The Commerce Department is leaving in place an agreement suspending countervailing duties on sugar from Mexico (C-201-846), it said last week in the final results of an administrative review. Mexican exporters remain in compliance with the suspension agreements, Commerce said. The final results of Commerce's concurrent review of the antidumping duty suspension agreement on sugar from Mexico are currently due April 25.

The Commerce Department is amending its preliminary antidumping duty determination on mattresses from Taiwan (A-583-873), ending retroactive duties on the “all others” companies after finding its critical circumstances finding for those companies was in error. Suspension of liquidation and AD cash deposit requirements will now be in effect for entries on or after March 1, 2024, for the “all others” companies. Commerce’s critical circumstances findings remain unchanged for the individually investigated companies from Thailand -- Fuyue Mattress Industry Co., Ltd.; Star Seeds Co., Ltd.; and Yong Yi Cheng Co., Ltd. – so entries from those companies will remain subject to suspension of liquidation and cash deposit requirements effective Dec. 2, 2023 (see 2403010055).

The Commerce Department is revoking the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on rubber bands from China (A-570-069/C-570-070), as well as the AD order on rubber bands from Thailand (A-549-835), after no domestic producers sought to participate in five-year sunset reviews conducted by the agency, it said in a notice. Effective for entries from China on or after Feb. 19, 2024, and for entries from Thailand on or after April 26, 2024, Commerce will direct CBP to end suspension of liquidation and collection of AD/CVD cash deposits in connection with the now defunct AD/CVD orders, which had been in place since 2019. Entries before those effective dates will remain subject to suspension of liquidation and AD/CVD cash deposit requirements and assessments, Commerce said.

The International Trade Commission published notices in the March 21 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 March 21 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 International Trade Commission published notices in the March 20 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 March 20 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 International Trade Commission published notices in the March 19 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):

A U.S. manufacturer seeks the imposition of new antidumping and countervailing duties on 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid from China and India, it said in petitions filed last week with the Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission. Commerce will now decide whether to begin AD/CVD investigations, which could result in the imposition of permanent AD/CVD orders on the herbicide, known as 2,4-D, and the assessment of AD/CVD on importers. The investigations were requested by Corteva Agriscience.

The Commerce Department finalized another new exemption for off-grid panels from antidumping and countervailing duties on crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into modules, from China (A-570-979/C-570-980), it said in the final results of a changed circumstances review released March 19. Commerce confirmed its preliminary finding that “substantially all” U.S. producers of solar cells, including original petitioner American Alliance for Solar Manufacturing, don't oppose Source Global's request to create the exemption.