A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the International Trade Administration posted to CBP's website Aug. 15, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching on the listed CBP message number at http://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 government of Canada issued the following trade-related notices for Aug. 15 Note that some may also be given separate headlines)
The International Trade Administration issued the final results of its administrative review of the antidumping duty order on saccharin from China (A-570-878) for 11 manufacturer/exporters. The ITA found, as it did in the preliminary results, that the China-wide rate of 329.94% applies to the four reviewed China manufacturer/exporters1, and determined that the six reviewed third-country manufacturer/exporters2 will have AD rates applicable to their Chinese suppliers. The ITA also rescinded the AD review with respect to Kingchem LLC, due to a timely withdrawal of the Petitioner's request for administrative review with respect to Kingchem. These rates, which are effective Aug. 15, are expected to be implemented by CBP soon.
Imports of Chinese solar cells and panels into the U.S. decreased year-over-year for the third straight month, according to the Coalition for American Solar Manufacturing. June Chinese solar imports totaled $99.6 million, down almost 60 percent from June 2011, according to the Department of Commerce’s “U.S. Imports of Merchandise” database, CASM said. CASM said, despite three months of declines, Chinese import levels for all of 2012 are still ahead of last year’s record pace: For the first six months of this year, the total value of Chinese cell and panel imports reached $1.32 billion, up from $1.23 billion for the same period of 2011, an increase of 7.3 percent, according to the Commerce data.
The government of Canada issued the following trade-related notices for Aug. 13. Note that some may also be given separate headlines)
The International Trade Commission is publishing notices in the Aug. 13 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):
The FCC’s World Radiocommunication Conference Advisory Committee (WAC) formally got to work Thursday, with its first meeting at commission headquarters. WAC Chairman Scott Blake Harris told members the work they do will be critical. That point was underscored by Commissioner Ajit Pai, who opened the meeting. The WAC represents commercial interests as the administration prepares unified U.S. positions prior to the next WRC in 2015.
SAN FRANCISCO -- The robust Supreme Court jurisprudence on First Amendment law doesn’t seem to favor San Francisco’s case defending its law requiring retailers to provide information about potentially harmful effects of cellphone use at the point of sale, a judge hearing the case said during oral argument Thursday. CTIA and the city and county of San Francisco each appealed aspects of a U.S. District Court’s ruling on the law (CD Oct 31 p7), which CTIA says violates the industry’s First Amendment rights. The argument Thursday was over whether a preliminary injunction against the city from enforcing its new law should be lifted. “Let’s assume this case is going to go the U.S. Supreme Court,” said Consuelo Callahan, judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. “Tell me how you're going to get upheld there,” she asked a lawyer from San Francisco’s City Attorney’s office.
The International Trade Administration published notices in the Aug. 9 Federal Register on the following AD/CV proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, the scope, affected firms, or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the International Trade Administration posted to CBP's website Aug. 8, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching on the listed CBP message number at http://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.)