A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted to CBP's website March 21, 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 ADD CVD Search page.
The Court of International Trade on March 18 dismissed a lawsuit brought by a domestic pipe producer seeking to compel CBP to provide it with information related to an alleged duty evasion scheme by two importers. Judge Timothy Stanceu said that while the trade court did have jurisdiction to hear the case, Wheatland Tube Company improperly submitted its requests for information to CBP, and the agency properly rejected Wheatland's request to revoke a ruling letter.
The Court of International Trade on March 18 dismissed a lawsuit brought by a domestic pipe producer seeking to compel CBP to provide it with information related to an alleged duty evasion scheme by two importers. Judge Timothy Stanceu said that while the trade court did have jurisdiction to hear the case, Wheatland Tube Company improperly submitted its requests for information to CBP, and the agency properly rejected Wheatland's request to revoke a ruling letter.
Lynk has tested its satellite-delivered mobile service in five nations so far, connecting to phones of eight of the largest mobile network operators, it told the FCC International Bureau in an ex parte filing Wednesday. It said it plans to offer preliminary service -- supporting messaging and emergency alerts -- in 2022 and 2023, periodic service supporting use of mobile apps and push-to-talk the following two years, and full service supporting broadband data starting in 2025. Recapping a call with staffers to Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel, Lynk said it discussed its plans to move from its pending application for 10 satellites under the streamlined smallsat licensing process to a larger non-geostationary orbit constellation.
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register March 18 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 issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on frozen fish fillets from Vietnam (A-552-801). These final results will be used to set final assessments of AD duties on importers for subject merchandise entered Aug. 1, 2019, through July 31, 2020.
Senators and representatives from all over the country wrote to the International Trade Commission asking it to reconsider countervailing duties on phosphate fertilizer from Morocco and asking it to suspend the investigation on urea ammonium nitrate solutions from Trinidad and Tobago.
The Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission published the following Federal Register notices March 18 on AD/CVD proceedings:
The Commerce Department is extending until June 13 the deadline for its preliminary determination in the countervailing duty investigation on sodium nitrite from India (C-533-907), it said in a notice released March 17. The preliminary determination for India and Russia had been due by April 8 (see 2202070025). The agency decided to postpone after the petitioner that requested the investigation, Chemtrade Chemicals US, LLC, asked for an extension. Cash deposits of estimated CV duties can be collected only after the preliminary determination, although cash deposits can be made retroactive 90 days from the preliminary determination if Commerce finds “critical circumstances.” (For information on the underlying petition, see 2201180052).
The Commerce Department on March 17 issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on certain cold-rolled steel flat products from South Korea (A-580-881). These final results will be used to set final assessments of AD duties on importers for subject merchandise entered Sept. 1, 2019, through Aug. 31, 2020.