This Week in Trade | 3/16 - 3/20

Here are the latest updates in trade, straight from the ITC Federal Register, from March 16, 2020 to March 20, 2020.

  Certain Child Carriers and Components Thereof; Notice of Request for Statements on the Public Interest

Summary from the ITC: “Notice is hereby given that the presiding administrative law judge has issued an Initial Determination on Violation of Section 337 and Recommended Determination on Remedy and Bond in the above-captioned investigation. The Commission is soliciting comments on public interest issues raised by the recommended relief, should the Commission find a violation. This notice is soliciting public interest comments from the public only. Parties are to file public interest submissions pursuant to Commission rules.”

  Sugar From Mexico; Scheduling of Expedited Five-Year Reviews

Summary from the ITC: “The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of expedited reviews pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (“the Act”) to determine whether termination of the suspension investigation on sugar from Mexico would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury.”

  Certain Beverage Dispensing Systems and Components Thereof; Commission Decision Finding a Violation of Section 337; Issuance of a Limited Exclusion Order and Cease and Desist Order; Termination of the Investigation

Summary form the ITC: “Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has found a violation of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, in this investigation and has issued a limited exclusion order and a cease and desist order prohibiting importation of infringing beverage dispensing systems and components thereof.”

  Certain Barcode Scanners, Scan Engines, Products Containing the Same, and Components Thereof; Notice of Commission Decision Not To Review an Initial Determination Terminating the Investigation Based on Settlement; Termination of the Investigation

Summary from the ITC: “Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined not to review an initial determination (“ID”) (Order No. 26) of the presiding administrative law judge (“ALJ”) terminating the investigation based on settlement. The investigation is terminated.”

  Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public Interest

Summary from the ITC: “Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has received a complaint entitled Certain In Vitro Fertilization Products, and Components Thereof, and Products Containing the Same. DN 3440; the Commission is soliciting comments on any public interest issues raised by the complaint or complainant's filing pursuant to the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure.”

  Section 337 Investigations; Notice of Commission Determination To Postpone All In-Person Section 337 Hearings Scheduled To Take Place Within the Next 60 Days

Summary from the ITC: “Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined to postpone all in-person hearings under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 scheduled to take place within the next 60 days.”

  Temporary Change to Filing Procedures

Summary from the ITC: “The United States International Trade Commission (Commission) provides notice that it is temporarily waiving and amending certain of the Commission's rules that require the filing of paper copies, CD-ROMs, and other physical media in section 337 investigations to address concerns about COVID-19.”

  Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Sheet from Korea and Oman; Scheduling of the Final Phase of Anti-Dumping Duty Investigations

Summary from the ITC: “The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of the final phase of antidumping investigations Nos. 731-TA-1455 and 731-TA-1457 (Final) pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (“the Act”) to determine whether an industry in the United States is materially injured or threatened with material injury, or the establishment of an industry in the United States is materially retarded, by reason of imports of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) sheet from Korea and Oman, provided for in subheading 3920.62.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, preliminarily determined by the Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) to be sold at less-than-fair-value.”

  Certain Capacitive Touch-Controlled Mobile Devices, Computers, and Components Thereof; Institution of Investigation

Summary from the ITC: “Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on February 14, 2020, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Neodron Ltd. of Ireland. Letters supplementing the complaint were filed on February 19 and 21 and March 2, 2020. The complaint alleges violations of section 337 based upon the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of certain capacitive touch-controlled mobile devices, computers, and components thereof by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,821,425 (“the '425 patent”); U.S. Patent No. 7,903,092 (“the '092 patent”); U.S. Patent No. 8,749,251 (“the '251 patent”); and U.S. Patent No. 9,411,472 (“the '472 patent”). The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by the applicable Federal Statute.

The complainant requests that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders.”

  Fabricated Structural Steel From Canada, China, and Mexico

Determination from the ITC: “On the basis of the record developed in the subject investigations, the United States International Trade Commission (“Commission”) determines, pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (“the Act”), that an industry in the United States is not materially injured or threatened with material injury by reason of imports of fabricated structural steel from Canada, China, and Mexico, provided for in subheadings 7308.90.95, 7308.90.30, and 7308.90.60 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, that have been found by the U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) to be sold in the United States at less than fair value (“LTFV”), and to be subsidized by the governments of China and Mexico.”

  Petitions for Duty Suspensions and Reductions: Notice That Comments Received on Previously Filed Petitions Are Available for Viewing on the Commission's Website

Summary from the ITC: “Notice that the Commission has published on its website comments received from the public on previously submitted petitions for duty suspensions and reductions.”

  Utility Scale Wind Towers From Canada, Indonesia, Korea, and Vietnam; Scheduling of the Final Phase of Countervailing Duty and Anti-Dumping Duty Investigations

Summary from the ITC: “The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of the final phase of antidumping and countervailing duty investigation Nos. 701-TA-627-629 and 731-TA-1458-1461 (Final) pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (“the Act”) to determine whether an industry in the United States is materially injured or threatened with material injury, or the establishment of an industry in the United States is materially retarded, by reason of imports of utility scale wind towers from Canada, Indonesia, Korea, and Vietnam, provided for in subheadings 7308.20.00 and 8502.31.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, preliminarily determined by the Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) to be subsidized and sold at less-than-fair-value.”

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