Business & Commerce

Certain Ink Cartridges and Components Thereof II; Notice of Request for Submissions on the Public Interest

🇺🇸United States··Notice·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

The U.S. International Trade Commission is seeking public comments on whether to issue a general exclusion order and cease-and-desist orders against Mountain Peak, Inc. and Straightouttaink, LP for certain ink cartridges and components found to violate Section 337. An ALJ issued a Summary Determination of Violation and a Recommended Determination on Remedy and Bonding on March 24, 2026. The Commission must weigh the effects of exclusion on U.S. public health and welfare, competitive conditions, domestic production of like articles, and consumers before enforcing any remedy. Comments are limited to five pages and must be filed by close of business on April 30, 2026.

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Key Changes

  • ALJ issued Summary Determination on Violation of Section 337 on March 24, 2026
  • Public interest submissions due by close of business April 30, 2026
  • Maximum submission length of five (5) pages including attachments

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Obligations

What this law requires

medium

File public interest submissions addressing whether recommended remedial orders would affect public health and welfare, competitive conditions, production of like or directly competitive articles in the United States, or U.S. consumers

Members of the public and interested government agencies
disclosure
high

Submit public interest comments no later than close of business on April 30, 2026

Members of the public and interested government agencies filing comments
reporting
medium

Limit public interest submissions to a maximum of five (5) pages inclusive of attachments

All parties submitting public interest comments
operational
high

File written submissions electronically in compliance with 19 CFR 210.4(f) and reference investigation number 'Inv. No. 337-TA-1452' in prominent place on cover page or first page

All parties filing written submissions
operational
medium

Request confidential treatment by marking documents with a header indicating confidential information and serve redacted non-confidential versions simultaneously if filing confidential information

Non-party commenters submitting confidential information
disclosure

Affected Parties

Ink cartridge importersU.S. printer consumables market participants+5 more…

Tags

ITC Section 337,ink cartridges,import exclusion order