The International Trade Commission instituted an investigation on Aug. 12 that will lead to recommendations to modify the Harmonized Tariff Schedule in line with those recommended by the World Customs Organization for the global Harmonized System.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Aug. 14 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. 14 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 is beginning new antidumping duty investigations on certain freight rail couplers and parts thereof imported from the Czech Republic and India, as well as a countervailing duty investigation on freight rail couplers from India, it said in a fact sheet released Aug. 13. The underlying petition was filed in July (see 2507240022). The International Trade Commission is scheduled to make its preliminary injury determination by Sept. 8. The investigation will continue only if the ITC finds injury. International Trade Today will provide more details upon publication of the initiation notices in the Federal Register.
The Commerce Department has released the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on activated carbon from China (A-570-904). In the final results of this review, Commerce will set assessment rates for subject merchandise from the companies under review entered April 1, 2023, through March 31, 2024.
The Commerce Department has published the final results of the countervailing duty administrative review on hot-rolled steel flat products from South Korea (C-580-884). These final results, unchanged from the preliminary results, will be used to set final assessments of CVD on importers for entries in calendar year 2022.
The Commerce Department has released the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on hot-rolled steel flat products from Japan (A-588-874). These final results will be used to set final assessments of AD on importers for subject merchandise entered Oct. 1, 2022, through Sept. 30, 2023.
The Commerce Department issued its final determination in its countervailing duty investigation on overhead door counterbalance torsion springs from China (C-570-187). Suspension of liquidation is currently not in effect for entries on or after Aug. 1, 2025, and Commerce will require cash deposits of estimated CVD on future entries only if it issues a CVD order.
The Commerce Department has released its final determination in the antidumping duty investigation on overhead door counterbalance torsion springs from China (A-570-186). Cash deposit rates set in this final determination take effect Aug. 15.
A domestic producer recently filed a petition with the Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission requesting imposition of antidumping duties and countervailing duties on high purity dissolving pulp (HPDP) from Brazil and Norway. Commerce now will decide whether to begin AD/CVD investigations, which could result in the imposition of permanent AD/CVD orders and the assessment of AD and CVD on importers. Rayonier Advanced Materials, Inc. and the United Steelworkers labor union requested the investigation.