The Commerce Department is increasing countervailing duty cash deposit rates for some exporters of low speed personal transportation vehicles from China (C-570-177), after amending its original preliminary CVD determination to fix calculation errors.
The Commerce Department has published the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on chlorinated isocyanurates from China (A-570-898). These final results will be used to set final assessments of AD duties on two importers for subject merchandise entered June 1, 2022, through May 31, 2023.
The Commerce Department is amending the June 25, 2021, final determination of an antidumping duty investigation on utility scale wind towers from Spain (A-469-823) based on the final decision, issued Jan. 28, 2025, in a court case challenging those final results. The AD order, published Aug. 16, 2021, also is being amended to reflect the new final results. Commerce calculated a revised AD rate for the collapsed entity made up of the following exporters: Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE); Windar Renovables S.A. (Windar); and five of Windar’s affiliates (i.e., Tadarsa Eolica SL; Windar Offshore SL; Windar Wind Services SL; Aemsa Santana SA; and Apoyos Metalicos SA) -- collectively known as SGRE/Windar. That change also affects the rate for all other exporters in the subject review.
The Commerce Department is amending the April 14, 2022, final determination in an antidumping duty investigation on raw honey from Brazil (A-351-857) based on the final decision, issued Jan. 24, 2025, in a court case challenging those final results. The AD order, published June 10, 2022, also is being amended to reflect the new final results. Commerce calculated a revised AD rate for Apiário Diamante Comercial Exportadora Ltda/Apiário Diamante Produção e Comercial de Mel Ltda (known as Supermel) -- a reduction from the original rate of 83.72%. That change also affects the rate for all other exporters in the subject review.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Feb. 14 Federal Register on the following antidumping and countervailing duty (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 Feb. 26 on a Section 337 complaint alleging that imports of glow fish tape systems, safety helmet systems, and their components infringe patents held by Klein Tools Inc., it said in a notice to be published Feb. 18. According to the complaint, the complainant is seeking a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders against Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation to bar from entry "certain glow fish tape systems, safety helmet systems, and components thereof" that violate the complainant's patents. The complaint describes fish tape as "a spool of tape that can be used to guide wires through enclosed spaces such as walls or conduits," and the helmets as "safety helmets (a category that includes hard hats) with an outer shell including a brim and front and rear receptacles, and accessories, such as headlamps, safety lamps, cooling fans, sun visors, face shields, eye visors, and batteries that are designed to releasably mount onto at least a portion of each of the front and rear receptacles."
The International Trade Commission is beginning a Section 337 investigation on photovoltaic trunk bus cable assemblies (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1438) after receiving allegations filed by Shoals Technologies Group that U.S. company Voltage and Chinese company Ningbo Voltage Smart Production are importing products that infringe its patents, the agency said in a notice to be published Feb. 18.
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Feb. 14 on the following antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CVD rates, scope, affected firms or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
The Commerce Department said it's rescinding the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on mattresses from Serbia (A-801-002) for the period of review May 1, 2023, through April 30, 2024, because there were no reviewable, suspended entries of subject merchandise from the last remaining company under review. As a result, no cash deposit rates will change, and the current cash deposit requirements will remain in effect until further notice. Commerce will instruct CBP to assess AD on all appropriate entries, at rates equal to the cash deposit of estimated AD required at the time of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption, it said.
The Commerce Department said it's partially rescinding the administrative reviews of the antidumping duty order on certain frozen fish fillets from Vietnam (A-552-801) for the periods of review Aug. 1, 2022, through July 31, 2023, and Aug. 1, 2023, through July 31, 2024, with respect to one company included in the reviews -- Vinh Hoan Corporation -- which was removed from the antidumping duty order on certain frozen fish fillets from Vietnam in an action published Jan. 24. The partial revocation of the AD order to exclude Vinh Hoan is effective Aug. 1, 2021.