Philippines President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos told reporters in Manila that the Philippines didn't agree to drop tariffs to zero on all U.S. goods, as the U.S. claimed. He said that the Philippines agreed to eliminate tariffs in particular markets the U.S. really cares about, like automobiles.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the July 23 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 July 23 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 recently initiated antidumping duty and countervailing duty investigations on oleoresin paprika from India (A-533-938/C-533-939). The AD investigation period is April 1, 2024, through March 31, 2025. The CVD investigation period is calendar year 2024.
The Commerce Department intends to create a new exemption from antidumping and countervailing duties on crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into modules, from China (A-570-979/C-570-980) and crystalline silicon photovoltaic products from China (A-570-010/C-570-011) and Taiwan (A-583-853), it said in the preliminary results of three changed circumstances reviews released July 23.
The Commerce Department has set new antidumping duty cash deposit requirements for imports of active anode material from China (A-570-194), 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 July 22.
New antidumping and countervailing duties take effect, retroactive to Nov. 19, 2024, for importers of circular welded carbon quality steel pipe from Oman, the Commerce Department said in its preliminary determination in an anti-circumvention inquiry.
The Commerce Department issued its final determination in its countervailing duty investigation on hexamethylenetetramine (hexamine) from China (C-570-181), finding countervailable subsidization of producers and exporters. Suspension of liquidation currently isn't in effect for entries on or after July 5, 2025, and Commerce will require cash deposits of estimated CVD on future entries only if it issues a CVD order.
The Commerce Department issued its final determination in its antidumping duty investigation on hexamethylenetetramine (hexamine) from China (A-570-180). Changes to cash deposit requirements set in this final determination took effect July 18, the date they were published in the Federal Register.
On July 22, the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts (after not having posted new ones for a number of days) on the detention without physical examination of: