The International Trade Commission is issuing a limited exclusion order banning imports of power converter modules (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1370) from Taiwanese companies Delta and Quanta, Chinese company Foxconn, and their subsidiaries, it said in a notice to be published Feb. 20. Additionally, the ITC issued cease and desist orders against the U.S.-based subsidiaries of the companies but imposed no bond for covered articles imported or sold during the period of presidential review. The order concludes a Section 337 investigation the ITC launched in August 2023, based on allegations by Vicor Corporation that the respondents are importing power converter modules and computing systems that infringe three of Vicor's patents related to power system technologies used in high density and high efficiency applications like "high-end" computing (see 2308160011).
The International Trade Commission is issuing a limited exclusion order banning imports of icemaking machines and their components (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1369) from U.S. company Blue Air FSE, and Bluenix of South Korea, it said in a notice to be published Feb. 20. Additionally, the ITC issued cease and desist orders against the companies and a bond of 49% of the entered value for covered articles imported or sold during the period of presidential review. The order concludes a Section 337 investigation the ITC launched in August 2023, based on allegations by Hoshizaki America that the respondents are importing icemaking machines and their components that copy and infringe its patented designs.
The International Trade Commission is beginning a Section 337 investigation on polyvinylidene fluoride resins (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1439), after receiving allegations filed by Syensqo and Solvay Specialty Polymers that five Chinese companies are importing products that infringe its patents, the agency said in a press release Feb. 14.
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Feb. 19 on the following antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CVD rates, scope, affected firms or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
The Commerce Department is setting new antidumping duty cash deposit requirements for imports of tungsten shot from China (A-570-178), after finding sales at less than fair value by Chinese producers in the preliminary determination of its AD investigation. Suspension of liquidation and cash deposit requirements take effect for entries on or after Feb. 19.
On Feb. 18, the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts (after not having posted new ones for a number of days) on the detention without physical examination of:
The Foreign-Trade Zones Board issued the following notices on Feb. 19:
Howard Lutnick is now the commerce secretary, after the Senate voted 51-45 to confirm him the evening of Feb. 18. All the Republicans present at the time of the vote endorsed Lutnick.
Democrats from the Pacific Northwest, California, Illinois, New York and Colorado say wineries are already being harmed as province-run liquor stores in Canada ban American wines from their shelves due to the 25% tariff threat over migration, now in abeyance.
Correction: Maggie Barnett is CEO of LVK Logistics, a 3PL specializing in apparel and beauty fulfillment (see 2502180023).