The International Trade Commission is publishing notices in the Jan. 24 Federal Register on the following AD/CV injury, Section 337 patent, and other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will appear in another ITT article):
The International Trade Commission is asking for comments by about Feb. 2 on public interest factors related to the Jan. 18 Section 337 patent complaint on sealing rings for utility meters. E.J. Brooks Company is alleging that Mao Dah Enterprise of Taiwan imports sealing rings that infringe its patents. The products are used secure electric, gas and water utility meters and show evidence of tampering. Brooks is requesting a general exclusion order, or in the alternative a limited exclusion order and cease and desist order directed at Mao Dah.
The International Trade Administration published notices in the Jan. 24 Federal Register on the following AD/CV 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 Administration issued the final results of its antidumping administrative review of certain kitchen appliance shelving and racks from China (A-570-941), finding a zero AD rate for sole respondent New King Shan (Zhu Hai) Co. The ITA made no changes to the preliminary results. The ITA will instruct CBP to liquidate all entries of subject merchandise from New King Shan during the period of review without regard to AD duties, and will not require an AD cash deposit on such merchandise until further notice. The new rate is effective Jan. 25, and will be implemented by CBP soon.
The International Trade Administration is set to issue antidumping and countervailing duty orders on large residential washers from Korea, and an AD duty order on large residential washers from Mexico, after the International Trade Commission voted unanimously Jan. 23 that U.S. industry is being injured by imports of the merchandise. In its final determinations, the ITA found AD and CV rates for Korean washers of 9.29 to 82.41 percent, and de minimis to 72.3 percent, respectively. The ITA found AD rates of 36.52 to 72.41 percent for Mexican companies. Korea and Mexico were the two largest exporters of large residential washers to the U.S. in 2011, sending $1 billion of the merchandise into the U.S. Other countries only exported $155 million worth in 2011.
The International Trade Administration issued a Federal Register notice on its recently initiated countervailing duty investigation of certain frozen warmwater shrimp from China (C-570-988), Ecuador (C-331-803), India (C-533-854), Indonesia (C-560-825), Malaysia (C-557-814), Thailand (C-549-828), and Vietnam (C-552-815). The ITA will determine whether exporters of frozen warmwater shrimp from these countries to the U.S. receive countervailable subsidies.
On Jan. 23 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 sent warning letters to Canadian and U.K. device manufacturers, citing violations of current good manufacturing practice requirements and Medical Device Reporting regulations. Usine Rotec International of Canada (here) and A C Cossor and Son (Surgical) of the U.K. (here) were warned after their responses to the findings of FDA inspections were deemed inadequate. FDA will not grant premarket approval applications and requests for certificates for foreign governments until the violations are corrected, it said.
On Jan. 23 the Foreign Agricultural Service issued the following GAIN reports:
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes Jan. 23 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.