The Commerce Department has published the preliminary results of a countervailing duty administrative review on large diameter welded pipe from South Korea (C-580-898). In the final results of this review, Commerce will set CVD assessments on entries of subject merchandise from the exporters under review entered during calendar year 2022.

The Commerce Department has published the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on citric acid and certain citrate salts from China (A-570-937). The agency preliminarily assigned the RZBC group of companies -- RZBC Group Co., Ltd., RZBC Co., Ltd., RZBC Import & Export Co., Ltd., and RZBC (Juxian) Co., Ltd. -- a zero percent AD rate for the period May 1, 2022, through April 30, 2023.

The Commerce Department has published the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on stainless steel plate in coils from Belgium (A-423-808). The agency preliminarily calculated a 0.78% AD rate for the only company under review, Aperam Stainless Belgium N.V. If the agency's finding is continued in the final results, importers of subject merchandise from Aperam entered May 1, 2022, through April 30, 2023, will be assessed AD at the 0.78% rate. Any changes to rates for Citribel would take effect on the date of publication in the Federal Register of the final results of this review, due in October.

The International Trade Commission published notices in the June 5 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 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.