The Commerce Department issued notices in the Federal Register on its recently initiated antidumping duty investigations on hexamethylenetetramine (known as hexamine) from China, Germany, India and Saudi Arabia (A-570-180, A-428-854, A-533-932, A-517-807), and countervailing duty investigations on hexamine from China and India (C-570-181, C-533-933). The CVD investigations cover entries for the calendar year 2023. The AD investigations on Germany, India and Saudi Arabia cover entries July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024, and the AD investigation on China covers entries Jan. 1, 2024, through June 30, 2024.

The Commerce Department has released the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on certain quartz surface products from India (A-533-889). These final results will be used to set final assessments of AD duties on importers of subject merchandise entered June 1, 2022, through May 31, 2023.

The Commerce Department has released the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on common alloy aluminum sheet from Germany (A-428-849). These final results will be used to set final assessments of AD on importers for subject merchandise entered April 1, 2022, through March 31, 2023.

The Commerce Department is ending antidumping duties on barium chloride from China (A-570-007), as well as countervailing duties on the same product from India (C-533-909), it said in a notice announcing the final results of a changed circumstances review.

The Commerce Department will soon set antidumping duty cash deposit requirements for imports of ferrosilicon from Brazil, Kazakhstan and Malaysia, it said in a fact sheet Nov. 1. The agency's preliminary determinations set AD rates ranging from 1.18% to 21.78% for Brazilian companies (zero to 13.03% as adjusted for countervailing duties); 4.22% to 6.2% for Kazakh companies; and 6.91% to 9.01% for Malaysian companies (6.23% to 8.73% as adjusted for countervailing duties). Suspension of liquidation is already in effect for China for countervailing duty purposes (see 2409100035). AD suspension of liquidation and cash deposit requirements for these three countries will take effect for entries on or after the date of publication of the preliminary determinations in the Federal Register, which should occur in the coming days.

Suspension of liquidation and countervailing duty cash deposit requirements take effect Nov. 5 for imports of dioctyl terephthalate (DOTP) from Malaysia (A-557-827), Poland (A-455-808), Taiwan (A-583-875) and Turkey (A-489-852), after the Commerce Department found DOTP is being sold at less than fair value in preliminary determinations in its ongoing AD investigations.

The International Trade Commission published notices in the Nov. 1 Federal Register on the following AD/CVD injury, Section 337 patent or other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will be in another ITT article):

The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Nov. 1 on the following AD/CV duty proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, scope, affected firms or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):

The Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission began five-year sunset reviews of the antidumping duty and countervailing orders on aluminum wire and cable from China (A-570-095/C-570-096); carbon and alloy steel threaded rod from China (A-570-104/C-570-105) and India (A-533-887/C-533-888); vertical metal file cabinets from China (A-570-110/C-570-111); and welded stainless steel pressure pipe from China (A-570-930/C-570-931). It also will consider revoking the antidumping duty orders on acetone from Belgium (A-423-814), South Korea (A-580-899), Singapore (A-559-808), South Africa (A-791-824) and Spain (A-469-819); carbon and alloy steel threaded rod from Taiwan (A-583-865) and Thailand (A-549-840); malleable iron pipe fittings from China (A-570-881); mattresses from China (A-570-092); steel nails from China (A-570-909); and welded stainless steel pressure pipe from Malaysia (A-557-815), Thailand (A-549-830) and Vietnam (A-552-816), Commerce said in a notice released Nov. 1.

The Commerce Department issued notices in the Federal Register on its recently initiated antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on thermoformed molded fiber products from China (A-570-182/C-570-183) and Vietnam (A-552-845/C-552-846). The CVD investigations cover entries Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2023. The AD investigations cover entries April 1, 2024 - Sept. 30, 2024.