The Commerce Department has published the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on polyethylene terephthalate film from India (A-533-824). Commerce reversed its preliminary finding that Jindal Poly Films Ltd. didn't undersell subject merchandise during the period of review, flippinging a zero percent AD rate to a facts available rate applied for failure to provide information after the preliminary results were released, in the final results. SRF Limited of India had its rate of 1.15% in the preliminary results changed to zero percent.
The International Trade Commission seeks comments by May 27 on a Section 337 complaint alleging that imports of ink cartridges and components infringe patents held by Epson, it said in a notice set for May 19 publication. According to the complaint, the complainants are seeking a general exclusion order and cease and desist orders against 20 companies, primarily from China, to bar from entry "unauthorized, aftermarket ink cartridges, and components thereof," that violate the complainant's patents. The complainants described the offending products as "substitutes for many of the genuine ink cartridges currently being sold by Epson, including many different cartridge families designed for many different printer models."
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 Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the following voluntary recalls May 15:
On May 15, the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
A bill that would require the FDA to "significantly increase testing of imported shrimp and publicly report inspection results" was introduced this week by Reps. Mike Ezell, R-Miss., Julia Letlow, R-La., and Troy Carter, D-La.
At a subcommitee hearing called "Foreign Threats to American Innovation and Economic Leadership," senators shared their frustration that they had a similar hearing about the profusion of counterfeit products for sale online two years ago, and still, they haven't been able to make a difference (see 2310030071).
While traveling in the Gulf States in the Middle East, President Donald Trump again said that negotiators in his administration don't have time to meet with every country subject to reciprocal tariffs ahead of the 90-day deadline for those tariffs to snap back into place. So, he said, he will be telling some countries what their tariff rates will be in two or three weeks.
Former airline executive Skye Xu was sentenced to two years in prison for his role in a scheme to defraud Polar Air Cargo Worldwide of more than $32 million, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced on May 15. Xu pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and honest services wire fraud, wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering.