This post provides a summary of last week's developments related to trade remedies by the United States and the European Union against China.

United States

Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duty Orders

Federal Register notice of ITA determination on Certain Walk-Behind Lawn Mowers and Parts Thereof From the People's Republic of China: Countervailing Duty Order and Amended Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination (July 13, 2021):

"Based on affirmative final determinations by the Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the International Trade Commission (ITC), Commerce is issuing a countervailing duty (CVD) order on certain walk-behind lawn mowers and parts thereof (lawn mowers) from the People's Republic of China (China). In addition, Commerce is amending its final determination with respect to lawn mowers from China to correct a ministerial error."

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"Commerce will also instruct CBP to require cash deposits equal to the net countervailable subsidy rates indicated in the table below. Accordingly, effective on the date of publication in the Federal Register of the notice of the ITC's final affirmative injury determination, CBP must require, at the same time as importers would deposit estimated normal customs duties on subject merchandise, a cash deposit equal to the rates listed in the table below."

Federal Register notice of ITA determination on Certain Walk-Behind Lawn Mowers and Parts Thereof From the People's Republic of China and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Antidumping Duty Orders (July 13, 2021):

"Based on affirmative final determinations by the Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the International Trade Commission (ITC), Commerce is issuing antidumping duty orders on certain walk-behind lawn mowers and parts thereof (lawn mowers) from the People's Republic of China (China) and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam)."

The estimated weighted-average dumping margins are as follows:

Decision to Conduct Five-Year Reviews

Federal Register notice of ITC notice on Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Resin From Canada, China, India, and Oman; Notice of Commission Determination To Conduct Full Five-Year Reviews (July 15, 2021):

"The Commission hereby gives notice that it will proceed with full reviews pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 to determine whether revocation of the countervailing duty orders on polyethylene terephthalate (“PET”) resin from China and India and the antidumping duty orders on PET resin from Canada, China, India, and Oman would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time. A schedule for the reviews will be established and announced at a later date."

Scheduling of Expedited Five-Year Reviews

Federal Register notice of ITC notice on Scheduling of Expedited Five-Year Reviews; Certain Magnesia Carbon Bricks From China and Mexico (July 13, 2021):

"The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of expedited reviews pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (“the Act”) to determine whether revocation of the countervailing duty order on certain magnesia carbon bricks from China and the antidumping duty orders on certain magnesia carbon bricks from China and Mexico would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time."

Federal Register notice of ITC notice on Ironing Tables and Certain Parts Thereof From China; Scheduling of Expedited Five-Year Review (July 13, 2021):

"The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of an expedited review pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (“the Act”) to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty order on ironing tables and certain parts thereof from China would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time."

Federal Register notice of ITC notice on Certain Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel Standard, Line, and Pressure Pipe From China; Scheduling of Expedited Five-Year Reviews (July 13, 2021):

"The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of expedited reviews pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (“the Act”) to determine whether revocation of the countervailing and antidumping duty orders on certain seamless carbon and alloy steel standard, line, and pressure pipe from China would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time."

Critical Circumstances Determination

Federal Register notice of ITA determination on Pentafluoroethane (R-125) From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances, in Part, in the Countervailing Duty Investigation (July 12, 2021):

"The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that critical circumstances exist, in part, with respect to imports of pentafluoroethane (R-125) from certain producers and exporters from the People's Republic of China (China)."

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"Suspension of Liquidation

In accordance with section 703(e)(2)(A) of the Act, for Arkema, Daikin, Hongkong, Juxin, Weitron, and all other exporters and producers, we intend to direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to suspend liquidation of any unliquidated entries of subject merchandise from China entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after March 27, 2021, which is 90 days prior to the date of publication of the Preliminary Determination in the Federal Register. For such entries, CBP shall require a cash deposit equal to the estimated preliminary subsidy rates established in the Preliminary Determination."

Sunset Reviews

Federal Register notice of ITA determination on Certain Potassium Phosphate Salts From the People's Republic of China: Continuation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders (July 12, 2021):

"As a result of the determinations by the Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the International Trade Commission (ITC) that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on certain potassium phosphate salts (salts) from the People's Republic of China (China) would likely lead to a continuation or recurrence of dumping, countervailable subsidies, and material injury to an industry in the United States, Commerce is publishing a notice of continuation of these AD and CVD orders."

Federal Register notice of ITA determination on Petroleum Wax Candles From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited Fifth Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order (July 12, 2021):

"The Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty order on petroleum wax candles (candles) from the People's Republic of China (China) would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the levels indicated in the “Final Results of Sunset Review” section of this notice."

The Unpublished Decision Memorandum in the case is here.

Administrative Reviews

Federal Register notice of ITA determination on Electrolytic Manganese Dioxide From the People's Republic of China: Rescission of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2018-2019 (July 14, 2021):

"The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding this review. The period of review (POR) is October 1, 2018, through September 30, 2019."

The Unpublished Decision Memorandum in the case is here.

Federal Register notice of ITA determination on Certain Cased Pencils From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2018-2019 (July 14, 2021):

"The Department of Commerce (Commerce) has completed its administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain cased pencils (cased pencils) from the People's Republic of China for the period of review (POR) December 1, 2018, through November 30, 2019. We continue to find that Wah Yuen Stationery Co. Ltd. and Shandong Wah Yuen Stationery Co. Ltd. (collectively, Wah Yuen) had no shipments of cased pencils during the POR. We also continue to find that Tianjin Tonghe Stationery Co., Ltd. (Tianjin Tonghe) and Ningbo Homey Union Co., Ltd. (Ningbo Homey) are not eligible for a separate rate and should be treated as part of the China-wide entity."

Federal Register notice of ITA determination on Aluminum Wire and Cable From the People's Republic of China: Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2019 (July 12, 2021):

"It is Commerce's practice to rescind an administrative review of a CVD order, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), when there are no reviewable entries of subject merchandise during the POR for which liquidation is suspended. Normally, upon completion of an administrative review, the suspended entries are liquidated at the CVD assessment rate calculated for the review period. Therefore, for an administrative review to be conducted, there must be a reviewable, suspended entry that Commerce can instruct CBP to liquidate at the CVD assessment rate calculated for the review period. Accordingly, in the absence of suspended entries of subject merchandise during the POR for either of the companies named in the Initiation Notice, we are hereby rescinding this administrative review in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3)."

European Union

Notice of initiation of an expiry review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of sodium cyclamate originating in the People’s Republic of China and Indonesia (July 16, 2021)

The executive summary of the request for review can be downloaded here. The product covered by the request is "the sweetener Sodium cyclamate, approved in the EU as food additive by the Regulation 1333/2008, and as pharmaceutical excipient by the European Pharmacopoeia. Sodium cyclamate is classified by the Taric code 2929900010."

Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures - Okoumé Plywood (July 12, 2021)

Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures - Certain hot-rolled flat products of iron, non-alloy or other alloy steel (July 12, 2021)