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News Release 20-077
Inv. No(s). 701-TA-417 and 731-TA-953, 957-959, and 961 (3rd Review)
Contact: Peg O'Laughlin, 202-205-1819
The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that revoking the existing countervailing duty order on imports of carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod from Brazil and the existing antidumping duty orders on imports of this product from Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Moldova, and Trinidad and Tobago would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time.
As a result of the Commission’s affirmative determinations, the existing orders on imports of this product from Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Moldova, and Trinidad and Tobago will remain in place.
Chair Jason E. Kearns, Vice Chair Randolph J. Stayin, and Commissioners David S. Johanson, Rhonda K. Schmidtlein, and Amy A. Karpel voted in the affirmative.
Today’s action comes under the five-year (sunset) review process required by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. See the attached page for background on these five-year (sunset) reviews.
The Commission’s public report Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Moldova, and Trinidad and Tobago (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-417 and 731-TA-953, 957-959, and 961 (Third Review), USITC Publication 5100, August 2020) will contain the views of the Commission and information developed during the reviews.
The report will be available by September 8, 2020; when available, it may be accessed on the USITC website at: https://www.usitc.gov/commission_publications_library.
BACKGROUND
The Uruguay Round Agreements Act requires the Department of Commerce to revoke an antidumping or countervailing duty order, or terminate a suspension agreement, after five years unless the Department of Commerce and the USITC determine that revoking the order or terminating the suspension agreement would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping or subsidies (Commerce) and of material injury (USITC) within a reasonably foreseeable time.
The Commission’s institution notice in five-year reviews requests that interested parties file responses with the Commission concerning the likely effects of revoking the order under review as well as other information. Generally within 95 days from institution, the Commission will determine whether the responses it has received reflect an adequate or inadequate level of interest in a full review. If responses to the USITC’s notice of institution are adequate, or if other circumstances warrant a full review, the Commission conducts a full review, which includes a public hearing and issuance of questionnaires.
The Commission generally does not hold a hearing or conduct further investigative activities in expedited reviews. Commissioners base their injury determination in expedited reviews on the facts available, including the Commission’s prior injury and review determinations, responses received to its notice of institution, data collected by staff in connection with the review, and information provided by the Department of Commerce.
The five-year (sunset) reviews concerning Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Moldova, and Trinidad and Tobago were instituted on June 3, 2019.
On September 6, 2019, the Commission voted to conduct full reviews. With respect to the orders on imports of this product from Brazil, Indonesia, Moldova, and Trinidad and Tobago, Commissioners David S. Johanson, Rhonda K. Schmidtlein, Randolph J. Stayin, and Amy A. Karpel concluded that the domestic group response was adequate and the respondent group responses were inadequate, but that circumstances warranted full reviews. With respect to the orders on imports of this product from Mexico, Commissioners Johanson, Schmidtlein, Stayin, and Karpel concluded that both the domestic and the respondent group responses were adequate and voted for a full review. Commissioner Jason E. Kearns did not participate in these adequacy determinations.
A record of the Commission’s vote to conduct full reviews is available from the Office of the Secretary, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436. Requests may be made by telephone by calling 202-205-1802.
News Release 20-076
Inv. No(s). 332-345
Contact: Peg O'Laughlin, 202-205-1819
The United States is the world's largest services market and was the world’s leading exporter and importer of services in 2018, reports the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) in its new publication Recent Trends in U.S. Services Trade, 2020 Annual Report.
The USITC, an independent, nonpartisan, factfinding federal agency, compiles the report annually. Each year's report presents a qualitative and quantitative overview of U.S. trade in services and highlights some of the services sectors and geographic markets that contribute substantially to recent services trade performance.
This year’s report focuses on financial services and includes chapters on three specific industries: banking services, insurance services, and securities services. Each chapter analyzes global market conditions in the industry, examines recent trade performance, and summarizes the industry’s outlook.
The report describes trade in services via cross-border transactions through 2018 and via affiliate sales through 2017 (latest available data). Highlights include:
- The services sector represents the largest sector of the U.S. economy, and the United States is the world’s top cross-border exporter and importer of services. In 2018, U.S. exports of private services totaled $805.7 billion, whereas imports totaled $544.3 billion. Preliminary data indicate that cross-border exports of private services rose by 2.2 percent to $823.7 billion in 2019, while imports rose to $571.3 billion. Financial services accounted for 16 percent of total cross-border services exports and 14 percent of imports.
- Within the services sector, sales by foreign affiliates of U.S. firms – the leading channel by which many U.S. services are delivered to foreign markets – totaled $1.6 trillion in 2017 while the value of services purchased from foreign-owned affiliates in the United States totaled $996.0 billion. Financial services accounted 19.8 percent of total sales by the foreign affiliates of U.S. firms and 17.6 percent of total purchases from the U.S, affiliates of foreign firms.
- In 2018, the value of financial services totaled $1.4 trillion, or 8.6 percent of total U.S. private sector gross domestic product. Financial services were also an important contributor to U.S. private sector employment in 2018, accounting for 5.7 percent of the private sector workforce, or 6.7 million full-time equivalent employees. Workers in the financial services industry earned, on average, $108,050 per year in 2018, significantly higher than the average private sector wage of $63,306.
- A well-developed financial services sector provides the economic infrastructure necessary for modern economies to function by mobilizing savings, allocating capital to productive activities, facilitating personal and commercial transactions, and providing instruments to manage risk. Financial services are essential to the production of nearly all goods and services and are crucial facilitators of international trade.
Over the past few years, a number of financial services trends stand out:
- the traditional banking industry is facing growing competition from both financial technology (fintech) startups and more established “big tech” companies;
- insurance companies have developed new lines of insurance that address both emerging cyber risks, like corporate data breaches, and long-standing risks associated with natural disasters; and
- major emerging markets like China and India have announced measures that may serve to liberalize certain financial services market segments; some U.S. securities firms have taken steps to move into China.
The USITC hosted its 13th annual services roundtable on October 23, 2019. The discussion, summarized in the report, focused on the impact of policy uncertainty (such as Brexit or U.S.-China trade negotiations) on output, trade, and the liberalization of trade rules in services industries, and the impact of market factors (such as increasing automation or science, technology, engineering, and mathematics skills shortages) on the capital/labor ratio in services industries, as well as the effect of shifts in the relative importance of these factors on trade patterns and competitiveness.
Recent Trends in U.S. Services Trade, 2020 Annual Report (Investigation No. 332-345, USITC publication 5094, July 2020) is available on the USITC's Internet site at http://www.usitc.gov/publications/332/pub5094.pdf.
News Release 20-075
Inv. No(s). 731-TA-986-987 (Third Review)
Contact: Peg O'Laughlin, 202-205-1819
The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that revoking the existing antidumping duty orders on imports of ferrovanadium from China and South Africa would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time.
As a result of the Commission’s affirmative determinations, the existing orders on imports of this product from China and South Africa will remain in place.
Chair Jason E. Kearns, Vice Chair Randolph J. Stayin, and Commissioners David S. Johanson, Rhonda K. Schmidtlein, and Amy A. Karpel voted in the affirmative.
Today’s action comes under the five-year (sunset) review process required by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. See the attached page for background on these five-year (sunset) reviews.
The Commission’s public report Ferrovanadium from China and South Africa (Inv. Nos. 731-TA-986-987 (Third Review), USITC Publication 5099, August 2020) will contain the views of the Commission and information developed during the reviews.
The report will be available by August 28, 2020; when available, it may be accessed on the USITC website at: https://www.usitc.gov/commission_publications_library.
BACKGROUND
The Uruguay Round Agreements Act requires the Department of Commerce to revoke an antidumping or countervailing duty order, or terminate a suspension agreement, after five years unless the Department of Commerce and the USITC determine that revoking the order or terminating the suspension agreement would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping or subsidies (Commerce) and of material injury (USITC) within a reasonably foreseeable time.
The Commission’s institution notice in five-year reviews requests that interested parties file responses with the Commission concerning the likely effects of revoking the order under review as well as other information. Generally within 95 days from institution, the Commission will determine whether the responses it has received reflect an adequate or inadequate level of interest in a full review. If responses to the USITC’s notice of institution are adequate, or if other circumstances warrant a full review, the Commission conducts a full review, which includes a public hearing and issuance of questionnaires.
The Commission generally does not hold a hearing or conduct further investigative activities in expedited reviews. Commissioners base their injury determination in expedited reviews on the facts available, including the Commission’s prior injury and review determinations, responses received to its notice of institution, data collected by staff in connection with the review, and information provided by the Department of Commerce.
The five-year (sunset) reviews concerning Ferrovanadium from China and South Africa were instituted on January 2, 2020.
On April 6, 2020, the Commission voted to conduct expedited reviews. Commissioners David S. Johanson, Rhonda K. Schmidtlein, Jason E. Kearns, Randolph J. Stayin, and Amy A. Karpel concluded that the domestic group response was adequate and the respondent group responses were inadequate and voted for expedited reviews.
A record of the Commission’s vote to conduct expedited reviews is available from the Office of the Secretary, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436. Requests may be made by telephone by calling 202-205-1802.
News Release 20-074
Inv. No(s). 731-TA-1020 (Third Review)
Contact: Peg O'Laughlin, 202-205-1819
The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that revoking the existing antidumping duty order on imports of barium carbonate from China would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time.
As a result of the Commission’s affirmative determination, the existing order on imports of this product from China will remain in place.
Chair Jason E. Kearns, Vice Chair Randolph J. Stayin, and Commissioners David S. Johanson, Rhonda K. Schmidtlein, and Amy A. Karpel voted in the affirmative.
Today’s action comes under the five-year (sunset) review process required by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. See the attached page for background on this five-year (sunset) review.
The Commission’s public report Barium Carbonate from China (Inv. No. 731-TA-1020 (Third Review), USITC Publication 5098, August 2020) will contain the views of the Commission and information developed during the review.
The report will be available by August 31, 2020; when available, it may be accessed on the USITC website at: https://www.usitc.gov/commission_publications_library.
BACKGROUND
The Uruguay Round Agreements Act requires the Department of Commerce to revoke an antidumping or countervailing duty order, or terminate a suspension agreement, after five years unless the Department of Commerce and the USITC determine that revoking the order or terminating the suspension agreement would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping or subsidies (Commerce) and of material injury (USITC) within a reasonably foreseeable time.
The Commission’s institution notice in five-year reviews requests that interested parties file responses with the Commission concerning the likely effects of revoking the order under review as well as other information. Generally within 95 days from institution, the Commission will determine whether the responses it has received reflect an adequate or inadequate level of interest in a full review. If responses to the USITC’s notice of institution are adequate, or if other circumstances warrant a full review, the Commission conducts a full review, which includes a public hearing and issuance of questionnaires.
The Commission generally does not hold a hearing or conduct further investigative activities in expedited reviews. Commissioners base their injury determination in expedited reviews on the facts available, including the Commission’s prior injury and review determinations, responses received to its notice of institution, data collected by staff in connection with the review, and information provided by the Department of Commerce.
The five-year (sunset) review concerning Barium Carbonate from China was instituted on January 2, 2020.
On April 6, 2020, the Commission voted to conduct an expedited review. Commissioners David S. Johanson, Rhonda K. Schmidtlein, Jason E. Kearns, Randolph J. Stayin, and Amy A. Karpel concluded that the domestic group response was adequate and the respondent group response was inadequate and voted for an expedited review.
A record of the Commission’s vote to conduct an expedited review is available from the Office of the Secretary, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436. Requests may be made by telephone by calling 202-205-1802.
News Release 20-073
Inv. No(s). 337-TA-1207
Contact: Peg O'Laughlin, 202-205-1819
The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has voted to institute an investigation of certain pre-filled syringes for intravitreal injection and components thereof. The products at issue in the investigation are described in the Commission’s notice of investigation.
The investigation is based on a complaint filed by Novartis Pharma AG of Basel, Switzerland, and Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation and Novartis Technology LLC, both of East Hanover, NJ, on June 19, 2020. The complaint alleges violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in the importation into the United States and sale of certain pre-filled syringes for intravitreal injection and components thereof that infringe a patent asserted by the complainants. The complainants request that the USITC issue a limited exclusion order and cease and a desist order.
The USITC has identified Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., as the respondent in this investigation.
By instituting this investigation (337-TA-1207), the USITC has not yet made any decision on the merits of the case. The USITC’s Chief Administrative Law Judge will assign the case to one of the USITC’s administrative law judges (ALJ), who will schedule and hold an evidentiary hearing. The ALJ will make an initial determination as to whether there is a violation of section 337; that initial determination is subject to review by the Commission.
The USITC will make a final determination in the investigation at the earliest practicable time. Within 45 days after institution of the investigation, the USITC will set a target date for completing the investigation. USITC remedial orders in section 337 cases are effective when issued and become final 60 days after issuance unless disapproved for policy reasons by the U.S. Trade Representative within that 60-day period.
News Release 20-072
Inv. No(s). 337-TA-1206
Contact: Peg O'Laughlin, 202-205-1819
The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has voted to institute an investigation of certain percussive massage devices. The products at issue in the investigation are described in the Commission’s notice of investigation.
The investigation is based on a complaint filed by Hyper Ice, Inc., of Irvine, CA, on June 17, 2020. A supplement was filed June 29, 2020. The complaint alleges violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in the importation into the United States and sale of certain percussive massage devices that infringe patents asserted by the complainant. The complainant requests that the USITC issue a general exclusion order, or in the alternative a limited exclusion order, and cease and desist orders.
The USITC has identified the following as respondents in this investigation:
Addaday LLC of Santa Monica, CA;
Performance Health Systems, LLC, of Northbrook, IL;
WODFitters of Lorton, VA;
Massimo Motor Sports, LLC, of Garland, TX;
Kinghood International Logistics Inc. of La Mirada, CA;
Manybo Ecommerce Ltd. of Hong Kong;
Shenzhen Let Us Win-Win Technology Co., Ltd., of Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China;
Shenzhen Infein Technology Co., Ltd., of Shenzhen, Guangdong, China;
Hong Kong Yongxu Capital Management Co., Ltd., of Wanchai, Hong Kong, China;
Laiwushiyu Xinuan Trading Company, Laiwu, Shandong District, China;
Shenzhen QingYueTang E-commerce Co., Ltd., of Shenzhen, Guangdong, China;
Shenzhen Shiluo Trading Co., Ltd., of Shenzhen, Guangdong, China;
Kula eCommerce Co., Ltd., of Huizhou, Guangdong, China;
Fu Si of Shenzhen, Guangdong, China;
Shenzhen Qifeng Technology Co., Ltd., of Shenzhen, Guangdong, China;
Rechar, Inc., of Strasburg, CO;
Ning Chen of Yancheng, Jiangsu, China;
Opove of Azusa, CA; and
Shenzhen Shufang E-Commerce Co., Ltd., of Shenzhen, China.
By instituting this investigation (337-TA-1206), the USITC has not yet made any decision on the merits of the case. The USITC’s Chief Administrative Law Judge will assign the case to one of the USITC’s administrative law judges (ALJ), who will schedule and hold an evidentiary hearing. The ALJ will make an initial determination as to whether there is a violation of section 337; that initial determination is subject to review by the Commission.
The USITC will make a final determination in the investigation at the earliest practicable time. Within 45 days after institution of the investigation, the USITC will set a target date for completing the investigation. USITC remedial orders in section 337 cases are effective when issued and become final 60 days after issuance unless disapproved for policy reasons by the U.S. Trade Representative within that 60-day period.
News Release 20-071
Inv. No(s). NA
Contact: Peg O'Laughlin, 202-205-1819
The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) sent a letter to Congressional appropriators today, July 15, 2020, seeking a $2.75 million increase to its FY 2020 funding level for the implementation of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), if Congress enacts a continuing budget resolution for FY 2021. The USMCA, which entered into force on July 1, 2020, requires the Commission to investigate whether the U.S. long-haul trucking industry is materially harmed by an increase in cross-border trucking services provided by Mexican suppliers.
View the letter: https://usitc.gov/press_room/documents/usitc_cr_anomaly_request_2020_signed.pdf
News Release 20-070
Inv. No(s). 701-TA-647 and 731-TA-1517-1520 (Preliminary)
Contact: Peg O'Laughlin, 202-205-1819
The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that there is a reasonable indication that a U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of passenger vehicle and light truck tires from Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam that are allegedly sold in the United States at less than fair value and subsidized by the government of Vietnam.
Chair Jason E. Kearns, Vice Chair Randolph J. Stayin, and Commissioners David S. Johanson, Rhonda K. Schmidtlein, and Amy A. Karpel voted in the affirmative.
As a result of the Commission’s affirmative determinations, the U.S. Department of Commerce will continue with its antidumping and countervailing duty investigations concerning imports of these products from Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam, with its preliminary countervailing duty determination due on or about August 26, 2020, and its antidumping duty determinations due on or about November 9, 2020.
The Commission’s public report Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires from Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-647 and 731-TA-1517-1521 (Preliminary), USITC Publication 5093, July 2020) will contain the views of the Commission and information developed during the investigations.
The report will be available after August 14, 2020; when available, it may be accessed on the USITC website at: https://www.usitc.gov/commission_publications_library.
UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20436
FACTUAL HIGHLIGHTS
Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires from Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam
Investigation Nos. 701-TA-647 and 731-TA-1517-1520 (Preliminary)
Product Description: Passenger vehicle and light truck tires (PVLT tires) are new pneumatic tires, of rubber, designed principally for highway use on standard passenger cars, sport utility vehicles, vans and light trucks. Subject tires are primarily of tubeless steel-belted radial ply design, generally sold in the 13- to 26-inch rim diameter range to original equipment manufacturers or in replacement markets. PVLT tires, tube or tubeless, radial or non-radial, produced domestically or imported must conform to applicable motor vehicle safety standards of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Department of Transportation (DOT), including the "DOT" symbol on subject tire sidewalls. Excluded from the scope are tires absent the DOT symbol, certain off-the-road, spare, and trailer tires, used or retreaded tires, or non-pneumatic tires such as solid rubber tires, and specs outside of the Tire and Rim Year Book.
Status of Proceedings:
1. Type of investigation: Preliminary phase antidumping and countervailing duty.
2. Petitioners: United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO, CLC ("USW").
3. USITC Institution Date: Wednesday, May 13, 2020.
4. USITC Conference Date: Wednesday, June 3, 2020.
5. USITC Vote Date: Tuesday, July 14, 2020.
6. USITC Notification to Commerce Date: Friday, July 17, 2020.
U.S. Industry in 2019:
1. Number of U.S. producers: 14.
2. Location of producers’ plants: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas. Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina. Tennessee, and Virginia.
3. Production and related workers: 46,386.
4. U.S. producers’ U.S. shipments: $12.6 billion.
5. Apparent U.S. consumption: $23.4 billion.
6. Ratio of subject imports to apparent U.S. consumption: 25.8 percent by volume.
U.S. Imports in 2019:
1. Subject imports: $4.4 billion.
2. Nonsubject imports: $6.4 billion.
3. Leading import sources: Thailand, Korea, Mexico, Canada, and Japan.
News Release 20-069
Inv. No(s). 701-TA-648 and 731-TA-1521-1522 (Preliminary)
Contact: Peg O'Laughlin, 202-205-1819
The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that there is a reasonable indication that a U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of walk-behind lawn mowers from China and Vietnam that are allegedly sold in the United States at less than fair value and subsidized by the government of China.
Chairman Jason E. Kearns, Vice Chairman Randolph J. Stayin, and Commissioners David S. Johanson, Rhonda K. Schmidtlein, and Amy A. Karpel voted in the affirmative.
As a result of the Commission’s affirmative determinations, the U.S. Department of Commerce will continue with its antidumping and countervailing duty investigations concerning imports of this product from China and Vietnam, with its preliminary countervailing duty determination due on or about August 19, 2020, and its antidumping duty determinations due on or about November 2, 2020.
The Commission’s public report Walk-Behind Lawn Mowers from China and Vietnam (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-648 and 731-TA-1521-1522 (Preliminary), USITC Publication 5091, July 2020) will contain the views of the Commission and information developed during the investigations.
The report will be available after August 7, 2020; when available, it may be accessed on the USITC website at: https://www.usitc.gov/commission_publications_library.
UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20436
FACTUAL HIGHLIGHTS
Walk-Behind Lawn Mowers from China and Vietnam
Investigation Nos. 701-TA-648 and 731-TA-1521-1522 (Preliminary)
Product Description: Walk-behind mowers are generally used for the maintenance and cutting of residential grass yards. Walk-behind mowers are designed to be manually operated and move over surfaces by being either self-propelled or pushed from behind by an operator. These mowers consist of internal combustion engines with a maximum power output less than 3.7kW, metal cutting deck shells, blades, handles, wheels, and a variety of fasteners (i.e. screws, nuts, and bolts).
Status of Proceedings:
1. Type of investigations: Preliminary phase antidumping duty and countervailing duty investigations.
2. Petitioner: MTD Products, Inc., Valley City, OH.
3. USITC Institution Date: Tuesday, May 26, 2020.
4. USITC Conference Date: Tuesday, June 16, 2020.
5. USITC Vote Date: Thursday, July 9, 2020.
6. USITC Notification to Commerce Date: Friday, July 10, 2020.
U.S. Industry during 2017-19:
1. Number of U.S. producers: 5.
2. Location of producers’ plants: Georgia, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
3. Production and related workers: [1]
4. U.S. producers’ U.S. shipments: 1
5. Apparent U.S. consumption: 1
6. Ratio of subject imports to apparent U.S. consumption: 1
U.S. Imports in 2019:
1. Subject imports: 1
2. Nonsubject imports: 1
3. Leading import sources: Mexico, China, United Kingdom, and Vietnam.
[1] Withheld to avoid disclosure of business proprietary information.
News Release 20-068
Inv. No(s). 701-TA-499-500 and 731-TA-1215-1216 and 1221-1223 (Review)
Contact: Peg O'Laughlin, 202-205-1819
The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that revoking the existing countervailing duty orders on imports of oil country tubular goods from India and Turkey and the existing antidumping duty orders on imports of these products from India, Korea, Turkey, Ukraine, and Vietnam, would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time.
As a result of the Commission’s affirmative determinations, the existing orders on imports of these products from India, Korea, Turkey, Ukraine, and Vietnam will remain in place.
Chairman Jason E. Kearns, Vice Chairman Randolph J. Stayin, and Commissioners David S. Johanson, Rhonda K. Schmidtlein, and Amy A. Karpel voted in the affirmative.
Today’s action comes under the five-year (sunset) review process required by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. See the attached page for background on these five-year (sunset) reviews.
The Commission’s public report Oil Country Tubular Goods from India, Korea, Turkey, Ukraine, and Vietnam (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-499-500 and 731-TA-1215-1216 and 1221-1223 (Review), USITC Publication 5090, July 2020) will contain the views of the Commission and information developed during the reviews.
The report will be available by August 19, 2020; when available, it may be accessed on the USITC website at: https://www.usitc.gov/commission_publications_library.
BACKGROUND
The Uruguay Round Agreements Act requires the Department of Commerce to revoke an antidumping or countervailing duty order, or terminate a suspension agreement, after five years unless the Department of Commerce and the USITC determine that revoking the order or terminating the suspension agreement would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping or subsidies (Commerce) and of material injury (USITC) within a reasonably foreseeable time.
The Commission’s institution notice in five-year reviews requests that interested parties file responses with the Commission concerning the likely effects of revoking the order under review as well as other information. Generally within 95 days from institution, the Commission will determine whether the responses it has received reflect an adequate or inadequate level of interest in a full review. If responses to the USITC’s notice of institution are adequate, or if other circumstances warrant a full review, the Commission conducts a full review, which includes a public hearing and issuance of questionnaires.
The Commission generally does not hold a hearing or conduct further investigative activities in expedited reviews. Commissioners base their injury determination in expedited reviews on the facts available, including the Commission’s prior injury and review determinations, responses received to its notice of institution, data collected by staff in connection with the review, and information provided by the Department of Commerce.
The five-year (sunset) reviews concerning Oil Country Tubular Goods from India, Korea, Turkey, Ukraine, and Vietnam were instituted on June 3, 2019.
On September 6, 2019, the Commission voted to conduct full reviews. With respect to the orders on imports from India, Korea, Vietnam, and the antidumping duty order on imports from Turkey, Commissioners David S. Johanson, Irving A. Williamson, Rhonda K. Schmidtlein, and Jason E. Kearns concluded that the domestic group response was adequate and the respondent group responses were inadequate, but that circumstances warranted full reviews. With respect to the antidumping duty order on imports from Ukraine and the countervailing duty order on imports from Turkey, Commissioners Johanson, Williamson, Schmidtlein, and Kearns concluded that both the domestic group response and the respondent group response were adequate and voted for full reviews. Commissioner Meredith M. Broadbent did not participate in these adequacy determinations.
A record of the Commission’s vote to conduct full reviews is available from the Office of the Secretary, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436. Requests may be made by telephone by calling 202-205-1802.