The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register April 30 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):
A U.S. manufacturer seeks the imposition of new antidumping and countervailing duties on high chrome cast iron grinding media from India, it said in petitions filed last week with the Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission. Commerce will now decide whether to begin AD/CVD investigations, which could result in the imposition of permanent AD/CVD orders on high chrome cast iron grinding media and the assessment of AD/CVD on importers. The investigations were requested by Magotteaux Inc.
The International Trade Commission seeks comments by May 7 on a Section 337 complaint from SharkNinja and Omachron that seeks a ban on allegedly patent infringing imports of Dyson surface cleaning products, the ITC said in a notice April 29. SharkNinja and Omachron said in their April 23 complaint that Dyson’s stick and hand vacuums copy SharkNinja's and Omachron’s patents related to a straight-line configuration, dust emptying system and separate dirt collection and cyclone chambers. The companies seek a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders against Dyson and its affiliates Dyson Technology Limited and Dyson Canada Limited.
On April 29, the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is moving forward with increased user fees for its agricultural quarantine and inspection service, it said last week. Announced in a pre-publication final rule released by APHIS, the fee increases will begin to apply on Oct. 1.
The Foreign-Trade Zones Board issued the following notices on April 30:
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the weeks of April 15-21 and April 22-28:
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted on CBP's website April 29, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching for the listed CBP message number at CBP's ADCVD Search page.
The Texas Department of Public Safety has begun conducting its "enhanced safety inspections" at the Bridge of the Americas (BOTA) Commercial Cargo Facility in the El Paso port of entry, in an expansion of safety inspections that began April 27 on all commercial operating vessels exiting the Ysleta port of entry, CBP said in a CSMS message April 30. "This operation may continue to expand to other El Paso Field Office (EPFO) cargo facilities and will affect wait times and the flow of [commercial vehicles] making entry into the U.S. The duration of these enhanced inspections by DPS is unknown." CBP said it will "continuously assess" the situation, and updates for contingency plans will be provided "as they become available."