The International Trade Commission published notices in the May 15 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 15 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 is setting new countervailing duty cash deposit requirements for imports of erythritol from China (A-570-193), after finding subsidization of Chinese producers in the preliminary determination of its CVD investigation. Suspension of liquidation and cash deposit requirements will take effect for entries on or after May 16, the date that the preliminary determination is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register.
The Commerce Department has published the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length plate from Italy (A-475-834). In the final results of this review, Commerce will set assessment rates for subject merchandise for the companies under review entered May 1, 2023, through April 30, 2024.
The Commerce Department has published the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on forged steel fluid end blocks from Italy (A-475-840). In the final results of this review, Commerce will set AD assessment rates for subject merchandise for the companies under review entered Jan. 1, 2023, through Dec. 31, 2023.
The Commerce Department has published the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on wooden bedroom furniture from China (A-570-890). The agency said it preliminarily determined that Shenzhen New Fudu Furniture Co., Ltd. isn't eligible for a separate rate, assigning it to the China-wide entity, which has an AD rate of 216.01%. If Commerce continues this finding in its final results, it will assess AD on subject merchandise imported from New Fudu at that 216.01% rate. A new 216.01% cash deposit rate for New Fudu would take effect upon publication of the final results of this review in the Federal Register.
On May 14, the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
A reduction in reciprocal tariffs on Chinese goods to 10% has not ended the harm to families that need to stock up for new babies, Congress's "Dads Caucus" argued at a press conference May 15.
Trade groups representing three strong exporting sectors -- soybeans, semiconductors and medical devices -- and an expert in critical minerals trade all told the Senate Finance Committee that higher tariffs on all countries and products, and constantly changing tariff policy, aren't good for American competitiveness.
The U.S. opened a civil suit against importers Aspects Furniture Manufacturing and Aspects Furniture International seeking nearly $7.7 million in unpaid antidumping duties on 99 entries of wooden bedroom furniture from China. The complaint also named Hospitality Engineering Services and the chief executive of all three companies, Amy Sivixay, as defendants, claiming that Hospitality and Sivixay are liable for the unpaid duties, since they controlled the actions of the two importers (United States v. Aspects Furniture Manufacturing, CIT # 25-00089).