The Commerce Department is setting new countervailing duty cash deposit requirements for imports of tungsten shot from China (C-570-179), 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 Dec. 20, the date that the preliminary determination is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register.

The International Trade Commission published notices in the Dec. 18 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 Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Dec. 18 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 released a final rule Dec. 19 "modernizing the annexes of the trade remedy regulations to enhance the administration" of antidumping and countervailing duty laws, the agency announced. In particular, the agency created three new annexes to "provide additional guidance" on scope inquiries, circumvention inquiries and covered merchandise referrals. In addition, Commerce said each of the three new annexes will contain a field indicating the "number of days, event name, and regulation for each specific event."

The Commerce Department has released the preliminary results of its countervailing duty administrative review on forged steel fluid end blocks from Germany (C-428-848). Commerce preliminarily calculated a CVD rate of 3.51% for BGH Edelstahl Siegen GmbH and its cross-owned affiliates, the only company still covered by the review. Any changes to BGH's cash deposit rates would take effect on the publication date of the final results of the review. Once Commerce issues its final results of this review, the agency will assess CVD for entries of subject merchandise from BGH entered Jan. 1, 2023, through Dec. 31, 2023, it said.

The Commerce Department is beginning an anti-circumvention inquiry to determine whether all imports of oil country tubular goods from Thailand made from Chinese steel billets are circumventing antidumping and countervailing duties on oil country tubular goods from China (A-570-943/C-570-944), it said Dec. 18.

The Commerce Department will begin administrative reviews for certain firms subject to antidumping and countervailing duty orders with November anniversary dates, it said in a notice published Dec. 18. Producers and exporters subject to administrative reviews on products from China or Vietnam must submit their separate rate certifications or applications on or about Jan. 17 to avoid being assigned high China-wide or Vietnam-wide rates.

The Commerce Department soon will suspend liquidation and impose countervailing duty cash deposit requirements on imports of tungsten shot from China, it said in a fact sheet issued Dec. 17. CVD rates range from 73.75% to 352.2% for Chinese exporters, the agency said as it announced its preliminary determinations in its ongoing CVD investigations. Suspension of liquidation and cash deposit requirements will take effect for entries on or after the date of publication of the preliminary determinations in the Federal Register, which should occur in the coming days. Commerce is conducting a concurrent AD investigation of the same, with a preliminary determination expected by Feb. 12.

The International Trade Commission published notices in the Dec. 17 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 ITC found imports of frozen warmwater shrimp from four countries materially injure a U.S. industry, paving the way for antidumping and countervailing duty orders, the agency announced Dec. 17. It issued this final determination Dec. 12 following a Commerce Department finding that imports from Indonesia are sold in the U.S. at less than fair value and imports from Ecuador, India and Vietnam are subsidized by their countries' governments (see 2410280026). As a result, the Commerce Department will issue countervailing duty orders on frozen warmwater shrimp imports from Ecuador, India and Vietnam and an antidumping duty order on imports of the product from Indonesia.