The International Trade Commission seeks comments by Dec. 30 on a Section 337 complaint alleging that imports of mobile electronic devices infringe patents held by Maxell, it said in a notice. According to the complaint, Maxell is seeking a permanent limited exclusion order and a permanent cease and desist order against Samsung and its subsidiaries to "preclude Respondents from importing into the United States certain mobile electronic devices that infringe one or more claims of United States Patent." The electronic devices in question "relate to components and features included in certain mobile electronic devices, such as laptops, smartphones, tablets, and the like."
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Dec. 19 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 is beginning an anti-circumvention inquiry to determine whether all imports of 1-Hydroxyethylidene-1, 1-Diphosphonic Acid (HEDP) that has been "altered in form or appearance in minor respects" should still be subject to antidumping and countervailing duties on HEDP from China (A-570-045/C-570-046), it said Dec. 19.
A domestic producer recently filed a petition with the Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission requesting new antidumping and countervailing duties on erythritol from China. Commerce will now decide whether to begin AD/CVD investigations, which could result in the imposition of permanent AD/CVD orders and the assessment of AD and CVD on importers. Cargill Inc. requested the investigation.
A domestic producer recently filed a petition with the Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission requesting new antidumping and countervailing duties on active anode material from China. Commerce will now decide whether to begin AD/CVD investigations, which could result in the imposition of permanent AD/CVD orders and the assessment of AD and CVD on importers. The American Active Anode Material Producers requested the investigation.
The Commerce Department is setting new countervailing duty cash deposit requirements for imports of tungsten shot from China (C-570-179), after finding subsidization of Chinese producers in the preliminary determination of its CVD investigation. Suspension of liquidation and cash deposit requirements will take effect for entries on or after Dec. 20, the date that the preliminary determination is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register.
On Dec. 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 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is allowing imports of fresh rosemary and tarragon from Ethiopia, effective Dec. 20, according to a notice. "Based on findings of pest risk analyses, which we made available to the public for review and comment through a previous notice, we have determined that the application of one or more designated phytosanitary measures will be sufficient to mitigate the risks of introducing or disseminating plant pests or noxious weeds via the importation of rosemary and tarragon from Ethiopia," APHIS said. The change applies to the importation of leaves and stems of rosemary and tarragon.
The Commerce Department set the 12-month 2024 value-added tariff preference level for certain apparel imported directly from Haiti eligible to receive duty-free treatment under the Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity Through Partnership Encouragement Act (HOPE). For the one-year period Dec. 20, 2024, through Dec. 19, 2025, the recalculated quantity of imports eligible for preferential treatment under the value-added TPL is 322,927,229 square meters equivalent (SME). Apparel articles entered in excess of this TPL will be subject to otherwise applicable duty rates.
The Bureau of Industry and Security has submitted a rule for interagency review that would finalize its proposed import restrictions on connected vehicles from China (see 2409220001). BIS said it’s reviewing public comments on the proposal (see 2410290026) and is working to determine “the technologies and market participants most appropriate for regulation.” The agency sent the final rule to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Dec. 17.