After pulling back for the moment on threatened 25% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports, China is the only country facing imminent tariffs over fentanyl smuggling. The 10% tariffs will be added to most favored nation duties or, for goods subject to Section 301 duties of either 25% or 7.5%, to those duties and the underlying MFN rates.
The Commerce Department published its preliminary affirmative antidumping determination Jan. 30 that low speed personal transportation vehicles from China (A-570-176), including golf carts, are being sold in the U.S. at less than fair value. Commerce found “critical circumstances” for all Chinese companies, and will retroactively suspend liquidation and impose antidumping duty cash deposit requirements for all subject merchandise as of Nov. 1.
CBP has shifted its forced labor enforcement efforts to the automotive and aerospace sectors in the first quarter of FY 2025, according to analysis from Kharon, a risk analytics platform.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Institute of Standards and Technology would have to develop a methodology for identifying the country of origin of red snapper and some species of imported tuna, if a bipartisan bill re-introduced in the Senate becomes law.
The Commerce Department is amending the Nov. 14, 2024, final results of an antidumping duty administrative review on common alloy aluminum sheet from Turkey (A-489-839), covering entries between April 1, 2022, and March 31, 2023, to correct ministerial errors regarding some calculations used to arrive at the final dumping margins. The changes, which lowered the margins, were made following comments from the two companies affected -- Assan Aluminyum Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S., Kibar Americas, Inc., and Kibar Dis Ticaret A.S. (collectively, Assan) and Teknik Aluminyum Sanayi A.S. -- made in response to the published final results. The new rates are applicable Jan. 30.
Commerce secretary nominee Howard Lutnick vigorously defended the prospect of imposing tariffs on all goods from places like the EU, Japan or South Korea during his confirmation hearing Jan. 29, saying those countries deserve it, as they either use food safety rules to protect their farmers, put up barriers to American car imports, or undercut American manufacturing with their exports of manufactured goods.
The Commerce Department said it erroneously stated in the notice of amendments to the Jan. 10, 2022, published final results of a review of the antidumping duty order on tapered roller bearings and parts thereof, finished and unfinished, from China (A-570-601) that the Commerce Department would issue revised cash deposit instructions to CBP for all the non-selected companies (specifically, Hebei Xintai Bearing Forging Co., Ltd. and Xinchang Newsun Xintianlong Precision Bearing Manufacturing Co., Ltd.) that don't have a superseding cash deposit rate. Those two companies were given revised AD rates in the amended final results, of 76.58% each, for the review period June 1, 2019, through May 31, 2020.
The Commerce Department released notices in the Federal Register on its recently initiated antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on slag pots from China (A-570-196/C-570-197). The CVD investigation covers entries Jan. 1, 2023, through Dec. 31, 2023. The AD investigation covers entries April 1, 2024, through Sept. 30, 2024.
The International Trade Commission is seeking public input on remedies for its Section 337 investigation on Eli Lilly's drug tirzepatide, after declining to review the administrative law judge's initial determination finding violations, the ITC said in a notice to be published Jan. 28. The ITC initially began the investigation in November 2023 based on allegations that 11 companies were importing the diabetes drug tirzepatide under Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro brand name (see 2311270054). The ALJ's initial determination granted the complainant's motion regarding trademark infringement, false designation of origin and false advertising and recommended a general exclusion order should the ITC find a violation. The ITC is requesting written submissions by close of business on Feb. 5.
The Commerce Department finalized its determination that imports of aluminum wire and cable, finished in South Korea and Vietnam using inputs from China, are circumventing AD/CVD orders on aluminum wire and cable from China (A-570-095/C-570-096), it said in notices published in the Jan. 27 Federal Register.