The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Nov. 12 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 issued a final determination that imports of the hydrofluorocarbon blend R-410B from Mexico, made using the Chinese HFC components R-32 and R-125 and exported to the U.S. for processing into the HFC blend R-410A, aren't circumventing antidumping duties on HFC blends from China (A-570-028). As a result, the anti-circumvention inquiry will end without any suspension of liquidation or AD cash deposit requirements on Mexican R-410B, it said in a Nov. 12 notice.
A Vietnamese exporter is now eligible for certification processes to exempt Vietnamese solar cells from antidumping and countervailing duties on solar cells from China (A-570-979/C-570-980), the Commerce Department said in a Nov. 12 notice.
The Commerce Department has published the final results of the antidumping and countervailing duty administrative reviews on wooden cabinets and vanities and components thereof from China (A-570-106/C-570-107). These final results will be used to set final assessments of AD/CVD on importers for subject merchandise entered April 1, 2022, through March 31, 2023, for AD and calendar year 2022 for CVD.
The Commerce Department has published the final results of the antidumping and countervailing duty administrative reviews on aluminum foil from China (A-570-053/C-570-054). These final results will be used to set final assessments of AD/CVD on importers for subject merchandise entered April 1, 2022, through March 31, 2023, for AD and calendar year 2022 for CVD.
The Commerce Department made preliminary affirmative antidumping duty determinations that imports of epoxy resins from China (A-570-166), India (A-533-926), South Korea (A-580-919), Taiwan (A-583-876) and Thailand (A-549-850) are being sold in the U.S. at less than fair value. The agency will impose AD cash requirements retroactively on entries of subject merchandise from China beginning Aug. 15, 2024. For Indian, South Korean, Taiwanese and Thai exporters, suspension of liquidation and cash deposit requirements take effect Nov. 13, 2024.
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The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of Nov. 4-10:
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted on CBP's website Nov. 8, 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.
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