The Commerce Department is ending antidumping duties on a Vietnamese fish exporter after reaching an agreement with the government of Vietnam to end a related World Trade Organization dispute. Effective Aug. 1, 2021, Commerce is partially revoking Vinh Hoan Corporation from the AD order on frozen fish fillets from Vietnam (A-552-801). The agency will order liquidation of any unliquidated entries produced and exported by Vinh Hoan on or after that effective date, and will direct CBP to refund any AD cash deposits on those entries and stop collecting AD cash deposits on future entries.

The Commerce Department began administrative reviews for certain firms subject to antidumping duty and countervailing duty orders with December anniversary dates, it said in a notice. Producers and exporters subject to any of these administrative reviews on China must submit their separate rate certifications or applications by Feb. 10 to avoid being assigned high China-wide rates.

The International Trade Commission published notices in the Jan. 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 is beginning a Section 337 investigation on glass substrates (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1433) after receiving allegations filed by Corning Inc. that LG Electronics, Hisense, HKC and six other companies are importing products that infringe its patents, the agency said in a notice to be published Jan. 24.

The International Trade Commission is beginning a Section 337 investigation on bulk containers (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1434) after receiving allegations filed by Schütz Container Systems and Protechna S.A. that Chinese companies Shandong Jinshan Jieyuan Container, Zibo Jielin Plastic Pipe Manufacture, Shanghai Sakura Plastic Products (d/b/a Shanghai Yinghua Plastic Products) and Hebei Shijiheng Plastics are importing products that infringe its patents, the agency said in a Jan. 21 news release.

The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Jan. 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 soon will suspend liquidation and impose antidumping duty cash deposit requirements on imports of large top mount combination refrigerator-freezers from Thailand, it said in a fact sheet issued Jan. 23. Commerce set AD rates ranging from 13.28% to 37.9% for Thai exporters, it announced in its preliminary determinations in its ongoing AD investigation. Suspension of liquidation and cash deposit requirements will take effect for entries on or after the date of publication of the preliminary determinations in the Federal Register, which should occur in the coming days.

The International Trade Commission published notices in the Jan. 22 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 has ended a Section 337 investigation on imported electronic devices (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1376), it said in a Federal Register notice to be published Jan. 23. Complainant Ericsson initially alleged in 2023 that Motorola and Lenovo, and their subsidiaries, were importing laptops and mobile phones that infringe its patents (see 2311170062).

Antidumping duty and countervailing duty investigations on sol gel alumina-based ceramic abrasive grains from China will continue, after the International Trade Commission on Jan. 22 voted that there is a “reasonable indication” that imports of the product are injuring U.S. industry, the ITC said in a news release. The Commerce Department will now consider whether to impose AD/CVD cash deposit requirements on ceramic abrasive grains, in preliminary determinations due March 12 for CVD and on or about May 27 for AD.