The Commerce Department is beginning antidumping duty investigations on and countervailing duty investigations on crystalline silicon photovoltaic products from China and Taiwan and a countervailing duty investigation on solar products from China, according to a Jan. 23 fact sheet released by the agency. Solar World Industries America requested the investigations Dec. 31 on concerns of an alleged "loophole" for solar modules from China assembled from third-country cells (see 14010301). The scope of the investigation includes the following language to address domestic industry's concerns:
The Commerce Department published notices in the Jan. 23 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 Jan. 22, 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 addcvd.cbp.gov. (CBP occasionally adds backdated messages without otherwise indicating which message was added. ITT will include a message date in parentheses in such cases.)
The Commerce Department issued the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on hand trucks and parts thereof from China (A-570-891). The agency calculated a preliminary zero AD rate for New-Tec Integration (Xiamen) Co., Ltd., and said the only other respondent, Yangjiang Shunhe Industrial Co., Ltd., had no reviewable shipments. If Commerce continues to find a zero AD rate for New-Tec in the final results, it will instruct CBP to liquidate entries of the company's subject merchandise during the period of review without regard to AD duties. Subject merchandise from Shunhe would continue to enter at the AD rate calculated for the company in previous reviews. These preliminary results are not in effect. Commerce may modify them in the final results of this review and change the estimated AD cash deposit rate for these companies.
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website Jan. 17, 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 addcvd.cbp.gov. (CBP occasionally adds backdated messages without otherwise indicating which message was added. ITT will include a message date in parentheses in such cases.)
The Xbox One’s U.S. sales beat the PS4’s during December, as the systems switched places on the hardware sales chart in their second month of availability, according to NPD’s latest monthly sales data. But the PS4’s “two-month total makes it the best selling console during the two-month launch window,” said NPD analyst Liam Callahan. The 3DS, however, was the top-selling videogame system last month (actually Dec. 1-Jan. 4) and for all of 2013 when factoring in handheld systems, he said.
The government of Canada issued the following trade-related notices for Jan. 17 (Note that some may also be given separate headlines.)
The Commerce Department published notices in the Jan. 17 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 extending until April 11 the deadline for its preliminary determination in the countervailing duty investigation on 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane from China (C-570-999). Although the agency’s preliminary finding was due Feb. 5, Commerce said it received a request from domestic industry to postpone the deadline. Cash deposits of estimated CV duties can only be collected after the preliminary determination in AD/C duty investigations, although cash deposits can be made retroactive 90 days from the preliminary determination if Commerce finds “critical circumstances.”
The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on kitchen appliance shelving and racks (A-570-941). The agency continued to find a zero AD rate for New King Shan (Zhu Hai) Wire Co., Ltd., the only respondent. Commerce will direct CBP to liquidate period of review entries of subject merchandise from New King Shan without regard to AD duties, and will not collect a cash deposit on future entries of subject merchandise exported by New King Shan until further notice. The new rate is effective Dec. 17, and will be implemented by CBP soon.