The Commerce Department has published the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on steel concrete reinforcing bar from Mexico (A-201-844). In the final results of this review, Commerce may set assessment rates for subject merchandise from the companies under review entered Nov. 1, 2022, through Oct. 31, 2023.

The Commerce Department soon will set antidumping duty cash deposit requirements for imports of crystalline photovoltaic cells from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam, it said in a fact sheet Nov. 29. The agency's preliminary determinations set AD rates at 125.37% for Cambodian companies (117.12% cash deposit rate, as adjusted for countervailing duties); zero percent to 81.24% for Malaysian companies (zero percent to 81.24% cash deposit, as adjusted for countervailing duties); 77.85% to 154.68% for Thai companies (57.66% cash deposit rate, as adjusted for the all-others countervailing duty rate); and 53.30% to 271.28% for Vietnamese companies (53.19% to 271.28% cash deposit, as adjusted for countervailing duties). Suspension of liquidation is already in effect for all countries for countervailing duty purposes (see 2410030041). AD suspension of liquidation and cash deposit requirements for these countries will take effect for entries on or after the date of publication of the preliminary determinations in the Federal Register, which should occur in the coming days.

The Commerce Department soon will set antidumping duty cash deposit requirements for imports of high chrome cast iron grinding media from India, it said in a fact sheet Dec. 2. The agency's preliminary determinations set AD rates at 7.18% for Indian companies (4.30% cash deposit rate, as adjusted for countervailing duties). Suspension of liquidation is already is in effect for countervailing duty purposes (see 2410030054). AD suspension of liquidation and cash deposit requirements will take effect for entries on or after the date of publication of the preliminary determinations in the Federal Register, which should occur in the coming days.

The Commerce Department soon will set antidumping duty cash deposit requirements for imports of alkyl phosphate esters from China it said in a fact sheet Nov. 27. The agency's preliminary determinations set AD rates ranging from 164.29% to 269.60% for Chinese companies (135.22% to 247.29% cash deposit rate, as adjusted for countervailing duties). Suspension of liquidation is already in effect for countervailing duty purposes (see 2410030055). AD suspension of liquidation and cash deposit requirements will take effect for entries on or after the date of publication of the preliminary determinations in the Federal Register, which should occur in the coming days.

A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted on CBP's website Nov. 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 U.S. said Nov. 22 that a vehicle parts importer “misrepresented multiple primary sources” when it argued that, as a petitioner for antidumping and countervailing duty orders on chassis from China, it hadn’t intended Chinese-origin components used in chassis from another country be included (see 2403070060) (Pitts Enterprises, Inc. v. U.S., CIT # 24-00030).

The International Trade Commission published notices in the Nov. 29 Federal Register on the following 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 Commerce Department has published the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on citric acid and certain citrate salts from Thailand (A-549-833). These final results will be used to set final assessments of AD duties on importers for subject merchandise entered July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023.

The Commerce Department has published the final results of the countervailing duty administrative review on pasta from Italy (C-475-819). Rates set in these final results will be used for final assessments of CVD on importers for subject merchandise entered in calendar year 2022.

The Commerce Department has released the final results of its countervailing duty administrative review on glycine from India (C-533-884). It said it made changes to its preliminary results of this review based on comments received. The agency set a new CVD cash deposit rate -- 6.03%, up from the preliminary rate of 2.01% -- for exporters of subject merchandise Kumar Industries, India and cross-owned affiliates Advance Chemical Corp., Rexisize Rasayan Industries and Reliance Corp. These final results will be used to set final assessments of CVD on importers for subject merchandise entered during calendar year 2022.