The Commerce Department is again extending, this time until March 2, its deadline for certifications to avoid antidumping and countervailing duties on past entries of hardwood plywood from Vietnam, it said in a notice released Dec. 7. The agency also will allow 22 companies previously prohibited to participate in the certification process.
The Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission published the following Federal Register notices Dec. 7 on AD/CVD proceedings:
CBP posted fiscal year 2022 Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act (also known as the "Byrd Amendment") annual reports. Among other things, CBP lists $30.8 million in antidumping or countervailing duties that are awaiting collection and then disbursement, which will occur in the year in which the monies are received.
Certifications must be completed and signed by Jan. 23 for entries since April 1, 2022, to avoid antidumping and countervailing duties on solar cells and modules from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam recently announced by the Commerce Department in a preliminary anti-circumvention determination (see 2212020064), according to a notice set for publication in the Dec. 8 Federal Register.
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Dec. 6 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 on Dec. 6 released the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on steel concrete reinforcing bar from Mexico (A-201-844). In the final results of this review, Commerce may set assessment rates for subject merchandise from the companies under review entered Nov. 1, 2020, through Oct. 31, 2021.
The Commerce Department issued the preliminary results of its antidumping and countervailing duty administrative reviews on forged steel fittings from China (A-570-067/C-570-068). In the final results of these reviews, Commerce will set AD assessment rates for subject merchandise for the companies under review entered Nov. 1, 2020, through Oct. 31, 2021, and CVD assessment rates for entries Jan. 1, 2020, through Dec. 31, 2020.
The Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission published the following Federal Register notices Dec. 6 on AD/CVD proceedings:
The Commerce Department’s recently announced preliminary findings of circumvention for Southeast Asian solar imports (see 2212020064) were “in line if not slightly positive vs. consensus” with expectations, BofA Global Research said in a report released Dec. 2. Most companies are eligible for antidumping and countervailing duty rates “well below” the high China-wide rate for solar cells, and companies that were found not to be circumventing AD/CVD account for substantial capacity, BofA said. “Hanwha and Jinko retain 2.3 / 7.1GW of module capacity in Malaysia, Boviet retains 1.5GW in Vietnam, and New East holds 900MW capacity in Cambodia. Critically, this in theory provides a very strong bridge on module supply through to 2024 noting Jinko and JA have further build out of wafer in SE Asia which would also be outside the scope. Inclusive of 10GW of capacity from [First Solar], we see several viable options for US supply constraints to ease,” the report said.
The Commerce Department’s recently announced preliminary findings of circumvention for Southeast Asian solar imports (see 2212020064) were “in line if not slightly positive vs. consensus” with expectations, BofA Global Research said in a report released Dec. 2. Most companies are eligible for antidumping and countervailing duty rates “well below” the high China-wide rate for solar cells, and companies that were found not to be circumventing AD/CVD account for substantial capacity, BofA said. “Hanwha and Jinko retain 2.3 / 7.1GW of module capacity in Malaysia, Boviet retains 1.5GW in Vietnam, and New East holds 900MW capacity in Cambodia. Critically, this in theory provides a very strong bridge on module supply through to 2024 noting Jinko and JA have further build out of wafer in SE Asia which would also be outside the scope. Inclusive of 10GW of capacity from [First Solar], we see several viable options for US supply constraints to ease,” the report said.