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.

The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Dec. 17 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 amending the final results of its countervailing duty administrative review on certain aluminum foil from China (C-570-054), published Nov. 12, to correct a ministerial error that affected the duty rate calculations in those final results. The new rates will be used to set final assessments of CVD on importers for entries between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2022.

The Commerce Department has published the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on corrosion-resistant steel products from South Korea (A-580-878). 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 its countervailing duty administrative review on collated steel staples from China (C-570-113). The agency calculated new CVD cash deposit rates for the one Chinese producer and exporter listed below. These final results will be used to set final assessments of CVD on importers for entries during calendar year 2022.

The Commerce Department has published the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length plate from Belgium (A-423-812). These final results will be used to set final assessments of AD on importers for subject merchandise entered May 1, 2022, through April 30, 2023.

The Commerce Department issued an antidumping duty order on truck and bus tires from Thailand (A-549-848). The order sets permanent antidumping duties, which will remain in place unless revoked by Commerce in a sunset or changed circumstances review. Commerce now will begin conducting annual administrative reviews, if requested, to determine final assessments of AD on importers and make changes to cash deposit rates.