The Commerce Department is beginning a changed circumstances review of antidumping duties on steel nails from Malaysia (A-557-816) (here) to determine whether Inmax is evading duties by shipping through a subsidiary. According to Mid Continent Steel & Wire, the domestic manufacturer that originally requested the duties, Inmax Sdn. Bhd. began using Inmax Industries to export its nails to the U.S. following the imposition of duties. Though Inmax Sdn. Bhd. is subject to a 39.35% cash deposit rate, its subsidiary Inmax Industries was not examined in the original investigation and pays only the 2.66% all others rate. The preliminary results of the review are due in August 2016.
Antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on welded stainless steel pressure pipe from India will continue, after the International Trade Commission on Nov. 13 unanimously voted that there is a "reasonable indication" that U.S. industry is being injured by dumped and illegally subsidized imports, it said (here). The next step is the Commerce Department’s preliminary determination, at which point AD and CV duty cash deposits may be required on imports of pressure pipe from India. Commerce’s preliminary findings are due Dec. 24 in the CV duty investigation, and March 8 in the AD duty investigation.
The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on polyethylene film, sheet and strip from China (A-570-924) (here). Commerce assigned the only exporter still under review, Shaoxing Xiangyu Green Packing Co., Ltd., to the China-wide entity, with an AD duty rate of 76.72%. The new cash deposit rate for the company took effect Nov. 16.
The Commerce Department is postponing until Jan. 21 the due date for its preliminary determination in the antidumping duty investigation on hydrofluorocarbon blends and components thereof from China (A-570-028) (here). The domestic manufacturers and trade union that requested the investigation asked for the extension. Once Commerce makes its preliminary determination, it can suspend liquidation and require cash deposits of estimated AD duties. The preliminary determination was originally due Dec. 2.
Securus Technologies said it's contacting law enforcement authorities about media reports that inmate calling records were leaked online. In a statement Friday, the inmate calling service provider said it has "seen no evidence that records were shared as a result of a technology breach or hack into our systems." Instead, it said, the preliminary evidence "suggests that an individual or individuals with authorized access to a limited set of records may have used that access to inappropriately share those records." Securus said it will support law enforcement in prosecution of individuals found to have illegally shared information. "Data security is critically important to the law enforcement and criminal justice organizations that we serve, and we implement extensive measures to help ensure that all data is protected from both digital and physical breaches," Securus said. "It is very important to note that we have found absolutely no evidence of attorney-client calls that were recorded without the knowledge and consent of those parties. Our calling systems include multiple safeguards to prevent this from occurring. Attorneys are able to register their numbers to exempt them from the recording that is standard for other inmate calls. Those attorneys who did not register their numbers would also hear a warning about recording prior to the beginning of each call, requiring active acceptance." The Intercept Wednesday ran a story headlined "Not So Securus: Massive Hack of 70 Million Phone Calls Indicates Violations of Attorney-Client Privilege."
Securus Technologies said it's contacting law enforcement authorities about media reports that inmate calling records were leaked online. In a statement Friday, the inmate calling service provider said it has "seen no evidence that records were shared as a result of a technology breach or hack into our systems." Instead, it said, the preliminary evidence "suggests that an individual or individuals with authorized access to a limited set of records may have used that access to inappropriately share those records." Securus said it will support law enforcement in prosecution of individuals found to have illegally shared information. "Data security is critically important to the law enforcement and criminal justice organizations that we serve, and we implement extensive measures to help ensure that all data is protected from both digital and physical breaches," Securus said. "It is very important to note that we have found absolutely no evidence of attorney-client calls that were recorded without the knowledge and consent of those parties. Our calling systems include multiple safeguards to prevent this from occurring. Attorneys are able to register their numbers to exempt them from the recording that is standard for other inmate calls. Those attorneys who did not register their numbers would also hear a warning about recording prior to the beginning of each call, requiring active acceptance." The Intercept Wednesday ran a story headlined "Not So Securus: Massive Hack of 70 Million Phone Calls Indicates Violations of Attorney-Client Privilege."
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Nov. 13-16 Federal Register on the following AD/CV injury, Section 337 patent, and other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will be in another ITT article):
The Commerce Department published notices in the Nov. 13-16 Federal Register 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 listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website Nov. 12-13, 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 http://adcvd.cbp.dhs.gov/adcvdweb
The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on light-walled rectangular pipe and tube from Mexico (A-201-836) (here). Commerce assigned the only company under review, Perfiles y Herrajes LM, S.A. de C.V., a zero percent AD duty rate. Subject merchandise from Perfiles entered between Aug. 1, 2013 and July 31, 2014 will be liquidated without any assessment of AD duties, and future entries of subject merchandise exported by Perfiles will not be subject to AD duty cash deposit requirements until further notice. The new AD duty cash deposit rate takes effect Nov. 12.