Conn’s CEO Tim Frank thinks TV makers are being more promotionally active than normal for a holiday selling season to generate sales and market share gains, he said Thursday on an earnings call. “Certainly I believe that to be the case,” Frank replied when an analyst asked him whether he’s seeing an unusually high level of activity among TV vendors “offering more funding incentives to drive interest in the category."
An overview of a number of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted to CBP's Web site, along with the case number(s), period covered, and CBP message number, is provided below. (Note that the complete message is available at http://addcvd.cbp.gov.)
The International Trade Administration has issued the final results of its antidumping duty administrative review of polyethylene terephthalate film, sheet, and strip (PET film) from Brazil (A-351-841) for the period November 6, 2008, through October 31, 2009.
The FTC unveiled a preliminary privacy report Wednesday recommending that industry adopt and Congress mandate a simplified method for opting out of information collection. The report does not establish new FTC authority for enforcing privacy but recommends congressional action if companies don’t follow its provisions, commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz said on a conference call. The FTC will accept public comments on the 122-page policy draft until Jan. 31 before issuing its final recommendations in the middle of 2011, Leibowitz said.
The International Trade Administration has issued the final results of an antidumping duty changed circumstances review of certain frozen warmwater shrimp from Thailand (A-549-822).
The International Trade Administration is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on 1-hydroxyethylidene-1, 1-diphosphonic acid from India (A-533-847) covering the period April 23, 2009 through March 31, 2010.
The International Trade Administration has issued the final results of its antidumping duty administrative review of purified carboxymethylcellulose from Finland (A-405-803). The period of review is July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009.
The Government of Canada issued the following releases on November 26, 2010:
The International Trade Administration frequently issues notices on antidumping and countervailing duty orders, investigations, etc. which Broker Power considers to be "minor” in importance as they concern actions that occur after an order is issued, neither announce nor cause any changes to an order’s duty rates, scope, affected firms, or effective period, etc.
The International Trade Administration has issued the preliminary results of three new shipper reviews of the antidumping duty order on wooden bedroom furniture from China (A-570-890) covering the period January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009.