This Week in Trade | 4/18 - 4/22

Here are the latest updates in trade, straight from the ITC Federal Register, from April 18, 2022 to April 22, 2022.

Summary from the ITC: “Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission (“Commission”) has determined not to review an initial determination (“ID”) (Order No. 18) of the presiding chief administrative law judge (“CALJ”), granting complainant's motion to amend the complaint and notice of investigation. The Commission has also determined on its own initiative to review an ID (Order No. 20) extending the target date for completion of the investigation to June 21, 2022. On review, the Commission extends the target date to August 31, 2022.”

Summary from the ITC: “Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined not to review the presiding administrative law judge's (“ALJ”) initial determination (“ID”) (Order No. 6) terminating the investigation on the basis of settlement. The investigation is terminated.”

Summary from the ITC: “Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined not to review initial determinations (“ID”) (Order No. 5) of the presiding chief administrative law judge (“ALJ”) terminating the investigation in its entirety based upon a consent order stipulation. The Commission has entered consent orders against the respondents.”

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-679-680 and 731-TA-1585-1586 (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 sodium nitrite from India and Russia, provided for in subheading 2834.10.10 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, for which imports from Russia have been preliminarily determined by the Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) to be subsidized by the Government of Russia, imports from India and Russia are alleged to be sold at less-than-fair-value, and imports from India are alleged to be subsidized by the Government of India.”

Summary from the ITC: “Notice is hereby given that on April 1, 2022, the presiding administrative law judge (“ALJ”) issued an Initial Determination on Violation of Section 337. On April 15, 2022, the ALJ issued a Recommended Determination on Remedy and Bonding (“RD”) should a violation be found in the above-captioned investigation. The Commission is soliciting submissions on public interest issues raised by the recommended relief should the Commission find a violation. This notice is soliciting comments from the public only.”

Summary from the ITC: “Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade

Commission has determined to affirm an initial determination (“ID”) (Order No. 11) of the then-presiding chief administrative law judge (“CALJ”) granting summary determination that certain defaulting respondents have violated section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, by importing, selling for importation, or selling in the United States after importation certain apparatus and methods of opening containers that infringe claim 12 of U.S. Patent No. 10,519,016 (“the '016 patent”). The Commission has determined that the appropriate remedy is a general exclusion order excluding infringing container opening apparatuses. The Commission has also determined to set a bond in the amount of 100 percent of the entered value of the excluded products imported during the period of Presidential review. This investigation is hereby terminated.”

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