The International Trade Commission began a Section 337 investigation into allegations that Acer, ASUS, Hisense and their subsidiaries are importing and selling electronics that infringe patents held by Nokia, the ITC said in a notice to be published May 19. Nokia filed the complaint in April and is seeking a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders against the respondents to bar from entry "certain video-capable laptop, desktop computers, handheld computers, tablets, televisions, projectors, and components and modules thereof" that violate the complainant's patents (see 2504160003).
Suspension of liquidation and countervailing duty cash deposit requirements take effect May 19 for imports of float glass products from China (C-570-189) and Malaysia (C-557-833), after the Commerce Department found countervailable subsidization in preliminary determinations in its ongoing CVD investigations.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the May 15 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 May 15 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 is setting new countervailing duty cash deposit requirements for imports of erythritol from China (A-570-193), after finding subsidization of Chinese producers in the preliminary determination of its CVD investigation. Suspension of liquidation and cash deposit requirements will take effect for entries on or after May 16, the date that the preliminary determination is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register.
The Commerce Department has published the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length plate from Italy (A-475-834). In the final results of this review, Commerce will set assessment rates for subject merchandise for the companies under review entered May 1, 2023, through April 30, 2024.
The Commerce Department has published the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on forged steel fluid end blocks from Italy (A-475-840). In the final results of this review, Commerce will set AD assessment rates for subject merchandise for the companies under review entered Jan. 1, 2023, through Dec. 31, 2023.
The Commerce Department has published the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on wooden bedroom furniture from China (A-570-890). The agency said it preliminarily determined that Shenzhen New Fudu Furniture Co., Ltd. isn't eligible for a separate rate, assigning it to the China-wide entity, which has an AD rate of 216.01%. If Commerce continues this finding in its final results, it will assess AD on subject merchandise imported from New Fudu at that 216.01% rate. A new 216.01% cash deposit rate for New Fudu would take effect upon publication of the final results of this review in the Federal Register.
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register May 14 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 published the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on forged steel fluid end blocks from Germany (A-428-847). Commerce preliminarily calculated an AD rate of 8.9% for BGH Edelstahl Siegen GmbH, the only company still covered by the review. Any changes to BGH's cash deposit rates would take effect on the publication date of the final results of this review, currently expected in September. Once Commerce issues its final results of the review, if the outcome doesn't change, the agency will assess AD at importer-specific rates for entries of subject merchandise from BHG entered Jan. 1, 2023, through Dec. 31, 2023, it said.