The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Nov. 15 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 Commerce Department has published the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on carbon and alloy steel wire rod from Mexico (A-201-830). In the final results of this review, Commerce may set assessment rates for subject merchandise from two companies entered October 2022 through September 2023.

The Commerce Department is beginning new antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on hard empty capsules from Brazil, China, India and Vietnam, it said in a fact sheet Nov. 14. The underlying petition was filed in October (see 2410290025). The International Trade Commission is scheduled to make its preliminary injury determinations by Dec. 9. These AD/CVD investigations will continue only if the ITC finds injury. International Trade Today will provide more details upon publication of the initiation notices in the Federal Register.

The Commerce Department is setting new countervailing duty cash deposit requirements for imports of vanillin from China (C-570-173), after finding subsidization of Chinese producers in the preliminary determination of its CVD investigation. Suspension of liquidation and cash deposit requirements will take effect for entries on or after Nov. 18, the date that the preliminary determination is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register.

The International Trade Commission published notices in the Nov. 14 Federal Register on the following 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 International Trade Commission is issuing a limited exclusion order banning imports of semiconductor technology (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1366) from the Chinese company Innoscience, it said in a Nov. 14 notice. Additionally the ITC issued Innoscience cease and desist orders and set a bond in the amount of 5% of entered value for covered articles imported or sold during the period of presidential review. The order concludes a Section 337 investigation the ITC launched in June 2023, based on allegations by Efficient Power Conversion (EPC) that Innoscience and its American sister-company are importing semiconductor components that utilize EPC's patented gallium nitride (GaN) technology. "After pouring nearly two decades and immense resources into developing our uniquely valuable intellectual property portfolio, this is a tremendous victory for EPC and a major win for fair competition globally," EPC CEO Alex Lidow said in a statement responding to the conclusion of the investigation.

The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Nov. 14 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 Commerce Department is recognizing a name change for a South Korean company for the purposes of antidumping duties on various pipe products (large diameter welded pipe, A-580-897; circular welded non-alloy steel pipe, A-580-809; and welded line pipe, A-580-876) and oil country tubular goods (OCTG) (A-580-870) from South Korea, upholding its preliminary finding (see 2410170047) in the final results of a changed circumstances review. The agency found that Hyundai Steel Pipe Co., Ltd. is the successor-in-interest to Hyundai Steel Company. The agency found that HSP continues to operate as the same business entity as Hyundai Steel. Commerce said HSP will inherit the AD cash deposit rates assigned to Hyundai Steel for subject merchandise.

The Commerce Department has published the final results of the antidumping and countervailing duty administrative reviews on common alloy aluminum sheet from Turkey (A-489-839/C-489-840). These final results will be used to set final assessments of AD/CVD on importers for subject merchandise entered April 1, 2022, through March 31, 2023, for AD and calendar year 2022 for CVD.

The Commerce Department has published the final results of its countervailing duty administrative review on common alloy aluminum sheet from India (C-533-896). New CVD cash deposit rates set in this review are effective Nov. 13, the date the results were published in the Federal Register. These rates also will be used to set final assessments of CVD on importers for subject merchandise entered during the period Jan. 1, 2022, through Dec. 31, 2022.