The Commerce Department issued antidumping duty orders on crystalline silicon photovoltaic products from China and Taiwan (A-570-010, A-583-853). The orders detail a "gap period" of Jan. 27 - Feb. 9 of no AD duty liability.
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website Feb. 11-12, 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 published notices in the Feb. 12 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):
The Commerce Department is beginning antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on uncoated paper from Australia, Brazil, Portugal, China and Indonesia, it said in a fact sheet released Feb. 11 (here). A group of U.S. paper manufacturers and a trade union requested the investigations on Jan. 22, alleging that imports of uncoated paper, which is mostly used as paper for printers and photocopiers, is rapidly gaining U.S. market share by undercutting U.S. prices.(see 1501220046). The International Trade Commission is set to make its preliminary injury determination by March 9. These AD/CV duty investigations will only continue if the ITC finds injury. ITT will provide more details upon publication of the initiation notice in the Federal Register.
The Commerce Department published notices in the Feb. 11 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):
The Commerce Department looks set to recognize an Chinese company’s name change for the purposes of antidumping duties on multilayered hardwood flooring from China (A-570-970) (here), finding Zhejiang Fuma Warm Technology Co., Ltd. to be the successor-in-interest to Huzhou Fuma Wood Bus. Co., Ltd. in the preliminary results of a changed circumstances review. The agency preliminarily found Zhejiang Fuma continues to operate with the same corporate structure and supplier network. If Commerce confirms its finding in the final results, Zhejiang Fuma will inherit the AD duty rate assigned to Huzhou Fuma in the most recently completed administrative review on hardwood flooring from China.
The Commerce Department published notices in the Feb. 10 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):
The Commerce Department issued the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review and new shipper review on wooden bedroom furniture from China (A-570-890) (here). In the administrative review, which will set assessment rates on importers for entries in calendar year 2013, Commerce preliminarily found all companies under review with shipments to the U.S. did not demonstrate independence from state control, and assigned them to the China-wide entity. Commerce also preliminarily set a zero percent cash deposit rate for Wuxi Yushea in its new shipper review.
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website Feb. 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.
Amazon, with a score of 83.72, finished behind first-place Wegmans Food Markets in the 2015 Harris Poll Reputation Quotient study. Consumers rated companies on key "reputational dimensions" of products and services, emotional appeal, financial performance and vision and leadership, Harris said Wednesday. The reputations of the 100 most visible companies range from excellent (scores of 80+) to poor (scores of 50 to 64). Apple (80.69), at ninth, has fallen five spots since 2012. Among consumer tech companies, Google came in at 10 (80.44), Sony at 13 (79.93), Microsoft at 15 (79.94), Intel at 20 (78.54), LG at 23 (78.20), Hewlett-Packard at 42 (75.26) and Dell at 60 (72.13). Verizon led wireless carriers in 66th place with a “fair” rating of 69.74, followed by Sprint at 72 (67.66), T-Mobile at 75 (67.54), and AT&T at 76 (67.26). Video operators hovered in the fair to poor range on the list. DirecTV posted at 83 (65.27), Charter at 92 (60.30) and Comcast at 93 (60.64). Dish Network came in 98th out of the 100, with a rating of 58.07, according to rankings. Goldman Sachs bottomed out the list. “Reputation is far from static and is a business asset that is earned every day as people evaluate companies through the lens of what matters most to them,” Harris spokeswoman Carol Gstalder said. The study was done online among 27,278 U.S. respondents Oct. 20 to Dec. 18, with preliminary nominating research done with 4,034 respondents, Aug. 26-28 and Sept. 24-26.