The Commerce Department issued the final results of a countervailing duty administrative review on quartz surface products (C-533-890) from India. The results of this review will be used to set assessments of CV duties on entries from exporters under review entered during the period Oct. 11, 2019, through Dec. 31, 2020. Commerce said it made no changes to the preliminary results of this review.
The Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission published the following Federal Register notices Oct. 17 on AD/CVD proceedings:
SmartSky Networks is appealing the denial by the U.S. District Court in Delaware of a preliminary injunction against Gogo’s 5G network to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (see 2209280020), said a notice of appeal in docket 22-266 Friday. Smartsky has argued that Gogo’s air to ground network infringes on SmartSky’s patent. “Multiple material legal and factual errors in last month’s opinion from the Delaware District Court merit further review,” said SmartSky in a news release. “The Court came to conclusions on highly technical information without holding a hearing.” A ruling on the appeal is expected “sometime during the late spring or summer of 2023” and the underlying infringement case will likely proceed in the meantime, the release said.
CBP is finalizing its new, more flexible regulatory approach to enforcing customs broker responsible supervision and control, applying the standard with an eye to the broker’s size and circumstances and assessing a new list of criteria on a case-by-case basis.
The Commerce Department issued the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on hardwood plywood products from China (A-570-051). The agency found 14 companies subject to this review are part of the China-wide entity because they did not demonstrate eligibility for separate rates. It also found that another six exporters under review had no shipments of subject merchandise during the period of review, which is calendar year 2021.
The idea that content providers should pay for use of telco networks is becoming a hot topic in Europe, stakeholders said. Major network operators unveiled a report in May suggesting that making over-the-top providers pay for use of the networks could bring socioeconomic benefits. EU regulators tentatively found no need for such compensation. The European Commission said it's in discussions with stakeholders on the "complex issue." The internet community fought back Thursday with its own analysis.
The Commerce Department has issued the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on wooden bedroom furniture from China (A-570-890).
The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on steel nails from the United Arab Emirates (A-520-804). These final results will be used to set final assessments of AD duties on importers for subject merchandise entered May 1, 2020, through April 30, 2021.
The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on magnesia carbon bricks from China (A-570-954). Commerce continued its preliminary finding that 30 companies subject to the review did not demonstrate independence from state control, assigning them the China-wide AD rate of 236%. Commerce will assess antidumping duties at this rate on subject merchandise from these 30 companies entered Sept. 1, 2020, through Aug. 31, 2021. A 236% AD cash deposit rate takes effect for each of these 30 companies on Oct. 13, the date these final results were published in the Federal Register.
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted to CBP's website Oct. 11, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching for the listed CBP message number at CBP's ADCVD Search page.