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The Commerce Department, in the final results of a changed circumstances review released Jan. 10, is recognizing two Brazilian companies’ name changes for the purposes of antidumping duties on certain uncoated paper from Brazil (A-351-842). The agency upheld its preliminary finding that Sylvamo do Brasil Ltda. (SVBR) is the successor-in-interest to International Paper do Brasil Ltda. (IP) and Sylvamo Exports Ltda. (SVEX) is the successor-in-interest to International Paper Exportadora Ltda. (IPEX). The agency found that SVBR and SVEX continue to operate as the same business entities other than the changes in name. SVBR and SVEX will inherit the AD duty rate assigned to IP and IPEX, currently 20.8%.
The Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission published the following Federal Register notices Jan. 7-10 on AD/CV duty proceedings:
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Jan. 7 Federal Register on the following AD/CV injury, Section 337 patent or other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will be in another ITT article):
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Jan. 7 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/CV duties to take effect.
The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on tapered roller bearings and parts thereof from China (A-570-601). Commerce will assess AD duties at rates determined in these final results on subject merchandise from these companies entered June 1, 2019, through May 31, 2020.
The Commerce Department on Jan. 7 released its final determination in its countervailing duty investigation on pentafluoroethane (R-125) from China (C-570-138). Suspension of liquidation is currently not in effect for entries on or after Oct. 23, 2021, and Commerce will only require cash deposits of estimated CV duties on future entries if it issues a CV duty order.
The Commerce Department issued its final determination in the antidumping duty investigation on pentafluoroethane (R-125) from China (A-570-137). Cash deposit rates set in this final determination take effect Jan. 10.
The writing profession is under threat from state legislators seeking to strengthen public libraries’ hand in negotiations with e-book publishers like Amazon, Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., told us Wednesday. Library advocates said in interviews that e-book laws in Maryland and New York are an important step in ensuring libraries maintain their role in society.