The International Trade Administration issued the final results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on freshwater crawfish tail meat from China (A-570-848) which sets an AD cash deposit rate for two exporters and rescinds this administrative review with respect to three exporters1. These rates, which are effective April 10, 2012, are expected to be implemented by U.S. Customs and Border Protection soon.
The International Trade Administration issued the final results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain cut-to-length carbon-quality steel plate products from Korea (A-580-836) which sets an AD cash deposit rate for one manufacturer/exporter. This rate, which is effective April 10, 2012, is expected to be implemented by U.S. Customs and Border Protection soon.
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 April 6, 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.
Mexico's Diario Oficial of April 9, 2012, lists notices from the Secretary of the Economy as follows:
The International Trade Administration issued the final results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on lightweight thermal paper from Germany (A-428-840) which sets an AD cash deposit rate for one manufacturer/exporter. This rate, which is effective April 9, 2012, is expected to be implemented by U.S. Customs and Border Protection soon.
In the ongoing active-versus-passive 3D TV advertising war being waged through the Council of Better Business Bureaus’ National Advertising Division (NAD), NAD recommended last week that Samsung discontinue certain claims regarding the superiority of its active 3D TV over passive 3D TV models in print, online and video advertising. The recommendations follow a challenge by LG that Samsung’s advertising misrepresents the technological characteristics of 3D TV in an attempt to disparage the 3D and 2D picture quality produced by LG’s passive 3D TVs.
The ITC is publishing notices in the April 6, 2012 Federal Register on meetings that are open to the public pursuant to the Government in the Sunshine Act with the following AD/CV and patent related items on the agenda (unless otherwise indicated, these meetings are held at the ITC Building):
The International Trade Administration is publishing notices in the April 6, 2012, 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 its administrative review of the antidumping duty order on circular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes1 from Thailand (A-549-502) for two manufacturer/exporters. 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 rates for these companies.
TORONTO -- Major cable operators are stepping up efforts to capture sizable chunks of the commercial telecom services market and recruit more large companies as customers. Speaking at the Society of Cable Telecom Engineers Canadian conference last week, engineering executives from three major U.S. cable companies said they'll keep pouring more resources into business services initiatives in 2012, after strong growth over the past several years. They're investing more heavily in technologies, equipment, products, services and staffing for mid-sized and larger companies, following operators’ initial emphasis on small firms with 20 or fewer employees.