The Court of International Trade in a Jan. 5 text-only order denied the antidumping petitioner Mid Continent Steel & Wire's motion to extend time to file opposition to plaintiff Oman Fastener's bid for a preliminary injunction against cash deposit requirements. Oman Fasteners on Jan. 4 filed its opposition to the time extension request, telling the trade court that "because the continued existence of Oman Fasteners hangs precariously in the balance, and because the ten-day extension proposed by Mid Continent would compound Oman Fasteners’ substantial ongoing irreparable harm, this is that rare case" requiring the extension bid to be denied (Oman Fasteners v. United States, CIT #22-00348).
The Commerce Department has issued the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into modules, from China (A-570-979). In the final results of this review, Commerce will set assessment rates for subject merchandise from the 33 companies under review entered December 2020 through November 2021.
The Commerce Department on Jan. 5 released its final determination in the countervailing duty investigation on sodium nitrite from India (C-533-907). Suspension of liquidation is currently not in effect for entries on or after Oct. 19, 2022, and Commerce will require cash deposits of estimated CV duties on future entries only if it issues a CV duty order (though entries are still suspended under Commerce's concurrent antidumping duty investigation).
The Commerce Department issued its final determination in the antidumping duty investigation on sodium nitrite from India (A-533-906). Cash deposit rates set in this final determination take effect upon Federal Register publication, set for Jan. 6.
The Commerce Department on Jan. 5 released its final determination in the countervailing duty investigation on barium chloride from India (C-533-909). Suspension of liquidation is currently not in effect for entries on or after Oct. 15, 2022, and Commerce will require cash deposits of estimated CV duties on future entries only if it issues a CV duty order.
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Jan. 4 on the following AD/CV duty proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, scope, affected firms or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
The Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission published the following Federal Register notices Jan. 3-4 on AD/CVD proceedings:
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Jan. 3 on the following AD/CV duty proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, scope, affected firms or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
The Commerce Department looks set to leave in place agreements suspending antidumping and countervailing duties on sugar from Mexico (A-201-845/C-201-846), it said in the preliminary results of two administrative reviews. Several exporters of Mexican sugar appear to be in compliance with the suspension agreement, Commerce said. The final results of these reviews are due in May. A finding that Mexican companies are not complying would result in Commerce terminating the suspension agreements, causing AD/CVD to take effect.
The Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission published the following Federal Register notices Jan. 3 on AD/CVD proceedings: