The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register March 27 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 amended final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on cold-rolled steel flat products from South Korea (A-580-881) that were used to set final assessments of AD on importers for subject merchandise entered Sept. 1, 2021, through Aug. 31, 2022 (see 2402220060). The amendment came as the result of a ministerial error allegation from Steel Dynamics, Inc. Commerce said it agreed with the allegation, which pointed out that in calculating a countervailing duty export subsidy offset for Hyundai Steel Company, Commerce adjusted Hyundai's U.S. price by 4% instead of by the intended 0.04%. The correction results in a change to two AD rates published Feb. 23 in the original final results. The new rates are effective March 28.

The Commerce Department will soon suspend liquidation and impose countervailing duty cash deposit requirements on imports of frozen warmwater shrimp from Ecuador, India and Vietnam, but will not at this time suspend liquidation or set duties on frozen warmwater shrimp from Indonesia after finding no countervailable subsidization for that country, it said in a fact sheet March 26. The agency's preliminary determinations set CVD rates at 1.69% to 13.41% for Ecuadorian companies, 3.89% to 4.72% for Indian companies, and 2.84% to 196.41% for Vietnamese companies. If Commerce continues to find no countervailable subsidization for Indonesia in its final determination, the agency will not issue a CVD order on Indonesia. CVD suspension of liquidation and cash deposit requirements for Ecuador, India and Vietnam 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 March 21 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 issued a limited exclusion order banning imports of raised garden beds from Huizhou Green Giant Technology and Utopban Limited after finding the two companies misappropriated Vego Garden’s trade secrets and engaged in false advertising, the ITC said in a notice released March 26. The import ban concludes a Section 337 investigation the ITC began in 2022 (see 2210180055). The ITC also issued a cease and desist order against Utopban. It set bond at 100% of entered value for imports during the 60-day period that the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has to review the exclusion order.

The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register March 26 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 a correction to the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on steel nails from Malaysia (A-557-816), which were published Feb. 6. There were no rate changes to the final results, which will be used to set final assessments of AD duties on importers for subject merchandise entered July 2021 through June 2022.

The Commerce Department issued the final results of its antidumping duty new shipper review on carbazole violet pigment 23 from India (A-533-838) covering Sudarshan Chemical Industries Limited. The agency continued to calculate a zero percent AD rate for subject merchandise both produced and exported by Sudarshan Chemical. Effective March 27, Commerce will not require AD cash deposits for subject merchandise produced and exported by Sudarshan Chemical until further notice.

The International Trade Commission recently began a Section 337 investigation on imports of liquid coolers for electronic components in computers that allegedly infringe on patents held by Cooler Master (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1394), the ITC said in a notice last week. In its February complaint (see 2402200055), Taiwan-based Cooler Master and its U.S. subsidiaries CMI USA and CMC Great USA said SilverStone, Enermax and Apaltek are importing liquid coolers that copy its “novel” and “relatively simple” designs for liquid coolers. It also said they’re infringing on a patent related to ornamental LEDs on the liquid coolers. In the investigation, the ITC will consider whether to issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders against SilverStone, Enermax and Apaltek.

The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register March 25 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):