The Commerce Department’s 2008 withdrawal of a regulation providing for partial application of “targeted dumping” alternative calculation methods in antidumping proceedings was invalid, and the regulation is still in effect, said the Court of International Trade in a June 17 decision. The finding resulted in a remand of the final determination from the antidumping duty investigation of coated paper suitable for high-quality print graphics using sheet-fed presses from China (A-570-958). CIT also remanded Commerce’s reliance on a hard 33 percent threshold for disregarding market prices for inputs, as well as the agency’s decision to treat sales made by Asia Pulp & Paper’s Hong Kong affiliate as normal “export price” transactions.
The Commerce Department published notices in the June 17 Federal Register 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 International Trade Commission is asking for comments by Aug. 19 on proposed changes to procedures in its antidumping and countervailing duty injury investigations. The proposed rule was posted to the ITC’s website in early June (see 13061027 for a summary of the proposal). The changes would affect filing procedures, both in general and for lost sales or revenue allegations, as well as deadlines for requests for information and the timeline for changed circumstances proceedings.
A luggage cart from Ace Hardware is outside the scope of the antidumping duty order on hand trucks from China (A-570-891), the Commerce Department said in a final scope ruling. While sharing several characteristics with subject merchandise, the luggage cart can’t be used to lift loads, as required by the language of the scope.
The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on diamond sawblades and parts thereof from South Korea (A-580-855). Assessment of AD duties is on hold, pending litigation at the Court of International Trade (see 11110708). The order was revoked for all entries made after Oct. 24, 2011, so no cash deposits are required for such entries (see 11102822). This is the last administrative review of the diamond sawblades from Korea AD duty order, unless a court reinstates the order.
The Commerce Department found dumping of silica bricks and shapes from China, it said in a June 14 fact sheet announcing its preliminary determination for the antidumping duty investigation. The agency found an AD rate of 84.89 percent for mandatory respondent New Century Group, and a rate of 91.16 percent for all other Chinese exporters. As a result, Commerce will instruct CBP to collect cash deposits on entries of subject merchandise, effective on the date of publication of the preliminary determination in the Federal Register.
On June 14 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
On June 14, the Foreign Agricultural Service posted the following GAIN reports:
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes June 14 to Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) electronic manuals. While some changes are minor, other changes may affect the admissibility of the plant products, including fruits, vegetables, and flowers.
In response to record domestic sugar production and low prices, the Commodity Credit Corporation announced it will buy sugar to offer in exchange for Refined Sugar Re-export Program credits. The action will reduce the costs associated with acquiring sugar that has been forfeited because of producers’ inability to repay Sugar Program loans, CCC said. The agency is also extending from 90 to 270 days the period in which licensed refiners must export or transfer sugar under the Refined Sugar Re-export Program.