The International Trade Commission is seeking public input on remedies for its Section 337 investigation on HydraFacial's imported Syndeo hydrodermabrasion system (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1417), it said in a notice to be published April 24. The ITC initiated the investigation in September 2024 based on allegations that Germany-based MIRAmedtech and its Polish and U.S. affiliates and several other companies were importing the Cleopatra and MIRApeel systems (see 2409170039). The ITC partially terminated the investigation with respect to three of the respondents and the administrative law judge subsequently found the remaining respondents, including MIRAmedtech, in default. The ITC determined not to review the ALJ's determination and is requesting written submissions by “close of business” on May 2.

The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register April 23 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 issued its final affirmative determinations in the antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on imports of certain high chrome cast iron grinding media from India, it said in a fact sheet issued April 22. Commerce set AD rates at 9.58% and CVD rates at 3.16% for Indian exporters, the agency said. These rates will take effect upon publication in the Federal Register of these final determinations, which should occur in the coming days.

The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register April 22 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 has released the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on welded line pipe from South Korea (A-580-876). The agency preliminarily set a zero percent AD rate for the two mandatory respondents to the review and the two companies under review that were not individually examined. Rates calculated in this review will be used to set assessment rates for importers of subject merchandise from these producers and exporters that was entered December 2022 through November 2023.

The Commerce Department issued its final affirmative determinations in the antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on imports of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam, it said in a fact sheet issued April 21. Commerce set an AD rate of 125.37% for Cambodian exporters, and set rates ranging from zero percent to 81.24% for Malaysian exporters; from 111.45% to 202.9% for Thai exporters; and from 58.07% to 271.28% for Vietnamese exporters, the agency said. It set CVD rates ranging from 534.67% to 3,403.96% for Cambodian exporters; from 14.64% to 168.8% for Malaysian exporters; from 263.74% to 799.55% for Thai exporters; and from 68.15% to 542.64% for Vietnamese exporters. These rates will take effect upon publication in the Federal Register of these final determinations, which should occur in the coming days.

The Commerce Department issued its final affirmative determinations in the antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on imports of alkyl phosphate esters from China, it said in a fact sheet issued April 21. Commerce set AD rates ranging from 152.38% to 269.02% for Chinese exporters, and set CVD rates ranging from 81.82 % to 491.21% for Chinese exporters, the agency said. These rates will take effect upon publication in the Federal Register of these final determinations, which should occur in the coming days.

The International Trade Commission published notices in the April 21 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 Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register April 21 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 countervailing duty order on stainless steel flanges from India (C-533-878) for the period of review Jan. 1, 2023, though Dec. 31, 2023, for the three companies subject to the review -- CD Industries (Prop. Kisaan Engineering Works Pvt. Ltd.), Jai Auto Pvt. Ltd., and R. N. Gupta & Company Limited. Jai Auto withdrew its request for review. The review for CD Industries and RNG is rescinded because there were no reviewable, suspended entries of subject merchandise from the two companies during the review period. Commerce will instruct CBP to assess countervailing duties on all appropriate entries, at rates equal to the cash deposit of estimated CVD required at the time of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption, it said.