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.
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Aug. 8 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 published the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on oil country tubular goods from Ukraine (Commerce case number A-823-815; CBP case number A-462-326). The agency preliminarily calculated a 1.39% AD rate for the related companies Interpipe Europe S.A., Interpipe Ukraine LLC, PJSC Interpipe Niznedneprovsky Tube Rolling Plant, and LLC Interpipe Niko Tube (collectively, Interpipe). If the agency's finding is continued in the final results, importers of subject merchandise from Interpipe entered July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023, will be assessed AD at importer-specific rates. Any changes to rates for Interpipe would take effect on the date of publication in the Federal Register of the final results of this review, due in December.
The Commerce Department has released the preliminary results of the antidumping duty administrative review on circular welded carbon-quality steel pipe from Oman (A-523-812). The final results of this review will be used to set importer assessments for the Omani company Al Jazeera for the period Dec. 1, 2021, through Nov. 30, 2022.