The International Trade Administration issued the final results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain small diameter carbon and alloy seamless standard, line and pressure pipe from Romania (A-485-805), which sets an AD cash deposit rate of zero for ArcelorMittal Tubular Products Roman S.A. The rate is effective Nov. 9.
The International Trade Administration issued the final results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain steel threaded rod from China (A-570-932), which sets an AD cash deposit rate for one company. The ITA also rescinded the review with respect to Gem-Year Industrial Co., Ltd. and Haiyan Julong Standard Part Co., Ltd. because they did not ship to the U.S. during the period of review. The new rate is effective Nov. 9.
The International Trade Administration issued the final results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain activated carbon from China (A-570-904), which sets AD cash deposit rates for 11 companies and the China-wide entity. The ITA also rescinded the review with respect to Shanxi Dapu International Trade Co., Ltd., because it did not ship to the U.S. during the period of review. The new rates are effective Nov. 9.
The International Trade Administration issued the final results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on frontseating service valves from China (A-570-933). In the final results, the ITA calculated AD rates of zero percent for Zhejiang DunAn Hetian Metal Co. Ltd., and Zhejiang Sanhua Co., Ltd. As such, the ITA will direct CBP to liquidate entries of subject merchandise exported by the two companies without regard to AD duties. The new rates are effective Nov. 9.
The International Trade Commission affirmed antidumping and countervailing duties on solar cells from China in a unanimous 6-0 injury vote Nov. 7, so the International Trade Administration will issue AD and CV orders on the merchandise. The ITA found combined AD and CV rates of 23.75 to 254.66 percent in its Oct. 17 final determinations. The ITC also voted 4-2 that critical circumstances do not exist for solar cells from China, so the AD/CV duties will not apply to entries of subject merchandise in the 90-day period prior to the respective AD/CV preliminary determinations, and CBP will refund cash deposits collected during that period.
The International Trade Administration issued the preliminary results of its administrative review of the antidumping duty order on carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod from Mexico (A-201-830) for one company, finding an AD rate of 12.31 percent for Deacero.1 These preliminary results are not in effect. The ITA may modify them in the final results of this review and change the estimated AD cash deposit rate for this company.
The International Trade Administration issued the preliminary results of its administrative review of the antidumping duty order on steel wire garment hangers from China (A-570-918) for one company, the Shanghai Wells Group,1 and the China-wide entity. These preliminary results are not in effect. The ITA may modify them in the final results of this review and change the estimated AD cash deposit rate for this company.
The Bureau of Industry and Security’s Office of Technology Evaluation (OTE) reported on the impact of export controls on the U.S. space industry in the preliminary findings of a study it conducted with the U.S. Air Force, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the National Reconnaissance Office. The report, “U.S. Space Technology ‘Deep Dive’ Preliminary Results and Findings,” is the result of a survey of companies, universities, and government agencies. Export control-related highlights follow:
Amazon is losing less money on the Kindle Fire HD than it did on the first-generation Kindle Fire, and Microsoft is making more on its Surface tablet than Apple is on the iPad, according to the IHS iSuppli Teardown Analysis Service.
The International Trade Commission is publishing notices in the Nov. 6 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):