The Commerce Department has published the preliminary results of its countervailing duty administrative review on granular polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) resin from India (C-533-900). The agency calculated a preliminary rate of 4.7% for Gujarat Fluorochemicals Limited (and its cross-owned affiliate Inox Leasing and Finance Limited), the only company under review, for 2022, and 4.89% for the portion of the review period that occurs in 2021. If those rates are finalized in the final results of this review, the 4.7% CVD rate would apply for cash deposit purposes, and for the purposes of assessments for entries from Gujarat Jan. 1, 2022, through Dec. 31, 2022, with the 4.89% rate applying for cash deposit purposes to entries July 6, 2021, through Dec. 31, 2021. Changes to Gujarat's cash deposit rate would take effect beginning on the date of publication of the final results in the Federal Register.

The Commerce Department is amending the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on certain hot-rolled steel flat products from Japan (A-588-874), covering the period Oct. 1, 2020, through Sept. 30, 2021, based on the March 26 final decision in a court case challenging those final results. Commerce calculated a revised AD rate for Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co., Ltd. of 5.2%, down from 7.72% in the original final results (see 2305030088). That new rate is applicable April 6.

The Commerce Department has published the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on certain oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from South Korea (A-580-870). These final results will be used to set final assessments of AD duties on importers for subject merchandise from 16 companies under review entered Sept. 1, 2021, through Aug. 31, 2022.

The Commerce Department has published the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on heavy walled rectangular welded steel pipes and tubes from Mexico (A-201-847). These final results will be used to set final assessments of AD duties on importers for subject merchandise entered Sept. 1, 2021, through Aug. 31, 2022.

The Commerce Department has released the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on uncoated paper from Portugal (A-471-807). The agency preliminarily calculated an AD rate of 1.07% for the only company under review, The Navigator Company, S.A. Any changes to Navigator's cash deposit rate would take effect on the date of Federal Register publication of the final results of this review. Once Commerce issues its final results, the agency will assess duties at importer-specific rates for entries of subject merchandise from Navigator entered March 1, 2022, through Feb. 28, 2023.

The Commerce Department has published the preliminary results of its antidumping and countervailing duty administrative reviews on certain new pneumatic off-the-road tires from India (A-533-869/C-533-870). In the final results of this review, Commerce will set AD assessment rates for subject merchandise for the companies under review entered March 1, 2022, through Feb. 28, 2023, and CVD assessment rates for entries Jan. 1, 2022, through Dec. 31, 2022.

The Commerce Department has released the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on uncoated paper from Brazil (A-351-842). The agency calculated an AD rate of 3.49% for Suzano S.A., and a zero percent rate for Sylvamo do Brasil Ltda./Sylvamo Exports Ltda. Any changes to the cash deposit rates for these companies would take effect on the publication date of the final results of this review. Once Commerce issues its final results, if there are no changes, the agency would assess antidumping duties at importer-specific rates for entries of subject merchandise from Suzano entered between March 1, 2022, through Feb. 28, 2023, it said. Entries from Sylvamo would be liquidated without regard to AD.

The International Trade Commission published notices in the April 5 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 April 5 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 will retroactively suspend liquidation and require countervailing duty cash deposits for two exporters of aluminum lithographic printing plates from China (C-570-157), it said in a notice released April 5. Commerce made a new finding of critical circumstances for both individually investigated companies, Fujifilm and Shanghai National. As a result, Commerce will direct CBP to suspend liquidation and require CVD cash deposits at the rate set in its preliminary determination (see 2402290049) for any unliquidated entries from Fujifilm or Shanghai National on or after Dec. 1, 2023 (i.e., 90 days prior to Commerce’s March 1 preliminary determination). Suspension of liquidation for the "all others" exporters remains in effect for entries on or after March 1.