The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register May 20 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 issued notices in the Federal Register on its recently initiated antidumping duty investigations on silicon metal from Angola (A-762-001), Australia (A-602-813), Laos (A-553-001) and Norway (A-403-806), as well as its countervailing duty investigations on silicon metal from Australia (C-602-814), Laos (C-553-002), Norway (C-403-807) and Thailand (C-549-856). The CVD investigations cover entries for calendar year 2024. The AD investigations cover entries April 1, 2024, through March 31, 2025.
The Commerce Department said it's rescinding the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on stainless steel butt-weld pipe fittings from Italy (A-475-828) for the period of review Feb, 1, 2024, through Jan. 31, 2025, because the request for the review of Tectubi Raccordi SpA (including its affiliates, Raccordi Forgiati S.r.l. and Allied International S.r.l.) was withdrawn; and because there were no reviewable, suspended entries of subject merchandise during the review period for the other company for which a review was requested, Filmag Italia, SpA.
The Commerce Department issued antidumping and countervailing duty orders on ferrosilicon from Brazil (A-351-860/C-351-861), Kazakhstan (A-834-812/C-834-813) and Malaysia (A-557-828/C-557-829). The orders set permanent antidumping and countervailing duties that will remain in place unless revoked by Commerce, which may take place only under certain conditions, such as a sunset or changed circumstances review. Commerce will now begin conducting annual administrative reviews, if requested, to determine final assessments of AD/CV duties on importers and make changes to cash deposit rates.
The Commerce Department will soon suspend liquidation and impose countervailing duty cash deposit requirements on imports of active anode material from China, it said in a fact sheet issued May 20. The CVD rates will range from 6.55% to 721.03% for Chinese exporters, the agency said as it announced its preliminary determinations in its ongoing CVD investigation. Suspension of liquidation and cash deposit requirements will take effect for entries on or after the date of publication of the preliminary determinations in the Federal Register, which should occur in the coming days. Commerce is conducting concurrent antidumping duty investigations on the same product from China, with a preliminary determination expected by July 16.
On May 19, the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
The Coalition for a Prosperous America, a pro-Trump trade group, noted in its newsletter that U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer squeezed in an appearance at their annual conference between returning from talks with China in Switzerland and flying to Asia for more negotiations.
If de minimis ends for all imports in July 2027, as proposed in the tax bill currently being considered in the House of Representatives, the U.S. Treasury would collect an additional $5.2 billion in the first full fiscal year after the change, mostly in tariffs, but including $231 million in customs user fees.
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of May 12-18:
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted on CBP's website May 19, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching for the listed CBP message number at CBP's ADCVD Search page.