The International Trade Administration has issued the preliminary results of its administrative review of the antidumping duty order on silicon metal from China (A-570-806) for one exporter. These preliminary results are not in effect. The ITA may modify them in the final results of this review and change the estimated AD cash deposit rate for this company.
The International Trade Administration has issued the preliminary results of its administrative review of the antidumping duty order on folding metal tables and chairs from China (A-570-868) for one exporter. These preliminary results are not in effect. The ITA may modify them in the final results of this review and change the estimated AD cash deposit rate for this company.
The International Trade Administration has issued the final results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod from Mexico (A-201-830) which sets an AD cash deposit rate for one producer/manufacturer. This rate, which is effective March 7, 2012, is expected to be implemented by U.S. Customs and Border Protection soon.
On March 6, 2012 the following trade-related bill was introduced:
The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decided on February 29, 2012 to remand, in part, for further proceedings the International Trade Commission’s negative final determination in the patent infringement proceedings on certain variable speed wind turbines and components thereof (337-TA-641). In response to a petition by General Electric to ITC that Mitsubishi had infringed on three patents (‘039, ‘221, and ‘985), the ITC’s January 2010 final determination had held that no patents were infringed and/or the domestic industry requirement was not met. The ‘039 patent expired on February 1, 2011, and CAFC dismissed that portion of the appeal as moot, vacating the ITC’s rulings as to that patent. CAFC now affirms the ITC’s ruling that the ‘221 patent is not infringed, but reverses the ITC’s determination of no domestic industry as to the ‘985 patent, and remands for further proceedings.
The Foreign Agricultural Service has amended the availability of credit guarantees for sales of U.S. agricultural commodities under the Commodity Credit Corporation's Export Credit Guarantee Program (GSM-102) for fiscal year 2012, for Turkey (here)
The Foreign Agricultural Service’s Agricultural Trade Office in Seoul, Korea recently launched a website to showcase potential opportunities to be created by the U.S. Korea Trade Agreement, which will take effect on March 15, 2012. The FAS recommends that U.S. agricultural exporters and those interested in expanding sales to international markets visit the page, titled What U.S. Exporters Need to Know about the KORUS Agreement, to learn about the agreement and understand the new tariff schedules. Information available on the website includes effects of KORUS on key products, monthly Korean trade statistics, and instructions on how to determine tariffs under KORUS.
The Federal Trade Commission is seeking comments, due by May 16, 2012, on proposed changes to its Appliance Labeling Rule, which requires energy efficiency labels for major household appliances and other consumer products. In reviewing the Rule, the FTC seeks comments on its benefits and costs, and on several proposed changes, including whether the FTC should: (1) eliminate duplicative reporting requirements for manufacturers; (2) require a uniform method for attaching labels to appliances; (3) place EnergyGuide labels on room air conditioner packages instead of the products; (4) improve website disclosures; and (5) revise ceiling fan labels. According to the FTC, the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, approved by a 4-0 Commission vote, will be published in the Federal Register soon.
The International Trade Administration announced on March 5, 2012 that Matthew Murray has been named as the Market Access and Compliance business unit’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for Europe and Eurasia, and will join ITA on March 12, 2012. Murray, a Russian affairs expert, will be responsible for recommending, developing, and implementing policies and programs that promote U.S. economic and commercial relations with 52 European countries, and will lead the ITA’s trade policy and market access efforts in Europe and Eurasia.
The International Trade Administration has issued the preliminary results of its administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain frozen warmwater shrimp from India (A-533-840) for two manufacturer/exporters. The ITA has also preliminarily determined a margin for 172 companies that were not individually examined, and preliminarily determined that nine companies had no reviewable transactions during the period of review.1 These preliminary results are not in effect. The ITA may modify them in the final results of this review and change the estimated AD cash deposit rate for these companies.