The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register April 2 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 released the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on granular polytetrafluoroethylene resin (granular PTFE) from India (A-533-899). Rates calculated in this review will be used to set assessment rates for importers of subject merchandise from one producer and exporter that was entered during the period Sept. 2, 2021, through Feb. 28, 2023.
The Commerce Department has released the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on pentafluoroethane (R-125) from China (A-570-137). In the final results of this review, Commerce will set assessment rates for subject merchandise from the two company groups remaining under review entered Aug. 17, 2021, through Feb. 28, 2023.
The Commerce Department has released the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on collated steel staples from China (A-570-112). In the final results of this review, Commerce may set assessment rates for subject merchandise from one company under review entered July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the April 1 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 is beginning a Section 337 investigation on allegations that imports of fire extinguishing devices are infringing on Nano Fire and Defender Safety's patented aerosol fire extinguishing technology, the ITC said in a notice April 1. In a complaint filed Feb.22 (see 2402280081), Nano Fire, which licenses the technology to Defender Safety, said Halma and its affiliate Halma Holdings, as well as FirePro Systems and Hochiki America, are importing fire extinguishing devices that infringe on its patented fire extinguishing composition that needs no pressure storage. In the investigation, the ITC will consider whether to issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist order banning imports from Halma, FirePro and Hochiki America.
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register April 1 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 giving advance notice that in automatic five-year sunset reviews scheduled to begin in May it will consider revoking the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on circular welded carbon-quality steel pipe from China (A-570-910/C-570-911); glycine from India (A-533-833/C-533-834); and laminated woven sacks from Vietnam (A-552-823/C-552-824). It also will consider revoking the AD orders on glycine from Japan (A-588-878) and Thailand (A-549-837) and silicomanganese from India (A-533-823), Kazakhstan (A-834-807) and Venezuela (A-307-820), as well as the CVD order on glycine from China (C-570-081). These orders will be revoked, or the investigation terminated, unless Commerce finds that revocation would lead to dumping and the International Trade Commission finds that revocation would result in injury to the U.S. industry, Commerce said.
The Commerce Department has released the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on stainless steel sheet and strip in coils from South Korea (A-580-834). The agency preliminarily set a 58.79% AD rate for the one company remaining in the review, Korinox Co., Ltd. Any changes to the cash deposit rate would take effect on the publication date of the final results of this review. Rates calculated in this review will be used to set assessment rates for importers of subject merchandise from Korinox that was entered July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023.
The Commerce Department has released the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on citric acid and certain citrate salts from Belgium (A-423-813). The agency preliminarily calculated a zero percent AD rate for the only company under review, Citribel nv. If the agency's finding is continued in the final results, importers of subject merchandise from Citribel entered July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023, won't be assessed AD. Any changes to rates for Citribel would take effect on the date of publication in the Federal Register of the final results of this review, due in August.