The Commerce Department has published the preliminary results of its countervailing duty administrative review on forged steel fluid end blocks from Italy (C-475-841). The rates calculated would apply for cash deposit purposes, and for assessments for entries from four companies during calendar year 2023. Any changes to the cash deposit rates would take effect beginning on the date of publication of the final results in the Federal Register, due in early September.

The Commerce Department has published the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on corrosion-resistant steel products from Taiwan (A-583-856). These final results will be used to set final assessments of AD duties on importers for subject merchandise entered July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023.

The Commerce Department has published the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on passenger vehicle and light truck tires from China (A-570-016). These final results will be used to set final assessments of AD on importers for subject merchandise entered Aug. 1, 2022, through July 31, 2023.

The International Trade Commission is seeking public input on remedies for its Section 337 investigation on Asus' imported computing equipment (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1382), it said in a notice to be published May 7. The ITC initiated the investigation in 2023 based on allegations that imports of Asus electronic computing devices infringe patents held by Lenovo (see 2312190066). The ITC partially terminated the investigation with respect to several of the claims at Lenovo's request, and the administrative law judge issued a final determination of no Section 337 violation. The ITC determined to review in full the ALJ's determination and is requesting written submissions addressing remedy by “close of business” on May 15.

The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register May 6 on the following antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CVD rates, scope, affected firms or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):

The Commerce Department said it's rescinding the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain cased pencils from China (A-570-827) for the period of review Dec. 1, 2023, through Nov. 30, 2024, because there were no reviewable, suspended entries of subject merchandise during the review period for the five companies that remained under review after 34 others were determined not eligible for review. The five companies are: Centraline Stationery & Gift Co. Limited; Ningbo Homey Union Co., Ltd.; Shandong Wah Yuen Stationery Co. Ltd.; Tianjin Tonghe Stationery Co. Ltd; and Wah Yuen Stationery Co. Ltd.

The International Trade Commission published notices in the May 5 Federal Register on the following antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) injury, Section 337 patent or other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will be in another ITT article):

The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register May 5 on the following antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CVD rates, scope, affected firms or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):

The Commerce Department is giving advance notice that in automatic five-year sunset reviews scheduled to begin in June it will consider revoking the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on calcium hypochlorite from China (A-570-008/C-570-009), collated steel staples from China (A-570-112/C-570-113) and lightweight thermal paper from China (A-570-920/C-570-921), as well as the antidumping duty order on electrolytic manganese dioxide from China (A-570-979). These orders will be revoked, or the investigation terminated, unless Commerce finds that revocation would lead to dumping and the International Trade Commission finds that revocation would result in injury to the U.S. industry, Commerce said.

The Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission began five-year sunset reviews of the antidumping duty and countervailing duty orders on carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod from China (A-570-012/C-570-013), ceramic tile from China (A-570-108/C-570-109) and quartz surface products from Turkey and India (A-489-837/C-489-838, A-533-889/C-533-890), as well as the antidumping duty order on silicon metal from Russia (A-821-817), Commerce said in a notice May 1.