The International Trade Commission published notices in the May 29 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 high-strength aluminum or aluminum alloy-coated steel from VinFast, as well as cars made using the steel, is infringing on patents held by ArcelorMittal, the ITC said in a notice last week. In its April 17 complaint (see 2404220054), ArcelorMittal alleged that VinFast, a Vietnam-based car manufacturer, is including the high-strength aluminum-coated steel in its cars, including the VF-8, which VinFast has been exporting to the U.S. “since at least 2022,” the complaint said. In the investigation, the ITC will consider whether to issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders banning import and sale of infringing merchandise from Vinfast and its affiliates.
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register May 29 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):
Suspension of liquidation and antidumping duty cash deposit requirements are set to take effect May 30 for imports of frozen warmwater shrimp from Ecuador (A-331-805) and Indonesia (A-560-842), after the Commerce Department found dumping in preliminary determinations in its ongoing AD duty investigations.
The Commerce Department has released the preliminary results of a countervailing duty administrative review on organic soybean meal from India (C-533-902). Rates set in this review will be used to assess CVD on subject merchandise from the exporters under review entered during the period Sept. 3, 2021, through Dec. 31, 2022.
The Commerce Department has published the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on circular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes from Thailand (A-549-502). Commerce calculated an AD rate of zero percent for the only two companies under review, Saha Thai Steel Pipe Public Company, Ltd. (also known as Saha Thai Steel Pipe (Public) Company, Ltd.) and Thai Premium Pipe Co. Ltd. In these final results, Commerce will order liquidation without regard to AD for subject merchandise from Saha Thai and Thai Premium Pipe entered during the period March 1, 2022, through Feb. 28, 2023. The new zero percent AD cash deposit rate for the two companies is effective May 29, the date these final results were published in the Federal Register.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the May 28 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 Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register May 28 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 issued the preliminary results of its countervailing duty new shipper review on carbazole violet pigment 23 from India (C-533-839) covering Sudarshan Chemical Industries Limited. The agency calculated an 8.98% CVD rate for subject merchandise both produced and exported by Sudarshan Chemical. If this finding is confirmed in the final results, Commerce will require CVD cash deposits for subject merchandise produced and exported by Sudarshan Chemical at that 8.98% rate. For now, such merchandise from Sudarshan Chemical will continue to enter at the all-others rate.
The Commerce Department will retroactively suspend liquidation and set antidumping duty cash deposit requirements for previously uncovered entries from some exporters of aluminum extrusions from Vietnam (A-552-837) and the United Arab Emirates (A-520-810), it said May 28.