The International Trade Administration issued the final results of its antidumping duty administrative review of certain preserved mushrooms from India (A-533-813) for one company, Agro Dutch Industries Limited. The ITA made no changes from its preliminary results, continuing to find Agro Dutch uncooperative and assigning it an adverse facts available AD rate of 114.76 percent. According to the preliminary results, Agro Dutch declined to respond to one section of the ITA's initial questionnaire. This rate is effective Feb. 21, and will be implemented by CBP soon.
A small Houston-based marketer of smartphone and tablet accessories rode its decision to plaster its logo and messaging through and through on one of nine Las Vegas Monorail trains during CES and emerged, traffic- and publicity-wise, with its best show ever, an executive with the firm told Consumer Electronics Daily.
The International Trade Administration issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review of purified carboxymethylcellulose from Finland (A-405-803) for one company, CP Kelco. The new rate is effective Feb. 20, and will be implemented by CBP soon.
The International Trade Administration issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review of diamond sawblades and parts thereof from Korea (A-580-855). The final results had been long-delayed; after the December 2011 preliminary results, the ITA began investigating fraud allegations related to false country of origin markings against two Korean companies. The investigations also affected the timetable for the administrative review of diamond sawblades from China. In the end, the ITA found the data submitted by the two companies reliable.
The International Trade Commission is publishing notices in the Feb. 15 Federal Register on the following AD/CV injury, Section 337 patent, and other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will appear in another ITT article):
Western Pacific Broadcast wants three-week delays to reply to the FCC to oppositions from Armstrong Utilities and Blue Ridge Cable to must-carry complaints for WACP Atlantic City, N.J., so the broadcaster and each cable operator can talk about ways to resolve signal-strength issues. The replies would be due March 6, Western Pacific said in filings in dockets 12-364 (http://bit.ly/VUhsHk) and 12-365 (http://bit.ly/XFDATP). “To be fruitful, these discussions must involve a further exchange of engineering information and an analysis of the information by both parties, which will require additional time,” each filing said. “There is a possibility these discussions will result in an agreement between the parties that will informally resolve this dispute.” Western Pacific on Wednesday got a preliminary nod from the Media Bureau to move another station -- also won in the FCC’s most recent TV-station auction but, unlike WACP, not built out -- within Delaware (CD Feb 14 p15).
Macmillan settled e-book price-fixing claims with 33 states and territories, Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen said. He co-chairs the National Association of Attorneys General’s antitrust committee and co-led the investigation of alleged collusion among publishers and Apple with Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott. The preliminary memorandum of understanding, which requires approval by the U.S. District Court in New York, ensures that “going forward, consumers benefit from fair competition in the sale of eBooks,” Jepsen said in a written statement (http://xrl.us/bogynt). The settlement provides $12 million to compensate affected customers in the 33 states and territories and will give e-book outlets “greater freedom to reduce the prices” of e-books, Jepsen’s office said. The states’ lawsuit against Penguin and Apple continues and trial is scheduled for June. A spokeswoman for Jepsen’s office declined to comment on whether it was in settlement talks with Penguin, which already settled federal claims with the Justice Department (WID Dec 20 p5). She said a finalized Macmillan settlement isn’t ready yet. The Hagens Berman law firm, which also participating in the lawsuit, said (http://xrl.us/bogypz) the proposed settlement included a $20 million Macmillan fund “from which claims to consumers who purchased e-books would be paid."
The International Trade Administration issued the final results of the 2009-10 antidumping duty administrative review of diamond sawblades and parts thereof from China (A-570-900), finding AD rates of de minimis to 9.55 percent and rescinding the review for one company.1 The final results come over a year after the ITA's Dec. 6, 2011, preliminary results because the ITA was investigating fraud allegations that could have resulted in unreliable data for Chinese companies. A court challenge was even filed, and subsequently dismissed, seeking to make the ITA issue the final results (see ITT's Online Archives 12121003 for summary). In the end, the ITA found that the data in question was untainted by the fraud, and reliable. The new rates are effective Feb. 15, and will be implemented by CBP soon.
The International Trade Administration issued an antidumping duty order on utility scale wind towers from Vietnam (A-570-981). The ITA revised its calculations of AD rates, causing them to increase slightly. Because the International Trade Commission did not find that injury to U.S. industry would have occurred if not for suspension of liquidation after the preliminary determination, the ITA will not assess AD duties on subject merchandise entered between the Aug. 2 preliminary determination and the Feb. 13 ITC injury determination, and will refund cash deposits collected during that period.
The International Trade Administration issued a countervailing duty order on utility scale wind towers from China (C-570-982). Because the International Trade Commission did not find that injury to U.S. industry would have occurred if not for suspension of liquidation after the preliminary determination, the ITA will not assess CV duties on subject merchandise entered between the June 6 preliminary determination and the Feb. 13 ITC injury determination, and will refund cash deposits collected during that period.