The Commerce Department is leaving in place the agreement suspending antidumping duties on fresh tomatoes from Mexico (A-201-820), it said in the final results of an administrative review released Dec. 27. Mexican exporters remained in compliance with the suspension agreements for the period Sept. 1, 2021, through Aug. 31, 2022, "except for certain instances of inadvertent or inconsequential noncompliance," Commerce said.

The Commerce Department released its preliminary affirmative antidumping determination Dec. 27 that disposable aluminum containers, pans, trays and lids from China (A-570-170) are being sold in the U.S. at less than fair value. Commerce found “critical circumstances” for all Chinese companies, and will retroactively suspend liquidation and impose antidumping duty cash deposit requirements for all subject merchandise as of Oct. 1.

The International Trade Commission published notices in the Dec. 26 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 beginning a Section 337 investigation on certain wireless communication devices (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1429) after receiving allegations filed by International Semiconductor Group that Dell, HP and Lenovo are importing products that infringe its patents, the agency said in a notice.

The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Dec. 26 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 issued its final determinations in the antidumping duty investigations of imports of glass wine bottles from China and Mexico, it said in a fact sheet issued Dec. 26. Commerce set AD rates ranging from 29.31% to 218.15% for Chinese exporters and 13.95% to 96.95% for Mexican exporters, the agency said. These rates will take effect upon publication of the final determination in the Federal Register, which should occur in the coming days.

The International Trade Commission published notices in the Dec. 23 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 seeks comments by Jan. 3 on a Section 337 complaint alleging that imports of glass substrates infringe patents held by Corning Inc., it said in a notice to be published Dec. 26. According to the complaint, Corning is seeking a permanent general exclusion order and cease and desist orders against LG, Hisense, HKC, and six other companies to bar from entry "certain glass substrates for liquid crystal displays, products containing the same, and methods for manufacturing the same" that violate the complainant's patents. The products are used in "display panels and electronic devices containing the same, including TVs, monitors, notebook and laptop computers, and tablets."

The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Dec. 23 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 phosphate fertilizers from Morocco (C-714-001), published Nov. 12, to correct a ministerial error that affected the duty rate calculations for the only company under review in those final results. The new rate will be used to set final assessments of CVD on importers for entries between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2022.