The Commerce Department on June 16 published a countervailing duty order on ceramic tile from India (C-533-929). The order sets permanent countervailing duties, which will remain in place unless revoked by Commerce in a sunset or changed circumstances review. Commerce will begin conducting annual administrative reviews, if requested, to determine final assessments of CVD on importers and make changes to cash deposit rates.
The Commerce Department issued its final determinations in its countervailing duty investigations on brake drums from China (C-570-175) and Turkey (C-489-854), after finding countervailable subsidization of producers and exporters in the two countries in the preliminary determinations of its CVD investigations.
The Commerce Department made final affirmative antidumping duty determinations that imports of brake drums from China (A-570-174) and Turkey (A-489-853) are being sold in the U.S. at less than fair value. Suspension of liquidation and cash deposit requirements will continue for entries on or after Jan. 29, the date that the preliminary determinations were published in the Federal Register. Cash deposit rates set in these final determinations take effect June 18.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the June 13 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 International Trade Commission published notices in the June 12 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 International Trade Commission seeks comments by June 20 on a Section 337 complaint alleging that imports of electronic eyewear products infringe patents held by IngenioSpec, it said in a June 12 notice. According to the complaint, IngenioSpec is seeking a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders against 13 companies, primarily from China, to bar from entry "certain electronic eyewear products, components thereof, and related charging apparatuses" that violate its patents. IngenioSpec said that its eyewear is capable of "sensing harmful ultraviolet rays, tracking health indicators, taking pictures, recording video, enabling hands-free phone conversations, enhancing hearing, and playing music and videos."
The International Trade Commission is issuing a limited exclusion order banning imports of dermatological treatment devices (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1356) from EndyMed Medical Ltd., it said in a June 9 notice. Additionally, the ITC set a bond in the amount of 85% of the entered value of the EndyMed Pure, and 70% of the entered value of the EndyMed Pro infringing products imported during the period of presidential review, and issued cease and desist orders against the companies. The ITC terminated the investigation with respect to the four patents at issue. The order concludes in part the Section 337 investigation the ITC launched in July 2024, based on allegations by Serendia that 15 companies are importing and selling merchandise that copies its patented methods and items for treating skin tissue using bipolar electrodes in portable devices (see 2304050064). For the remaining ’444 patent, the Commission determined to remand to the ALJ for further proceedings and extended the target date to July 8.
The International Trade Commission has ended another Section 337 investigation on imports from Ericsson (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1388), it said in a June 11 notice. Complainant Motorola initially alleged in 2024 that Ericsson was importing cellular base station equipment that infringes on patents held by Motorola (see 2401240041).
A domestic producer recently filed a petition with the Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission requesting new antidumping and countervailing duties on steel concrete reinforcing bar from Algeria, Bulgaria, Egypt, and Vietnam. Commerce now will 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. The Rebar Trade Action Coalition requested the investigation.
The Commerce Department has published the preliminary results of its countervailing duty administrative review on cut-to-length carbon-quality steel plate from South Korea (C-580-837). Commerce will assess CVD on importers at the rates determined in the final results of this review for subject merchandise entered during the period Jan. 1, 2023, through Dec. 31, 2023.