The International Trade Commission is beginning a Section 337 investigation on allegations that imports of Samsung smartphones and tablet computers (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1403) are infringing on patents held by SiOnyx, the ITC said in a notice June 5. In its April 30 complaint (see 2405060067), SiOnyx said Samsung’s devices copy its patented technologies for improved designs of cameras, image sensors and other sensors with pixels. The ITC will consider whether to issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders banning importation and sale of infringing merchandise by Samsung and its affiliates.
The Commerce Department has released the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on welded carbon steel standard pipe and tube products from Turkey (A-489-501). In the final results of this review, Commerce may set assessment rates for subject merchandise from the one company and its affiliate under review entered May 2022 through April 2023.
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register June 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 has released the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length plate from South Korea (A-580-887), calculating a zero percent AD rate for POSCO (and its affiliated companies). If the agency's finding is continued in the final results, importers of subject merchandise from POSCO entered between May 1, 2022, through April 30, 2023, will not be assessed antidumping duties. Any changes to POSCO's cash deposit rate would take effect upon publication of the final results in the Federal Register.
The Commerce Department has published the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on circular welded non-alloy steel pipe from South Korea (A-580-809). These final results will be used to set final assessments of antidumping duties on importers for subject merchandise entered Nov. 1, 2021, through Oct. 31, 2022.
The Commerce Department has published the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on polyethylene terephthalate resin from Oman (A-523-810). The agency preliminarily determined that the one company under review, OCTAL SAOC FZC, didn't make sales at less than fair value during the review period, and assigned it a zero percent AD rate. If the agency's finding is continued in the final results, importers of subject merchandise from OCTAL entered May 1, 2022, through April 30, 2023, won't be assessed antidumping duties. Any changes to rates for OCTAL would take effect on the date of publication in the Federal Register of the final results of this review, which are due in October.
The Commerce Department has published the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on organic soybean meal from India (A-533-901). The agency preliminarily found the only company remaining under review -- Shanti Worldwide -- had an AD rate of 18.8%. If Commerce's finding for Shanti Worldwide is continued in the final results, its AD cash deposit rate will be 18.8%, effective on the date Commerce's final results are published in the Federal Register. The agency would assess AD at importer-specific rates for entries of subject merchandise from Shanti Worldwide entered Nov. 2, 2021, through April 30, 2023, it said.
The Commerce Department recently issued the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on certain carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length plate from France (A-427-828), calculating an AD rate of zero percent for Dillinger France S.A. If the agency's finding is continued in the final results, importers of subject merchandise from Dillinger France entered between May 1, 2022, through April 30, 2023, won't be assessed AD, and future entries from Dillinger France wouldn't be subject to AD cash deposits until further notice.
The Commerce Department has published the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on pure magnesium from China (A-570-832). The agency said that the only companies under review, Tianjin Magnesium International Co., Ltd., and its affiliate Tianjin Magnesium Metal, Co., Ltd., had a dumping margin of 93.97% for subject merchandise to the U.S. during the period under review, May 1, 2022, through April 30, 2023. If Commerce's finding for TMI and TMM is continued in the final results, subject merchandise from the companies during that period will be assessed AD at importer-specific rates. A 93.97% AD cash deposit rate for TMI and TMM would take effect when Commerce issues the final results, currently due in October.
The Commerce Department recently issued the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on certain carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length plate from Belgium (A-423-812), calculating an AD duty rate of 2.52% for Industeel Belgium S.A. If the agency's finding is continued in the final results, importers of subject merchandise from Industeel Belgium entered between May 1, 2022, through April 30, 2023, will be assessed AD duties at importer specific rates, and future entries from Industeel Belgium would be subject to a 2.52% AD duty cash deposit rate effective on the publication date of the final results.