The Commerce Department issued its final determinations in its countervailing duty investigations on melamine from Germany (C-428-853), Qatar (C-518-002) and Trinidad and Tobago (C-274-811). Suspension of liquidation is currently not in effect for entries on or after Nov. 19, 2024, and Commerce will require cash deposits of estimated CV duties on future entries only if it issues a CV duty order.

The Commerce Department issued its final determinations in the antidumping duty investigations on mattresses from Germany (A-428-852), Japan (A-588-882), the Netherlands (A-421-817) and Trinidad and Tobago (A-274-810). Cash deposit rates set in these final determinations take effect Dec. 9.

The International Trade Commission published notices in the Dec. 5 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. 5 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 setting new antidumping duty cash deposit requirements for imports of high chrome cast iron grinding media from India (A-533-930), after finding sales at less than fair value by Indian exporters in the preliminary determination of its AD investigation. Suspension of liquidation and cash deposit requirements take effect for entries on or after Dec. 6.

The Commerce Department is setting new countervailing duty cash deposit requirements for imports of low speed personal transportation vehicles from China (C-570-177), after finding subsidization of Chinese producers in the preliminary determination of a CVD investigation. Suspension of liquidation and cash deposit requirements generally take effect Dec. 6, but Commerce is making the suspension of liquidation and CVD cash deposits retroactive to Sept. 7 for some Chinese companies.

The International Trade Commission published notices in the Dec. 4 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. 4 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 Turkish company’s name change for the purposes of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on circular welded carbon steel standard pipe and tube products (standard pipe), welded line pipe (WLP), certain oil tubular goods (OCTG), and large diameter welded pipe (LDWP) from Turkey (A-489-501/C-489-502, A-489-822/C-489-823, A-489-816/C-489-817, A-489-833/C-489-834). Commerce confirmed the preliminary results of the AD and CVD changed circumstances reviews in the final results, determining that Borusan Birlesik Boru Fabrikalari Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (Borusan Boru) is the successor-in-interest to Borusan Mannesmann Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (BMB).

The Commerce Department has released the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on thermal paper from South Korea (A-580-911). The agency preliminarily calculated a zero percent AD rate for Hansol Paper Company, the only company under review. If the agency's finding is continued in the final results, importers of subject merchandise from Hansol entered between Nov. 1, 2022, and Oct. 31, 2023, won't be assessed AD, and no cash deposits would be required on merchandise from Hansol beginning on the date the final results are published in the Federal Register.