Department Of Commerce Expected To Revoke (Again) Antidumping Duty Orders On Ball Bearings From Japan And The UK

The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) has notified the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) that it received no notice of intent from domestic ball bearings producers to participate in the sunset review the DOC initiated on January 2, 2014, regarding ball bearings and parts thereof from Japan and the UK. This means that the DOC will revoke both antidumping duty orders.

These orders date back to 1989. In 2006, the DOC and the ITC conducted five-year "sunset" reviews of these orders, which initially resulted in affirmative determinations and decisions to continue both orders. However, Japanese and British ball bearings manufacturers filed lawsuits challenging the ITC sunset review determination. After several remand proceedings, the DOC first revoked the orders, and then, after further appeals, the DOC reinstated the orders effective November 29, 2013. The DOC has resumed the process of annual administrative reviews of the orders, which had been suspended while the orders were revoked but litigation still pending in the U.S. courts.

As a result of the reinstatement, the DOC and ITC announced that they would conduct new five-year sunset reviews. The DOC set a deadline of January 17, 2014, for domestic producers to file a notice of intent to participate in the DOC sunset reviews. However, no domestic producer filed the required notice letters. As a result, the DOC has now informed the ITC that no domestic producer is...

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