The Commerce Department is issuing antidumping and countervailing duty orders on tungsten shot from China (A-570-178/C-570-179). The orders, published Aug. 27, set permanent antidumping and countervailing duties, which will remain in place unless revoked by Commerce in a sunset or changed circumstances review. Commerce will now begin conducting annual administrative reviews, if requested, to determine final assessments of AD/CVD on importers and make changes to cash deposit rates.

The International Trade Commission published notices in the Aug. 26 Federal Register on the following antidumping and countervailing duty 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 issuing a limited exclusion order banning imports of smart ring wearable devices (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1398) from India-based Ultrahuman and U.S.-based RingConn, it said in a Aug. 26 notice. Additionally, the ITC issued cease and desist orders against the companies but declined to set a bond. The order concludes the Section 337 investigation that the ITC launched in March 2024, based on allegations by Ouraring that companies are importing and selling merchandise that copies its patented rings, which are used to monitor a user’s health and fitness, including physical activity, biological data and sleep (see 2403190052).

The Commerce Department recently initiated antidumping duty and countervailing duty investigations on unwrought palladium from Russia (A-821-840/C-821-841). The AD investigation period is Jan. 1, 2025, through June 30, 2025. The CVD investigation period is calendar year 2024.

The International Trade Commission published notices in the Aug. 25 Federal Register on the following antidumping and countervailing duty (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 published notices in the Aug. 19 Federal Register on the following antidumping and countervailing duty (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 issued its final determination in its countervailing duty investigation on sol gel alumina-based ceramic abrasive grains from China (C-570-191), finding countervailable subsidization of producers and exporters. The notice takes effect Aug. 15, but CVD cash deposit rates are unchanged in this final determination.

The Commerce Department issued its final determination in its antidumping duty investigation of sol gel alumina-based ceramic abrasive grains from China (A-570-190). The notice takes effect Aug. 15, but AD cash deposit rates are unchanged in this final determination.

The International Trade Commission published notices in the Aug. 15 Federal Register on the following antidumping and countervailing duty (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 issued notices in the Federal Register on its recently initiated antidumping duty investigations on freight rail couplers and parts thereof from the Czech Republic (A-851-806) and India (A-533-940), as well as its countervailing duty investigation on freight rail couplers from India (C-533-941). The CVD investigation covers entries in calendar year 2024. The AD investigations cover entries July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025.