Small shippers will "get hosed" by the end of the de minimis policy, while larger companies will find ways to manage, trade experts said on a podcast hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Sept. 4 Federal Register on the following antidumping and countervailing duty 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 Sept. 12 on a Section 337 complaint alleging that imports of LCD devices infringe patents held by BH Innovations, it said in a Sept. 4 notice in the Federal Register. According to the complaint, BHI is seeking a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders against HKC, HiSense, Vizio, TCL, TTE Technology, LG Electronics, Westinghouse and their subsidiaries to bar from entry "certain liquid crystal devices, components thereof, and products containing the same" that violate its patents. BHI said that its patents include "innovations relating to ... pixel layouts, electrode structures, panel seals and terminals, and driving circuitry."
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Sept. 4 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 beginning new antidumping duty and countervailing duty investigations on high purity dissolving pulp from Brazil and Norway, it said in a fact sheet released Sept. 3. The underlying petition was filed in August (see 2508140024). The International Trade Commission is scheduled to make its preliminary injury determination by Sept. 26. The investigation will continue only if the ITC finds injury. International Trade Today will provide more details upon publication of the initiation notices in the Federal Register.
The Commerce Department has released the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on narrow woven ribbons with woven selvedge from Taiwan (A-583-844). The agency assigned the only two companies remaining under review -- Lace Fashions Industrial Co., Ltd. and Trydent Co., Ltd. -- an AD rate of 137.2%. If Commerce's findings for the two companies are continued in the final results, subject merchandise from Lace Fashions and Trydent will be assessed AD at that rate for entries during the period Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2024. Any changes to the two companies' cash deposit rates would take effect upon publication in the Federal Register of the final results of this review, currently due in January.
The Commerce Department has released the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on oil country tubular goods from Mexico (A-201-856). Commerce set an AD rate of 26.1% for the only company under review, Tubos de Acero de Mexico, S.A. Commerce said that after its review of the record and comments received from interested parties following the release of the preliminary results of this review, it made certain changes to the margin calculations for Tubos de Acero, which decreased the AD rate from the 30.38% assigned in the preliminary results.
On Sept. 3, the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
The Commerce Department’s spring 2025 regulatory agenda for the Bureau of Industry and Security includes new mentions of three interim final rules that could lead to new import restrictions under the agency's Information and Communications Technology and Services regulations.
The Senate Finance Committee approved Bryan Switzer to be a deputy U.S. trade representative for Asia, textiles, investment, services, and intellectual property on Sept. 4, on a 15-12 vote. The confirmation vote will be held in the full Senate.