The Commerce Department will require cash deposits of countervailing duties on melamine from China and Trinidad and Tobago, after finding illegal subsidization of exporters by the two countries in a preliminary determination announced April 14 (here). The agency calculated CV duty cash deposit rates of 147.62% to 150.52% for Chinese exporters, and 27.48% for all Trinidadian exporters. Suspension of liquidation and cash deposit requirements will take effect upon publication of Commerce’s preliminary determination in the Federal Register. ITT will have more details when they are published.
The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on new pneumatic off-the-road tires from China (A-570-912) (here). These final results will be used to set final assessments of AD duties on importers for entries from Sept. 1, 2012 through Aug. 31, 2013.
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The Commerce Department issued the final results of its antidumping duty administrative review on polyethylene film, sheet and strip from the United Arab Emirates (A-520-803) (here). For entries on or after April 14, Commerce is setting a 11.49% AD duty cash deposit rate for JBF RAK LLC. All other exporters of subject merchandise will continue to get the cash deposit rate set for them in their most recently completed review, and companies that have never been assigned an AD duty rate will get the 4.05% all others rate. Commerce will use the rates it calculated in these final results to calculate assessments of CV duties on importers of subject merchandise for entries from Nov. 1, 2012 through Oct. 31, 2013. The agency will calculate importer-specific assessment rates for importers of subject merchandise from JBF RAK.
The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on magnesia carbon bricks from China (A-570-954) (here). Commerce assigned 158 companies under review to the China-wide entity, with an AD duty rate of 236%. New cash deposit rates take effect April 14.
The International Trade Commission on April 10 voted to continue the countervailing duty investigation on supercalendered paper from Canada, finding that there is a "reasonable indication" that U.S. industry is injured by imports of the product (here). All five ITC commissioners that are participating in the investigation voted in the affirmative. The next step is the Commerce Department's preliminary AD duty determination, which is currently due around May 22. At that point, liquidation of subject merchandise could be suspended and CV duty cash deposit requirements imposed.
The Commerce Department issued the final results of its antidumping duty administrative review on circular welded non-alloy steel pipe from Mexico (A-201-805) (here). For entries on or after April 13, Commerce is setting a 7.33% AD duty cash deposit rate for Productos Laminados, S.A. de C.V. All other exporters of subject merchandise will continue to get the cash deposit rate set for them in their most recently completed review, and companies that have never been assigned an AD duty rate will get the 32.62% all others rate. Commerce will use the rates it calculated in these final results to calculate assessments of CV duties on importers of subject merchandise for entries from Nov. 1, 2012 through Oct. 31, 2013.
The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on narrow woven ribbons with woven selvedge from Taiwan (A-583-844) (here). These final results will be used to set final assessments of AD duties on importers for entries between September 2012 and August 2013.
The Commerce Department issued the final results of its countervailing duty administrative review on lined paper products from India (C-533-844) (here). For entries on or after April 13, Commerce is setting a 37.43% CV duty cash deposit rate for A.R. Printing & Packaging India Pvt. Ltd. All other exporters of subject merchandise will continue to get the cash deposit rate set for them in their most recently completed review, and companies that have never been assigned an CV duty rate will get the all others rate. Commerce will use the rates it calculated in these final results to calculate assessments of CV duties on importers of subject merchandise for entries in calendar year 2012.
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website April 9, 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.