The Commerce Department has published the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on raw honey from Brazil (A-351-857). In the final results of this review, Commerce will set assessment rates for subject merchandise from the 18 companies remaining under review entered Nov. 23, 2021, through May 31, 2023.
Certain steel freight rail yokes imported by Amsted Rail Company are not included in an antidumping duty order on freight rail couplers from Mexico, the Commerce Department said in a July 3 scope ruling.
The International Trade Commission seeks comments by July 10 on a Section 337 complaint filed by Sun Pharmaceutical Industries seeking a ban on photodynamic therapy systems and associated pharmaceuticals from Biofrontera that allegedly infringe on its patents. In its June 26 complaint, Sun said Biofrontera’s BF-RhodoLED XL and Ameluz prescription medicines infringe on patents related to Sun’s Blu-U Blue Light Photodynamic Therapy Illuminator device and its Levulan medication. The devices are used “particularly” to treat dermatological conditions, Biofrontera said. The company seeks a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders banning importation and sale of infringing devices and drugs from Biofrontera.
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register July 3 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 recognizing the name change and corporate reorganization of an Indian company for the purposes of an antidumping duty order on frozen warmwater shrimp from India (A-533-840), it said in a notice of the final results of a changed circumstances review. The agency confirmed its preliminary finding that Varma Marine Private Limited (Varma) is the successor-in-interest to Varma Marine, saying that Varma continues to operate as the same business entity following a takeover agreement to transfer all Varma Marine assets to Varma, such that Varma operates as essentially the same business entity as Varma Marine with respect to the production and sale of subject merchandise. Commerce said that effective July 3, Varma now inherits the AD rate assigned to Varma Marine, which is currently 3.88%. (For a summary of the preliminary results of this changed circumstances review, see 2405100057.)
The Commerce Department is extending until Sept. 23 the deadline for its preliminary determinations in the countervailing duty investigations on crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into modules, from Cambodia (C-555-004), Malaysia (C-557/831), Thailand (C-549-852) and Vietnam (C-552-842), it said in a notice July 3. The preliminary determination had been due by July 18 (see 2405170026). The agency decided to postpone after the petitioner that requested the investigation, the American Alliance for Solar Manufacturing Trade Committee, asked for an extension. Cash deposits of estimated CV duties can be collected only after the preliminary determination, although cash deposits can be made retroactive 90 days from the preliminary determination if Commerce finds “critical circumstances.”
The Commerce Department released the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on cold-drawn mechanical tubing of carbon and alloy steel from India (A-533-873). Rates calculated in this review will be used to set assessment rates for importers of subject merchandise that was entered June 1, 2022, through May 31, 2023.
The Commerce Department began administrative reviews for certain firms subject to antidumping and countervailing duty orders with May anniversary dates. Producers and exporters subject to any of these administrative reviews on China or Vietnam must submit their separate rate certifications or applications on or about Aug. 5 to avoid being assigned high China-wide or Vietnam-wide rates.
The Commerce Department issued its final determination in its countervailing duty investigation on pea protein from China (C-570-155). Suspension of liquidation is currently not in effect for entries on or after April 16, 2024, and Commerce will require cash deposits of estimated CV duties on future entries only if it issues a CV duty order.
The Commerce Department has released its final determination in the antidumping duty investigation on pea protein from China (A-570-154). Cash deposit rates set in this final determination take effect July 5.