The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register June 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 published the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on wood mouldings and millwork from China (A-570-117). In the final results of this review, Commerce will set AD assessment rates for subject merchandise for the companies under review entered Feb. 1, 2023, through Jan. 31, 2024.
The Commerce Department has set new antidumping duty cash deposit requirements for imports of slag pots from China (A-570-196), 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 June 17.
The Commerce Department has published the final results of a countervailing duty administrative review on utility scale wind towers from Malaysia (C-557-822). The review covered subject merchandise from the exporters under review entered during the period of calendar year 2022.
The Commerce Department has published the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on light-walled rectangular pipe and tube from Mexico (A-201-836). These final results will be used to set final assessments of AD duties on importers for subject merchandise entered Aug. 1, 2022, through July 31, 2023.
The Commerce Department has published the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on steel nails from China (A-570-909). These final results will be used to set final assessments of AD duties on importers for subject merchandise entered Aug. 1, 2022, through July 31, 2023.
A bill that would create a criminal offense for "knowingly and recklessly importing high-risk agents, toxins or organisms" was introduced last week by Reps. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, and Josh Riley, D-N.Y.
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, and Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Calif., introduced a bill last week to end the Jones Act, which requires that U.S.-built and -crewed ships serve intra-U.S. shipments, including to Puerto Rico.
President Donald Trump expressed confidence that the U.S. and Canada will "work something out" on trade, just before he met June 16 with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. The two were meeting ahead of the beginning of a two-day Group of 7 summit in Canada's Alberta province.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters: