The International Trade Commission published notices in the April 23 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 U.S. manufacturer seeks the imposition of new antidumping and countervailing duties on alkyl phosphate esters from China, it said in petitions filed last week with the Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission. Commerce will now decide whether to begin AD/CVD investigations, which could result in the imposition of permanent AD/CVD orders on alkyl phosphate esters, used among other things as a fire retardant in foams and plastics, and the assessment of AD/CVD on importers. The investigations were requested by ICL-IP America.

The Commerce Department issued a notice in the Federal Register on its recently initiated antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on ferrosilicon from Brazil (A-351-860/C-351-861), Kazakhstan (A-834-812/C-834/813), Malaysia (A-557-828/C-557-829) and Russia (A-821-838/C-821-839). The CVD investigations and the AD investigations on Brazil, Kazakhstan and Malaysia cover entries for the calendar year 2023. The AD investigation on Russia covers entries made July 1, 2023, through Dec. 31, 2023.

The International Trade Commission seeks comments by May 1 on a request for a Section 337 limited exclusion order banning imports of high-strength aluminum or aluminum alloy-coated steel from VinFast, as well as cars made using the steel, the ITC said in a notice. ArcelorMittal filed the underlying complaint April 17, alleging that VinFast, a Vietnam-based car manufacturer, is including the high-strength aluminum-coated steel in its cars, including the VF-8, which VinFast has been exporting to the U.S. “since at least 2022,” the complaint said. ArcelorMittal also seeks cease and desist orders against VinFast and its affiliates.

The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register April 22 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 issued its final determination in its countervailing duty investigation on brass rod from South Korea (C-580-917). Suspension of liquidation is currently not in effect for entries on or after Jan. 27, 2024, and Commerce will only require cash deposits of estimated CVD on future entries if it issues a CVD order.

The Commerce Department issued its final determinations in the antidumping duty investigations on brass rod from Brazil (A-351-859), India (A-533-915), Mexico (A-201-858), South Korea (A-580-916) and South Africa (A-791-828). Changes to cash deposit requirements set in these final determinations take effect April 22, the date they were published in the Federal Register.

A domestic producer coalition filed a petitions April 19 with the Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission requesting new antidumping and countervailing duties on ceramic tile from India. 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 Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register April 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 has issued a Federal Register notice on its recently initiated antidumping duty investigations on dioctyl terephthalate from Malaysia (A-557-827), Poland (A-455-808), Taiwan (A-583-875) and Turkey (A-489-852) (see 2404170073). The agency will determine whether imports of DOTP are being sold in the U.S. at less than fair value. The investigations cover entries during the period Jan. 1, 2023, through Dec. 31, 2023.