The Indian government said that the chief negotiator from the American side for a bilateral trade agreement agreed with Indian officials "to intensify efforts to achieve early conclusion of a mutually beneficial Trade Agreement."
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Sept. 16 Federal Register on the following antidumping and countervailing duty 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 Sept. 16 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 released the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on wooden bedroom furniture from China (A-570-890). Commerce continued to find that the one company under review -- Shenzhen New Fudu Furniture Co., Ltd. -- isn't eligible for a separate rate and is part of the China-wide entity, with an AD cash deposit rate of 216.01% effective Sept. 17.
The Commerce Department is setting new antidumping and countervailing duties on imports of low carbon steel wire from Mexico that are subsequently being processed in the U.S. into welded wire mesh, the Commerce Department said in its preliminary determination in an anti-circumvention inquiry. Suspension of liquidation and cash deposit requirements are retroactive to April 2, 2024, for entries from Deacero S.A.P.I. de C.V., and take effect Sept. 16, 2025, for entries from all other Mexican companies.
The Commerce Department has set new antidumping duty cash deposit requirements for imports of methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) from China (A-570-200), after finding sales at less than fair value by Chinese producers in the preliminary determination of its AD investigation. Suspension of liquidation and cash deposit requirements take effect for entries on or after Sept. 16.
On Sept. 15, the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
The Vietnamese government said it sent a letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, asking Commerce and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration "to reconsider their decision to refuse to recognize the equivalent of 12 Vietnamese seafood fishing occupations in order to avoid serious disruptions to bilateral trade and protect the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese fishermen and workers."
The Internal Revenue Service has added 39 chemical substances to its list of taxable substances under the Superfund tax on chemical substances, it said in a Federal Register notice. Effective Jan. 1, 2026, imports of these 39 substances will be subject to excise tax.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative is seeking views on how the USMCA is working, as the three participating countries begin a joint review of the pact in July 2026.