The International Trade Commission published notices in the Feb. 14 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 seeks comments by Feb. 23 on a Section 337 complaint recently filed by Samsara that seeks a ban on imports of vehicle telematics, fleet management and video-based safety systems, devices and components from Motive Technologies that allegedly infringe on Samsara’s patents. Samsara alleges Motive is making infringing goods -- which include AI dashcams and telematics devices for fleet vehicles -- in China and Malaysia, and they are subsequently imported into the U.S., according to its Feb. 9 complaint. Samsara requested a limited exclusion order and cease and desist order banning importation and sale of infringing products.
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Feb. 14 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 final results of its countervailing duty administrative review on certain metal lockers and parts thereof from China (C-570-134). The agency calculated new CVD cash deposit rates for the Chinese producers and exporters listed below, at rates lower than those calculated in the preliminary results of this review. These final results will be used to set final assessments of CVD on importers for entries during the period Dec. 14, 2020, through Dec. 31, 2021.
Monopiles, the foundations of large offshore structures such as wind towers, are not subject to AD/CVD orders on wind towers from Spain, the Commerce Department said in a Feb. 6 scope ruling.
Certain types of electrical conduit fittings imported from China are not subject to an antidumping duty order on certain malleable iron pipe fittings from that country, the Commerce Department said in a Feb. 8 scope ruling.
The Commerce Department said in a new scope ruling Feb. 9 that some of exporter Asia Wheel’s 22.5 to 24.5 inch diameter steel wheels -- those with rims and discs made in Thailand or a third country out of inputs from China -- are not covered by AD/CVD orders on steel wheels from China.
A domestic producer seeks the imposition of new antidumping duties and countervailing duties on melamine from Germany, India, Qatar and Trinidad and Tobago, as well as antidumping duties on melamine from Japan and the Netherlands, it said in petitions filed with the Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission Feb. 14. Commerce will now decide whether to begin AD/CVD investigations, which could result in the imposition of permanent AD/CVD orders and the assessment of AD and CVD on importers.
On Feb. 13, FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters: