The International Trade Commission seeks comments by the close of business on Dec. 18 on its Section 337 investigation on imported power converters (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1370), it said in a notice to be published Dec. 10 in the Federal Register. The complaint was originally filed in 2023 by Vicor Corp. of Massachusetts (see 2307180003) alleging that Taiwanese and Chinese companies imported 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. Vicor asked the ITC for a limited exclusion order forbidding entry of the proposed respondents’ infringing products and a cease and desist order.
The International Trade Commission has ended a Section 337 investigation on imported network equipment supporting NETCONF standards (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1391) with a finding of no patent violation, it said in a notice.
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Dec. 9 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):
On Dec. 6, the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
Restricting de minimis was never a natural fit for the defense policy bill, one of only two major bills expected to get a vote in the lame duck session of Congress. A bill to fund the government past Dec. 20 is the other.
President-elect Donald Trump said the U.S. is "subsidizing Canada to the tune [of] over $100 billion a year. We’re subsidizing Mexico for almost $300 billion. We shouldn’t be -- why are we subsidizing these countries? If we’re going to subsidize them, let them become a state."
Importer Fine Emeralds will get refunds for duties paid on its rough, unworked emerald stones, the company announced in a stipulated judgment filed on Dec. 9 at the Court of International Trade. While the emeralds were assessed 10.5% duties under Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheading 7103.10.40, the government agreed to classify the products under subheading 7103.10.20, free of duty. Fine Emeralds' preferred subheading covers uncorked precious stones (Fine Emeralds v. U.S., CIT # 20-03928).
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted on CBP's website Dec. 6, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching for the listed CBP message number at CBP's ADCVD Search page.
The U.S. may consider imposing new import tariffs on older generation semiconductors from China, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said.
EU negotiators on Dec. 3 agreed to delay the bloc’s upcoming deforestation reporting requirements by one year to help companies better prepare for the new due diligence rules (see 2410040022). The law was scheduled to take effect for most large companies Dec. 30 and for small companies June 30, but a provisional agreement struck between members of the European Parliament and Council could extend those dates to Dec. 30, 2025, and June 30, 2026, respectively.