A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted on CBP's website June 13, 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.
Crowell & Moring international trade lawyer David Stepp advised businesses, on a podcast hosted by his firm, that the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act is requiring importers "to map their supply chains to a level never seen before," and that since CBP is subscribing to services that use AI to uncover connections, "we really think it's important for clients to take this extra step."
CBP has ruled that various models of LED display panels sold under the UPanelS brand undergo substantial transformation in Taiwan during the manufacturing process for its printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) and light-emitting diode (LED) lamp assembly. The agency said the components are largely sourced from China and Taiwan, but they are substantially transformed in Taiwan when made into UPanelS devices.
There are a number of tools that the U.S. government has yet to fully utilize if it truly wants to tackle China's use of forced labor to manufacture goods, according to panelists speaking June 13 at a Hudson Institute event, “Tackling the Uyghur Forced Labor Challenge.”
The head of the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force told an audience convened by the Consumer Technology Association that Volkswagen "did the right thing" when it self-reported it had a tiny component made by a company recently added to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Entity List. The task force is responsible for adding companies to the list.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the June 13 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 Commerce Department on June 13 issued antidumping and countervailing duty orders on non-refillable steel cylinders from India (A-533-912/C-533-913). The orders 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 seeks comments on a potential Section 337 investigation on allegations that imports of hydrodermabrasion systems from Cartessa Aesthetics and Eunsung Global are infringing on patents held by HydraFacial, it said in a notice released June 13. In its June 10 complaint, HydraFacial said Cartessa’s Skinwave system, Eunsung’s Hydracare H2 system and Eunsung’s Hydra Touch H2 system copy the patented technologies used in HydraFacials’s Syndeo system. HydraFacial seeks a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders against HydraFacial and Eunsung. Comments are due June 24.
The International Trade Commission is beginning a Section 337 investigation on allegations that imports of Dyson surface cleaning products are infringing on patents held by SharkNinja and Omachron, the ITC said in a notice June 13. In their complaint filed April 23 (see 2404300035), SharkNinja and Omachron said Dyson’s stick and hand vacuums copy SharkNinja's and Omachron’s patents related to a straight-line configuration, dust-emptying system and separate dirt collection and cyclone chambers. The ITC will consider whether to issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders banning import and sale of infringing merchandise by Dyson and its affiliates Dyson Technology Limited and Dyson Canada Limited.
The Commerce Department is finalizing its finding that imports of Chinese small and large garlic chunks are circumventing antidumping duties on fresh garlic from China (A-570-831).