The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on solid fertilizer grade ammonium nitrate from Russia (A-821-811) (here). Commerce determined the two companies under review, JSC Acron (and affiliate JSC Dorogobuzh) and MCC EuroChem (and affiliates OJSC NAK Azot and OJSC Nevinnomyssky Azot), did not undersell subject merchandise during the period of review, assigning both companies zero percent AD duty rates. Subject merchandise from Acron and EuroChem entered between April 1, 2012 and March 31, 2013 will be liquidated without any assessment of AD duties, and future entries of ammonium nitrate exported from Russia by Acron and EuroChem will not be subject to AD duty cash deposit requirements until further notice. Changes to cash deposit rates from these final results take effect Nov. 24.
The Commerce Department issued the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on magnesium metal from China (A-570-896) (here). The agency again said the only company under review, Tianjin Magnesium International Co., Ltd./Tianjin Magnesium Metal, Co., Ltd. (TMI/TMM), had no exports of subject merchandise to the U.S. during the period under review. If Commerce's "no shipments" finding for TMI/TMM is continued in the final results, TMI/TMM won't get a new AD rate. Instead, subject merchandise from that company will continue to enter at AD rates set in the most recent previous review. Commerce will make its final decision when it issues the final results of this review, currently due in March.
The Commerce Department will require antidumping duty cash deposits on imports of 53-foot domestic dry containers from China, it said in an Nov. 20 fact sheet (here). The agency found AD duty rates of 24.27% to 153.24% for Chinese companies in its preliminary determination. The final determination in this investigation is currently due in April. ITT will have more details on new cash deposit requirements when Commerce publishes its preliminary determination in the Federal Register.
Shanghai General Bearing Co. looks set to keep its exemption from antidumping duties on tapered roller bearings from China (A-570-601), following a merger with SKF in 2012. In the preliminary results of a changed circumstances review (here), the Commerce Department found the post-merger SGBC continues to operate as the same entity, and is the “successor-in-interest” to the pre-merger SGBC for AD duty purposes. SGBC was exempted from the AD duty order in 1997, so a successor finding in the final results means the post-merger SGBC will once again be exempt. The final results of this review are due Jan. 31.
The Commerce Department issued the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on cut-to-length carbon steel plate from China (A-570-849) (here). The agency preliminarily found Zhengzhou Shangdao Iron & Steel Co. did not prove independence from state control, and tentatively assigned it to the China-wide entity with an AD rate of 128.59%. Commerce also preliminarily found Hunan Valin Xiangtan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. had no exports of subject merchandise to the U.S. during the period under review. If Commerce's "no shipments" finding for Hunan Valin is continued in the final results, the company's AD duty rate won't change as a result of this review.
The Commerce Department published notices in the Nov. 19 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 International Trade Commission published notices in the Nov. 18 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. 18 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 its final affirmative countervailing duty determination on carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod from China (C-570-013) (here). Although this final determination takes effect Nov. 19, suspension of liquidation has been lifted since Nov. 5, and Commerce will only require CV duty cash deposits on future entries if it issues a CV duty order.
The Commerce Department issued its final determination in the antidumping duty investigation on carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod from China (A-570-012) (here). Commerce made no changes from its preliminary determination, and will direct CBP to continue to suspend liquidation. The final determination is effective Nov. 19.