The Commerce Department issued the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on polyester staple fiber from Taiwan (A-583-833). The agency preliminarily calculated a zero percent AD duty rate for Nan Ya. If the agency's finding is continued in the final results, polyester staple fiber from Nan Ya entered between May 2012 and April 2013 will not be assessed AD duties, and future entries from Nan Ya will not be subject to an AD duty cash deposit requirements until further notice.
The Commerce Department is amending its preliminary determination in the antidumping duty investigation on monosodium glutamate (MSG) from China (A-570-992), after finding several errors. The corrections will increase AD duty cash deposit rates by over 100% for all Chinese companies. The new AD cash deposit rates take effect June 13.
The Commerce Department published notices in the June 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 issued the preliminary results of its antidumping duty new shipper reviews on three exporters of multilayered wood flooring from China (A-570-970). The agency calculated AD duty rates of zero percent for wood flooring both produced and exported by Dalian Huade, Linyi Bonn, and Zhejiang Fuerjia, respectively. If these findings are confirmed in the final results, Commerce will drop AD duty cash deposit rates to zero for subject merchandise both produced and exported by these companies, and will not require cash deposits on such entries until further notice. For now, these companies' rates are unaffected. The final results are due in September.
The Commerce Department published notices in the June 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 on polyethylene retail carrier bags from Thailand (A-549-821). The agency preliminarily assigned Beyond Packaging a high penalty rate because of the company's alleged noncooperation. If these preliminary results are confirmed in the final results, all entries of subject merchandise between August 2012 and July 2013 produced or exported by Beyond Packaging will be assessed AD duties at that rate.
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website June 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.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the June 9 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 June 9 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):
Antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on 53-foot domestic dry containers from China will continue, after the International Trade Commission on June 6 voted that U.S. industry may be injured by dumped and illegally subsidized imports. The ITC vote split 3-2, with commissioners Dean Pinkert, David Johanson, and Rhonda Schmidtlein voting that there is a "reasonable indication" of injury, and Commissioners Broadbent and Kieff voting that there is not. 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 intermodal containers from China. Commerce’s preliminary findings are currently due July 17 in the CV duty investigation, and Sept. 30 in the AD duty investigation.