Suspension of liquidation and antidumping and countervailing duty cash deposit requirements took effect June 28 for imports of ferrosilicon from Russia (A-821-838/C-821-839), after the Commerce Department made affirmative preliminary determinations in its ongoing AD/CVD investigations.

The International Trade Commission published notices in the July 1 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 July 1 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 International Trade Commission is beginning a formal enforcement proceeding to consider allegations that Huizhou Green Giant Technology and Utopban (d/b/a Vegega) are violating a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders barring import and sale of their raised garden beds (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1334) (see 2403260075), the ITC said in a notice last week. Vego Garden, the complainant in the underlying Section 337 investigation, says Green Giant and Utopban have continued to import or sell products manufactured using a misappropriated trade secret, in violation of the limited exclusion and cease and desist orders.

The International Trade Commission is issuing a limited exclusion order banning imports of self-balancing electric skateboards (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1386) from the Chinese company Floatwheel, it said in a notice last week. The order concludes a Section 337 investigation the ITC launched in January (see 2401100059), based on allegations by Future Motion that Floatwheel, along with three other companies, are importing one-wheeled electric skateboards that copy its patented technologies. Future Motion subsequently withdrew its allegations against the other three companies -- Smilo, Gaea and SoverSky. Floatwheel didn’t respond to the allegations and was found to be in default.

A coalition of U.S. manufacturers seeks the imposition of new antidumping and countervailing duties on imports of low-speed personal transportation vehicles from China, it said in petitions recently filed with the Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission. Commerce will now decide whether to begin AD/CVD investigations, which could result in the imposition of permanent AD/CVD orders on low-speed personal transportation vehicles, commonly known as golf carts, and the assessment of AD/CVD on importers.

A domestic producer recently filed petitions with the Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission requesting new antidumping and countervailing duties on brake drums from China and Turkey. Commerce will now decide whether to begin AD/CVD investigations, which could result in the imposition of permanent AD/CVD orders and the assessment of AD and CVD on importers. Webb Wheel Products requested the investigation.

The Commerce Department intends to exempt solar cells from Hanwha Q Cells made from inputs from two additional Chinese suppliers from antidumping and countervailing duties on solar cells from China (A-570-979/C-570-980), it said in the preliminary results of a changed circumstances review. The agency plans to add the two Hanwha suppliers to Appendix V of its final circumvention determination (see 2308180044), which lists the Hanwha suppliers eligible for certification that the imported solar cells aren’t circumventing AD/CVD. Commerce’s final determination in the changed circumstances review is due in March but may come as soon as August if all parties to the case agree on the outcome.

The International Trade Commission published notices in the June 28 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 June 28 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):