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Search Results: keywords:"ministerial errors"

  • Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 7078
    Reading Time:about 8 minutes

    The U.S. Department of Commerce amended the final results of a review on antidumping duties for pure magnesium imported from China during May 1, 2022, to April 30, 2023. The review identified ministerial errors in computing transportation and labor costs, impacting the dumping margin for Tianjin Magnesium Metal Co., Ltd. and its affiliate. Correcting these errors changed their dumping margin from 32.60% to 25.26%. The amended results affect future duties and deposits, with new cash deposit rates applicable from December 13, 2024.

    Simple Explanation

    The U.S. says that when they checked the prices of magnesium metal from China, they found a mistake in their math that made the company pay too much extra money. So, they fixed it, and now the company will have to pay less extra money when they sell magnesium to the U.S.

  • Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 9892
    Reading Time:about 5 minutes

    The U.S. Department of Commerce has amended an earlier decision regarding certain low-speed personal transportation vehicles from China after identifying significant clerical errors. Initially, these errors affected the subsidy rate calculations for companies like Xiamen Dalle New Energy Automobile Co., Ltd. The corrections have resulted in changes to the countervailable subsidy rates, which in turn impact cash deposit rates for these products. This amendment is published to ensure accuracy and compliance with trade investigation regulations.

    Simple Explanation

    The U.S. Department of Commerce found some mistakes in their calculations about how much help certain Chinese-made vehicles get from their government, so they fixed those mistakes to make sure the right amount of taxes are paid when the vehicles are brought into the U.S.

  • Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 9238
    Reading Time:about 5 minutes

    The U.S. Department of Commerce has adjusted the results of a review concerning countervailing duties on certain off-the-road tires from India due to ministerial errors. Specifically, they corrected mistakes in how benefits under certain economic programs were calculated for ATC Tires Private Limited and Balkrishna Industries Ltd. As a result, Balkrishna's dumping margin was slightly increased, but ATC's margin remained unchanged. These adjustments also influence the duties to be assessed on these companies' products during the specified review period in 2022.

    Simple Explanation

    The U.S. government looked at some big, special tires from India and found that one company made some small mistakes in their price reports. This means the cost they have to pay to sell those tires in the U.S. changed just a little bit.

  • Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 8515
    Reading Time:about 8 minutes

    The U.S. Department of Commerce is adjusting the final results of its review of antidumping duties on common alloy aluminum sheet from Türkiye due to clerical errors. Initially, the companies Assan and Teknik were found to have higher dumping margins than they actually did, which affected duties imposed on them. The recalculated margins reduced Assan's from 2.38% to 1.84% and Teknik's from 2.72% to 2.04%. These corrections also modified the rate for non-examined companies from 2.55% to 1.94%.

    Simple Explanation

    The U.S. government noticed some math mistakes in figuring out extra taxes on aluminum sheets coming to the U.S. from Türkiye, so they fixed these mistakes to make sure the companies pay the right amount of taxes.

  • Type:Notice
    Citation:89 FR 99829
    Reading Time:about 5 minutes

    The U.S. Department of Commerce has updated its preliminary findings in an investigation into ferrosilicon imported from Malaysia due to significant calculation errors. The errors affected the dumping margins for two companies, OM Materials Sarawak Sdn. Bhd and Pertama Ferroalloys Sdn. Bhd. These corrections led to a change in the estimated dumping margins, which now impact the cash deposit rates and suspension of liquidation effective December 11, 2024. The revised results indicate that no critical circumstances exist for the involved companies.

    Simple Explanation

    The U.S. Department of Commerce found some mistakes in their math while checking the prices of ferrosilicon from Malaysia, which made them change the numbers they had before. Now, the prices are different, and it's like saying, "Oops, we made a mistake, and here is the better answer!"

  • Type:Notice
    Citation:89 FR 104083
    Reading Time:about 9 minutes

    The U.S. Department of Commerce has made a preliminary decision that producers and exporters of certain tungsten shot from China are receiving countervailable subsidies. This investigation covers the calendar year of 2023. The department published this notice and invited the public to share their thoughts on it. They plan to align the final determination of these countervailable duties with an ongoing antidumping investigation, with a final decision expected by April 28, 2025. If the final determination confirms these findings, additional steps will be taken to assess and potentially mitigate the impact of these imports on U.S. industry.

    Simple Explanation

    The U.S. is checking if certain metal balls from China are getting help from their government to sell cheaper here, and they asked people to share their opinions about it. They will use this information to decide what to do by April 2025.