The International Trade Administration is postponing the preliminary determinations in the antidumping duty investigation of certain stilbenic optical brightening agents from China and Taiwan (A-570-972, A-583-848), pursuant to a timely request by the petitioners.
The International Trade Administration has issued the preliminary results of an antidumping duty new shipper review of wooden bedroom furniture from China (A-570-890), which lists a proposed estimated cash deposit rate of zero for Dongguan Yujia Furniture Co., Ltd as the exporter/producer. This proposed rate is not yet in effect and may be amended.
The International Trade Administration has issued the preliminary results of the antidumping duty administrative review of polyethylene terephthalate film, sheet, and strip (PET Film) from Brazil (A-351-841), which lists a proposed estimated AD cash deposit rate of 44.36% for Terphane, Inc. This proposed rate is not in effect and may be amended.
The International Trade Administration has issued the preliminary results of the antidumping duty administrative review of certain pasta from Italy (A-475-818) for two mandatory and 11 non-mandatory respondents. The proposed AD estimated cash deposit rates are listed as follows (they are not in effect and may be amended):
The International Trade Administration has issued the preliminary results of the countervailing duty administrative review of certain pasta from Italy (C-475-819) for four companies. The proposed CV estimated cash deposit rates are listed as follows (they are not in effect and may be amended):
Dropping disclosure of a radiation measurement from a San Francisco ordinance on cellphone sales “removes any reasonable legal objection that CTIA could have” to the legislation, said a city lawyer. The association’s announcement that enactment of a new version of the ordinance would prompt revival of a suspended court challenge (CD Aug 5 p7) came as no surprise, said Deputy City Attorney Vince Chhabria: CTIA had made it clear that the lawsuit would go away only if the regulation did. “Even if they have a 2 percent chance of winning, it’s worth the pocket change” of perhaps $500,000 in legal costs for the association to pursue the First Amendment and federal preemption case in U.S. District Court in San Francisco, he said.
The International Trade Administration is publishing notices in the August 8, 2011 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 August 8, 2011 final results of its antidumping duty administrative review of 1-hydroxyethylidene-1, 1-diphosphonic acid (HEDP) from China (A-570-934), which sets an AD duty cash deposit rate for Jiangsu Jianghai Chemical Group Co., Ltd. at 72.42% as part of the China-wide entity.
The International Trade Administration has issued a fact sheet announcing the initiation of an antidumping duty investigation on large power transformers (LPTs) from Korea. The alleged AD margins range from 43.01% to 60.81%. If the International Trade Commission makes a preliminary affirmative injury determination (due by August 29), the ITA will make its preliminary AD determination setting cash deposit/bond requirements in December 2011.
The International Trade Administration is publishing notices in the 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):