The Commerce Department has released the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on superabsorbent polymers from South Korea (A-580-914). Commerce made no changes to the preliminary results, so the calculated zero percent AD rate for LG Chem, Ltd., the only company under review, remained the same in the final results.

The Commerce Department has released the final results of its countervailing duty administrative review on softwood lumber products from Canada (C-122-858). These final results will be used to set new CVD cash deposit rates for some companies, as well as final assessments of CVD on importers for subject merchandise entered Jan. 1, 2023, through Dec. 31, 2023.

The Commerce Department is issuing antidumping and countervailing duty orders on low-speed personal transportation vehicles from China (A-570-176/C-570-177). The orders, released Aug. 11, set permanent antidumping and countervailing duties, which will remain in place unless revoked by Commerce in a sunset or changed circumstances review. Commerce will now begin conducting annual administrative reviews, if requested, to determine final assessments of AD/CVD on importers and make changes to cash deposit rates.

The Commerce Department issued antidumping and countervailing duty orders on certain brake drums from China (A-570-174/C-570-175) and Turkey (A-549-853/C-549-854). The orders set permanent antidumping and countervailing duties that will remain in place unless revoked by Commerce, which may take place only under certain conditions, such as a sunset or changed circumstances review. Commerce will now begin conducting annual administrative reviews, if requested, to determine final assessments of AD/CVD on importers and make changes to cash deposit rates.

The International Trade Commission published notices in the Aug. 8 Federal Register on the following antidumping and countervailing duty (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 Aug. 8 on the following antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CVD rates, scope, affected firms or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):

The Commerce Department has published the preliminary results of its antidumping duty and countervailing duty administrative reviews on common alloy aluminum sheet from Turkey (A-489-839/C-489-840). In the final results of this review, Commerce will set AD assessment rates for subject merchandise for the companies under review entered April 1, 2023, through March 31, 2024, and CVD assessment rates for entries during calendar year 2023.

The Commerce Department released the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on common alloy aluminum sheet from Taiwan (A-583-867). The agency preliminarily calculated a 0.71% AD rate for the one company under review, C.S. Aluminium Corporation (CSAC). If the agency's findings are continued in the final results, importers of subject merchandise from CSAC entered April 1, 2023, through March 31, 2024, will be assessed AD at importer-specific rates. Any changes to the cash deposit rate would take effect on the date of publication in the Federal Register of the final results of this review, which are due in December.

The Commerce Department has published the preliminary results of its countervailing duty administrative review on phosphate fertilizers from Russia (C-821-825). The agency calculated a preliminary rate of 64.27% for Joint Stock Company Apatit, the only company under review. That 64.27% CVD rate would apply for cash deposit purposes, and for the purposes of assessments for entries from Apatit for entries in calendar year 2023. Changes to Apatit's cash deposit rate would take effect beginning on the date of publication of the final results in the Federal Register.

The Commerce Department has published the preliminary results of an antidumping duty administrative review on common alloy aluminum sheet from Oman (A-523-814). The final results of this review will be used to set importer assessments for one company for the period April 1, 2023, through March 31, 2024.