International Trade Commission seeks comments by Aug. 29 on a request from Balanced Body for a general exclusion order banning all imports of exercise equipment that infringe on its patents, the ITC said in a notice released Aug. 20. A Section 337 complaint filed by Balanced Body Aug. 15 said several companies are importing aluminum reformers, which are stationary equipment used in pilates exercises, that copy its Allegro 2 and other product lines. In addition to the general exclusion order, Balanced Body also seeks cease and desist orders against the companies named in its complaint: Guangzhou Oasis, d/b/a trysauna.com, Ciga Pilates, Shandong Tmax Machinery Technology Co. Ltd., Shandong VOG Sports Products Co. Ltd., Dezhou Bodi Fitness Equipment Co. and Suzhou Selfcipline Sports Goods Co., Ltd.

The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Aug. 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 has published the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on large diameter welded pipe from Turkey (A-489-833). These final results will be used to set final assessments of antidumping duties on importers for subject merchandise from three companies under review entered May 1, 2022, and April 30, 2023.

The Commerce Department is amending the final results of an antidumping duty administrative review on xanthan gum from China (A-570-985) to align its revised results with the final decision in a court case that challenged rate calculations in those results. In that review, covering subject merchandise entered July 1, 2019, through June 30, 2020, one company, Neimenggu Fufeng Biotechnologies Co., Ltd. and several affiliates, was given a zero percent AD rate, and three other companies were given rates above de minimis.