The Commerce Department released its preliminary affirmative antidumping determination Feb. 12 that pea protein from China (A-570-154) is being sold in the U.S. at less than fair value. Commerce found “critical circumstances” for all Chinese companies, and will retroactively suspend liquidation and impose antidumping duty cash deposit requirements for all subject merchandise as of Nov. 15, 2023.

The Commerce Department will consider whether to grant Armenia market economy status for antidumping duty purposes, it said in a notice released Feb. 12 beginning a changed circumstances review.

The International Trade Commission published notices in the Feb. 9 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 Feb. 9 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 will soon impose antidumping duty cash deposit requirements on imports of pea protein from China, according to a fact sheet issued Feb. 8. The agency said it has made its preliminary determination in an ongoing AD duty investigation on Chinese pea protein, and will set AD duties ranging from 122.19% to 280.31% (111.65% to 269.77% as adjusted for cash deposit purposes) when it publishes that preliminary determination in the Federal Register. Pea protein from China already is subject to suspension of liquidation and cash deposit requirements for countervailing duty purposes (see 2312180049).

The Commerce Department is issuing antidumping and countervailing duty orders on gas-powered pressure washers from China (A-570-148/C-570-149). The orders, set for publication Feb. 12, set permanent antidumping and countervailing duties, which will remain in place unless revoked by Commerce in a sunset or changed circumstances review. Commerce will now begin conducting annual administrative reviews, if requested, to determine final assessments of AD/CVD on importers and make changes to cash deposit rates.

The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Feb. 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 began administrative reviews for certain firms subject to antidumping duty and countervailing duty orders with December anniversary dates, it said in a notice. Producers and exporters subject to any of these administrative reviews on China must submit their separate rate certifications or applications by March 11 to avoid being assigned high China-wide rates.

The Commerce Department has published the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on welded carbon steel standard pipes and tubes from India (A-533-502). The review began with 30 companies. In the preliminary results, Commerce determined to rescind the review for 29 of those companies because petitioner Nucor Tubular Products Inc., a domestic interested party, withdrew its request for an administrative review of them. The remaining company, Surya Roshni Limited, was preliminarily found to have no subject shipments during the period of review, May 1, 2022, through April 30, 2023, but will remain under review for appropriate instructions to be issued to CBP in the final results of the review, due in June.

The Commerce Department has released the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on certain metal lockers and parts thereof from China (A-570-133). Commerce will assess AD at rates determined in these final results on subject merchandise from the companies under review entered Feb. 11, 2021, through July 31, 2022.