The Federal Maritime Commission has approved a confidential settlement between Access One Transport and Zim Integrated Shipping Services and dismissed Access One’s complaint against Zim. The settlement, approved June 4, comes after Access One accused Zim in April of charging unfair detention and unfair chassis, storage, stop-off and redelivery fees for containers that couldn't be returned due to lack of appointments or terminal closures out of its control (see 2404230050).
The Fish and Wildlife Service is issuing a final rule listing six species of freshwater mussels found in Texas -- the Guadalupe fatmucket (Lampsilis bergmanni), Texas fatmucket (Lampsilis bracteata), Guadalupe orb (Cyclonaias necki), Texas pimpleback (Cyclonaias [Quadrula] petrina), Balcones spike (Fusconaia (Quincuncina) iheringi), and false spike (Fusconaia [Quincuncina] mitchelli), as endangered under the Endangered Species Act. It also listed another Texas freshwater mussel, the Texas fawnsfoot (Truncilla macrodon), as threatened, with a 4(d) rule for this species that prohibits importation and exportation without a permit. New and export reimport strictions set by the agency’s final rule take effect July 5.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the June 5 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 Samsung smartphones and tablet computers (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1403) are infringing on patents held by SiOnyx, the ITC said in a notice June 5. In its April 30 complaint (see 2405060067), SiOnyx said Samsung’s devices copy its patented technologies for improved designs of cameras, image sensors and other sensors with pixels. The ITC will consider whether to issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders banning importation and sale of infringing merchandise by Samsung and its affiliates.
The Commerce Department has released the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on welded carbon steel standard pipe and tube products from Turkey (A-489-501). In the final results of this review, Commerce may set assessment rates for subject merchandise from the one company and its affiliate under review entered May 2022 through April 2023.
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register June 5 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 carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length plate from South Korea (A-580-887), calculating a zero percent AD rate for POSCO (and its affiliated companies). If the agency's finding is continued in the final results, importers of subject merchandise from POSCO entered between May 1, 2022, through April 30, 2023, will not be assessed antidumping duties. Any changes to POSCO's cash deposit rate would take effect upon publication of the final results in the Federal Register.
The Commerce Department has published the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on circular welded non-alloy steel pipe from South Korea (A-580-809). These final results will be used to set final assessments of antidumping duties on importers for subject merchandise entered Nov. 1, 2021, through Oct. 31, 2022.
The Commerce Department has published the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on polyethylene terephthalate resin from Oman (A-523-810). The agency preliminarily determined that the one company under review, OCTAL SAOC FZC, didn't make sales at less than fair value during the review period, and assigned it a zero percent AD rate. If the agency's finding is continued in the final results, importers of subject merchandise from OCTAL entered May 1, 2022, through April 30, 2023, won't be assessed antidumping duties. Any changes to rates for OCTAL would take effect on the date of publication in the Federal Register of the final results of this review, which are due in October.
The Commerce Department has published the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on organic soybean meal from India (A-533-901). The agency preliminarily found the only company remaining under review -- Shanti Worldwide -- had an AD rate of 18.8%. If Commerce's finding for Shanti Worldwide is continued in the final results, its AD cash deposit rate will be 18.8%, effective on the date Commerce's final results are published in the Federal Register. The agency would assess AD at importer-specific rates for entries of subject merchandise from Shanti Worldwide entered Nov. 2, 2021, through April 30, 2023, it said.