The Commerce Department published notices in the June 20 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 published notices in the June 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 Commerce Department made a preliminary affirmative antidumping determination that silica bricks and shapes from China (A-570-988) is being sold in the U.S. at less than fair value. The agency found preliminary AD rates of 84.89 to 91.16 percent. Suspension of liquidation and cash deposit requirements are effective June 20.
After a decade of seesawing Commerce Department remand determinations on the issue, the Court of International Trade sustained the agency’s finding that critical circumstances did not exist for the 2001 antidumping duty investigation on honey from China (A-570-863). Commerce had originally found critical circumstances, which meant entries of subject merchandise from up to 90 days before the investigation’s preliminary decision were subject to AD duties. But a series of CIT and Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit rulings took issue with Commerce’s findings, given the requirement that importers had to know the honey was being dumped for critical circumstances to exist. Honey from China had been subject to a suspension agreement that set minimum reference prices during the period of investigation, so it couldn’t be inferred that the importers knew dumping was taking place, the courts had said. In the end, the court agreed with Commerce that record evidence didn’t really show importer knowledge of dumping, given the appeals court’s rulings.
The Commerce Department preliminarily found that Husqvarna (Hebei) Co. is the successor to Hebei Husqvarna Jikai Diamond Tools Co., for the purposes of its antidumping duty order on diamond sawblades from China (A-570-900). The company only underwent a name change, the agency said. If this preliminary finding is confirmed in the final results of this changed circumstances review, subject merchandise exported by Husqvarna (Hebei) will be entitled to Hebei Husqvarna Jikai’s current AD cash deposit rate of 8.1 percent (see 13061421).
The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on diamond sawblades and parts thereof from South Korea (A-580-855). Assessment of AD duties is on hold, pending litigation at the Court of International Trade (see 11110708). The order was revoked for all entries made after Oct. 24, 2011, so no cash deposits are required for such entries (see 11102822). This is the last administrative review of the diamond sawblades from Korea AD duty order, unless a court reinstates the order.
The Commerce Department found dumping of silica bricks and shapes from China, it said in a June 14 fact sheet announcing its preliminary determination for the antidumping duty investigation. The agency found an AD rate of 84.89 percent for mandatory respondent New Century Group, and a rate of 91.16 percent for all other Chinese exporters. As a result, Commerce will instruct CBP to collect cash deposits on entries of subject merchandise, effective on the date of publication of the preliminary determination in the Federal Register.
United Launch Alliance successfully completed the preliminary design review and development testing for the Dual Engine Centaur portion of a launch vehicle, ULA said. The testing and review were done in support of NASA’s commercial crew program, ULA said in a news release (http://bit.ly/ZMlRvI). The Dual Engine Centaur rocket stage provides a performance improvement over Single Engine Centaur “that is extremely beneficial for low earth orbit missions,” it said. The DEC’s increased thrust allows the trajectory “to be ‘flattened’ to provide a safer re-entry environment for the crew in the unlikely event of a crew abort situation,” ULA said.
The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on fresh garlic from China (A-570-831). In a change from its preliminary results, the agency found AD rates for Golden Bird and Xinboda to be de minimis. Commerce will direct CBP to liquidate entries of merchandise from those companies without regard to AD duties, and will not collect a cash deposit on such entries until further notice. The new rates are effective June 17, and will be implemented by CBP soon.