The Commerce Department has released the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on steel nails from South Korea (A-580-874). Rates calculated in this review will be used to set assessment rates for importers of subject merchandise from four producers and exporters entered July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023.

The Commerce Department has published the preliminary results of its antidumping and countervailing duty administrative reviews on certain corrosion-resistant steel products (CORE) from South Korea (A-580-878/C-580-879). In the final results of this review, Commerce will set AD assessment rates for subject merchandise for the companies under review entered July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023, and CVD assessment rates for entries Jan. 1, 2022, through Dec. 31, 2022.

The Commerce Department has published the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on passenger vehicle and light truck tires from South Korea (A-580-908). In the final results of this review, Commerce will set assessment rates for subject merchandise from the three companies under review entered July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023.

The Commerce Department has released the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on steel nails from Oman (A-523-808), calculating an AD rate of zero percent for the sole mandatory respondent Oman Fasteners LLC. If the agency's finding is continued in the final results, importers of subject merchandise from Oman Fasteners entered between July 1, 2022, and June 30, 2023, won't be assessed antidumping duties. Any changes to cash deposit rate for Oman Fasteners would take effect on the publication date of the final results in the Federal Register.

The Commerce Department has released the preliminary results of a countervailing duty administrative review of polyethylene terephthalate film, sheet and strip (PET film) from India (C-533-825). This review covers subject merchandise from the exporters under review entered during the period Jan. 1, 2022, through Dec. 31, 2022.

The Commerce Department published the preliminary results of its countervailing duty administrative review on certain collated steel staples from China (C-570-113). The agency preliminarily calculated a new CV duty rate for the Tianjin Hweschun Fasteners Manufacturing Co. Ltd., the company selected for individual examination. The final results of this review will be used to set CV duty assessments on importers for subject merchandise entered during the calendar year of 2022.

The Commerce Department has released the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on stainless steel sheet and strip in coils from South Korea (A-580-834). Commerce calculated an AD rate of 58.79% for Korinox Co., Ltd., the only company under review, unchanged from the preliminary rate. Commerce will assess AD at importer-specific rates for subject merchandise from Korinox entered July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023, it said. The new 58.79% AD cash deposit rate for Korinox takes effect Aug. 12, the date that these final results are scheduled for publication in the Federal Register.

The International Trade Commission published notices in the Aug. 8 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 Aug. 19 on a Section 337 compliant filed by HydraFacial that alleges eight companies are importing hydrodermabrasion systems that infringe on its patents. In its Aug. 6 complaint, HydraFacial said Sinclair Pharma’s U.S. and U.K. branches, as well as Huadong Medicine, EMA Aesthetics, Aesthetic Management Partners, Advanced Aesthetics Services, James Vaughn and H.R. Meditech, are infringing on patents related to HydraFacial’s systems for skin treatment through mechanical or fluid-based abrasion or exfoliation. HydraFacial seeks a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders banning imports of infringing goods from the eight companies.

The International Trade Commission seeks comments by Aug. 16 on a Section 337 complaint filed by JBS Hair that seeks a general exclusion order banning imports of synthetic braiding hair, the ITC said in a notice Aug. 8. In its complaint, filed Aug. 2, JBS alleges 30 companies are infringing on its patented method of pre-stretching synthetic braiding hair in differing lengths to avoid the added time for braiders to pull tease the hair to make it look natural. JBS Hair also seeks cease and desist orders against those 30 companies, which are all U.S.-based.