The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on welded carbon steel standard pipe and tube products from Turkey (A-489-501). The agency continued to find a zero AD rate for ERBOSAN, and found two other respondents, Toscelik1 and Yucel,2 had no shipments to the U.S. during the period of review. Commerce will direct CBP to liquidate period of review entries of subject merchandise from ERBOSAN without regard to AD duties, and will not collect a cash deposit on future entries of subject merchandise exported by ERBOSAN until further notice. Subject merchandise from Yucel and Toscelik will continue to enter at AD cash deposit rates set in previous reviews. The new rates are effective Dec. 31, and will be implemented by CBP soon.
The Commerce Department made a preliminary affirmative antidumping determination that steel threaded rod from Thailand (A-549-831) is being sold in the U.S. at less than fair value. As a result, Commerce is directing CBP to suspend liquidation and require cash deposits of estimated AD duties on subject merchandise. The agency also found "critical circumstances" exist because of a sharp increase in imports of Thai steel threaded rod in the run-up to the investigation, and will suspend liquidation and require AD duty cash deposits retroactive 90 days to Oct. 2. Final assessment of AD duties will only occur if Commerce finalizes its affirmative determination, the International Trade Commission finds injury to domestic injury, and Commerce issues an AD duty order.
The Commerce Department published notices in the Dec. 27 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 an antidumping duty new shipper review on polyethylene terephthlate film, sheet and strip from China (A-570-924) at the request of Huangshi Yucheng Trade Co., Ltd., for merchandise it exports to the U.S. that is produced by Jiangsu Shuangxing Color Plastic New Materials Co., Ltd. Commerce will determine if Huangshi Yucheng is independent from state control, and therefore eligible for an estimated AD cash deposit rate other than the China-wide entity rate it currently receives.
The Commerce Department will require antidumping duty cash deposits on imports of steel threaded rod (A-549-831), it said in a Dec. 23 fact sheet. The agency found AD duty rates of 68.41% to 74.9% for Thai companies in its preliminary determination. The final determination in this investigation is currently due in March. ITT will have more details on the preliminary rates when Commerce publishes its preliminary determination in the Federal Register.
The Commerce Department published notices in the Dec. 26 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 a changed circumstances review of the antidumping duty order on new pneumatic off-the-road tires from China (A-570-912), finding Zhongce Rubber Group Company Limited is the successor to Hangzhou Zhongce Rubber Co., Ltd. for the purposes of AD duty liability. Commerce preliminarily found the company underwent a simple name change, and its business operations were otherwise unaffected. If Commerce affirms its finding in the final results of this changed circumstances review, Zhongce Rubber Group will inherit Hangzhou Zhongce’s current 112.41% AD cash deposit rate instead of the 210.46% AD rate currently imposed on the China-wide entity.
The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on purified carboxymethylcellulose from the Netherlands (A-421-811). Commerce said one of the reviewed companies, CP Kelco, had no shipments of subject merchandise to the U.S. during the period of review. As such, its AD cash deposit rate will remain at the level set in its previous administrative review. Otherwise, new rates are effective Dec. 27, and will be implemented by CBP soon.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Dec. 24 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 Dec. 24 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):