The International Trade Administration made a preliminary affirmative countervailing duty determination that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells from China (C-570-980). The ITA found preliminary CV rates of 2.9% to 4.73% which, as a result of its preliminary determination of critical circumstances for both respondents and “all-others”, are effective on or about December 27, 2011. U.S. Customs and Border Protection is expected to implement these CV cash deposit/bond requirements soon.
Oregon’s “E-Cycles” producer responsibility-based e-waste recycling program “has produced significant environmental benefits since operations began in 2009,” the state Department of Environmental Quality said in a newly posted progress report on the status of the program. Under state law, the department must file the reports with the Oregon legislature every two years.
The International Trade Administration is publishing notices in the March 23, 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 has issued the preliminary results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on sodium hexametaphosphate from China (A-570-908) for one exporter. 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 has issued its final affirmative antidumping duty determination on certain stilbenic optical brightening agents from Taiwan (A-583-848), which reduces the AD rates for one firm and “all-others”. This final determination, which is effective March 23, 2012, is expected to be implemented by U.S. Customs and Border Protection soon.
The International Trade Administration has issued its final affirmative countervailing duty determination on certain steel wheels from China (C-570-974), which reduces the CV rates for three firms and “all-others”. Although this final determination takes effect March 23, 2012, ITA will only require CV cash deposits of estimated CV duties if it issues a CV order.
The International Trade Administration has issued its final affirmative antidumping duty determination on certain steel wheels from China (A-570-973), which reduces the AD rates for 12 producer exporters and maintains the China-wide AD rate of 193.54% found in the preliminary determination. This final determination, which is effective March 23, 2012, is expected to be implemented by U.S. Customs and Border Protection soon.
The International Trade Administration has issued its final affirmative antidumping duty determination on certain steel nails from the United Arab Emirates (A-520-804), which reduces the AD rates for two firms and “all-others”, and increases the AD rate for one firm. This final determination, which is effective March 23, 2012, is expected to be implemented by U.S. Customs and Border Protection soon.
The International Trade Administration is publishing notices in the March 22, 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):
This is a reminder that, for antidumping and countervailing duty investigations initiated on the basis of petitions filed on or after November 2, 2011, the posting of bonds in lieu of cash deposits will no longer be allowed from the date of the preliminary determination until the effective date of the order (i.e., the provisional measures period). The first set of investigations affected by this change has preliminary determination dates scheduled for late May and early June 2012.