The International Trade Administration issued the preliminary results of the administrative review of the cantidumping duty order on narrow woven ribbons with woven selvedge from Taiwan (A-583-844) for one company, Hubschercorp. The ITA said Hubschercorp declined to participate in this review, and was consequently assigned an adverse facts available (AFA) rate. These AD rates 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 reviews of the antidumping duty orders on ball bearings and parts thereof from France (A-427-801), Germany (A-428-801, and Italy (A-475-801) for 32 companies, all of which were preliminarily assigned zero rates. 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 made a preliminary affirmative determination that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of steel wire garment hangers from Vietnam (C-552-813). The ITA found preliminary CV rates of 11.03% to 21.25%, which are effective June 1, 2012. U.S. Customs is expected to implement these CV cash deposit requirements soon. Pursuant to the ITA's October 2011 final rule, no bond will be accepted in lieu of a cash deposit.
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the International Trade Administration posted to U.S. Customs and Border Protection's web site as of June 1, 2012, 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.)
GENEVA -- Trade officials are beginning to float ideas on how to classify and describe additional goods for tariff-free treatment under the WTO Information Technology Agreement (ITA), officials and informed sources said following the start of informal talks. The World Trade Organization ITA Committee meeting in May agreed to begin meeting bilaterally and in small groups to begin discussions on expansion, John Neuffer, a vice president at the Information Technology Industry Council, told us May 23. "So the train is moving forward," he said.
The International Trade Administration published notices in the June 1 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):
The International Trade Administration issued the preliminary results of a new shipper review of the antidumping duty order on tapered roller bearings and parts thereof, finished and unfinished from China (A-570-601), which lists a proposed estimated cash deposit rate of zero for GGB Bearing Technology (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. as exporter/producer.
The International Trade Administration issued the preliminary results of its administrative review of the Suspension Agreement on hot-rolled flat-rolled carbon-quality steel products from Russia (A-821-809), which said the Agreement is no longer meeting its statutory requirements because Russian exports of subject merchandise are undercutting U.S. prices. These preliminary results are not in effect. If they do not change in the final results, and no agreement is reached with Russia to modify the Agreement, the ITA will terminate the Agreement and suspend liquidation for all entries of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 90 days prior to the date of termination of the Agreement.
The International Trade Administration issued the preliminary results of its administrative review of the antidumping duty order on stainless steel plate in coils (A-423-808) for one company, Aperam Stainless Belgium N.V., which the ITA found to be the successor-in-interest to Arcelor Mittal Stainless Belgium N.V. 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 circular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes (A-489-501) for four companies. Two of the companies, Erbosan1 and Yucel2, had no reviewable sales during the period of review, but the ITA declined to rescind and will instead complete the review with respect to these companies. 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.