The International Trade Commission published notices in the March 14 Federal Register on the following AD/CVD injury, Section 337 patent or other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will be in another ITT article):
Retroactive suspension of liquidation and antidumping and countervailing duty cash deposit requirements take effect for unthreaded pins of alloy steel rod from China entered on or after July 12, 2023, the Commerce Department said in the preliminary determination of an anti-circumvention inquiry.
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register March 14 on the following AD/CV duty proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, scope, affected firms or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
Certain types of circular welded non-alloy steel pipe exported from the U.S. to Mexico for reprocessing and subsequent re-importation are not covered by the antidumping duty order on Mexican standard pipe, the Commerce Department said in a March 13 scope ruling. The products’ country of origin is the U.S., not Mexico, the department said.
Aluminum coil produced from 8011 alloy aluminum, with a thickness between .2mm and 6.3mm, is not subject the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on common alloy aluminum sheet from China, the Commerce Department said in a March 13 scope ruling. It said the relevant orders do not describe products made of 8011 alloy.
On March 13, the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity, even without its trade pillar completed, is moving toward implementation with the establishment of an IPEF Council that will meet annually. The council will consider proposals to negotiate new agreements, enhance trade or economic relations, or amend IPEF; consider other countries' interest in acceding to IPEF; and adopt its rules.
The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology voted 21-0 on March 12 to approve a bill that would add Chinese drone company Da-Jiang Innovations (DJI) to the FCC's Covered List, thereby prohibiting DJI technology from operating on U.S. communications infrastructure (see 2402200049). The bill, which DJI opposes, now heads to the full committee for its consideration.
President Joe Biden came out against the purchase of U.S. Steel by Nippon Steel, saying in a post on X: "I told our steel workers I have their backs, and I meant it. U.S. Steel has been an iconic American company for more than a century -- it’s vital that it remain domestically owned and operated."
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters: