Beijing has launched a "special operation" to crack down on illegal exports of critical minerals, such as gallium, germanium, antimony, tungsten and other rare earths, according to an unofficial translation of a May 9 Ministry of Commerce notice. The ministry said China's Office of the National Export Control Coordination Mechanism gathered agencies for a meeting to discuss how they can better stop export smuggling, specifically pointing to "overseas entities" that "have colluded with domestic illegal personnel" to evade Chinese export controls.
The U.K. Supreme Court ruled that a forced labor case against vacuum manufacturer Dyson can proceed in the U.K. in a win for the migrant workers who are suing the company over labor conditions in two Malaysian factories in its supply chains.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the May 9 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 May 8-9 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 amended final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on certain crystalline silicon photovoltaic products from China (A-570-010), originally published Sept. 8, 2023, to align with the final decision in a court case that challenged a rate in those results.
The Commerce Department has published the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on utility scale wind towers from South Korea (A-580-902). Commerce found that the one producer/exporter of the subject merchandise, Dongkuk S&C Co., Ltd., under review didn't undersell its products during the review period. Dongkuk was assigned a zero percent dumping margin.
The Commerce Department has published the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on passenger vehicle and light truck tires from South Korea (A-580-908). These final results will be used to set final assessments of AD on importers for subject merchandise entered July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the following voluntary recalls May 8:
President Donald Trump fired the three Democratic members of the five-member Consumer Product Safety Commission on May 9. Now-former member Richard Trumka said that he was fired "illegally." He was nominated by President Joe Biden and confirmed by the Senate for a seven-year term beginning on Oct. 27, 2021.
On May 8, the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of: