The Commerce Department issued the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on circular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes from Taiwan (A-583-008). The agency preliminarily found that respondent Shin Yang is the successor-in-interest to Yieh Phui, because Yieh Phui transferred its circular welded pipe manufacture operations to its wholly-owned subsidiary Shin Yang before the beginning of the period of review. If Commerce finalizes its decision, the two companies will be viewed as a continuous entity for the purposes of this AD duty order. These preliminary results are not in effect. Commerce may modify them in the final results of this review and change the estimated AD cash deposit rate for this company.
The Commerce Department issued the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on citric acid and certain citrate salts from Canada (A-122-853). Commerce used an "alternative methodology" to calculate JBL Canada's rate -- it compared monthly average U.S. prices to Canadian prices for some sales, but compared specific export transaction prices to monthly Canadian prices for others. The agency said there was a "meaningful difference" between the AD rate calculated using the normal (average-to-average) method and the alternative (mixed) method. One of the "meaningful difference" criteria Commerce looks at is if the alternative method moves the AD rate above de minimis (0.5 percent). The other is a 25 percent difference in AD rates. Commerce didn't say what criteria it relied upon. These preliminary results are not in effect. Commerce may modify them in the final results of this review and change the estimated AD cash deposit rate for this company.
The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on stainless steel bar from India (A-533-810). The agency made changes from its preliminary results, but continued to find a zero AD rate for sole respondent Ambica Steels Limited. As such, Commerce will direct CBP to liquidate entries of merchandise from Ambica without regard to AD duties, and will not collect a cash deposit on such entries until further notice. The new rates are effective June 7, and will be implemented by CBP soon.
The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on circular welded non-alloy steel pipe from Mexico (A-201-805). The agency made no changes from its preliminary results, continuing to find all five companies subject to the review had no reviewable transactions. Commerce is therefore rescinding the review with respect to these five companies: PYTCO, S.A. de C.V.; Conduit, S.A. de C.V.; Mueller Comercial de Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V.; Lamina y Placa Comercial, S.A. de C.V.; and Tuberia Nacional, S.A. de C.V. All five companies will be subject to AD rates determined in previous reviews, or the all others rate if no previous rate has been determined.
The Commerce Department is beginning a pilot to test the third phase of its release of the IAACCESS database, the agency said in a letter to lawyers currently involved in certain antidumping and countervailing duty proceedings. The pilot, set to run June 17 - Aug. 16, will test electronic notification of release of documents containing business proprietary information (BPI). During the pilot, lead attorneys on certain proceedings will be sent emails whenever such documents are released by the agency.
On June 5 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
The Food and Drug Administration issued its weekly Enforcement Report for June 5 that lists the status of recalls and field corrections for food, drugs, biologics, and devices. The report covers both domestic and foreign firms.
On June 5, the Foreign Agricultural Service posted the following GAIN reports:
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes June 5 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.
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website June 5, 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 addcvd.cbp.gov. (CBP occasionally adds backdated messages without otherwise indicating which message was added. ITT will include a message date in parentheses in such cases.)