American appliance manufacturer Whirlpool claimed that its competitors may be evading tariffs on imports of appliances, and the company has raised its concerns with the Trump administration. Whirlpool said that, according to customs data, the declared value of imported home appliances "dropped precipitously" as tariffs took effect, which it said "raises concerns of potential duty evasion."
The World Trade Organization's Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies took effect Sept. 15 during a special General Council meeting after instruments of acceptance were received from Brazil, Kenya, Vietnam and Tonga, the WTO announced. Those acceptances brought the total number over the two-thirds threshold needed for the deal to enter into force (see 2508250013).
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Sept. 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 has released the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length plate from Italy (A-475-834). These final results will be used to set final assessments of antidumping duties on importers of subject merchandise from Italy entered May 1, 2023, through April 30, 2024.
The Commerce Department is amending the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on certain carbon and alloy steel cut to-length plate from Italy (A-475-834), originally published Dec. 8, 2022, to align the results with the final decision, published Sept. 3, 2025, in a court case that challenged a rate in those results.
The Commerce Department has published amended final results of the countervailing duty administrative review on multilayered wood flooring from China (C-570-971) for entries during calendar year 2018, originally published Oct. 27, 2021, to align with the final decision in a court case that challenged rates in those results.
On Aug. 20, the Court of International Trade issued its final judgment in a court case -- (Deer Park Glycine, LLC v. U.S., CIT # 23-00238) -- pertaining to the scope ruling for the antidumping duty orders on glycine from India, Japan and Thailand, and the countervailing duty orders on glycine from India and China.
Whole garlic cloves in brine imported by International Golden Foods aren't subject to an antidumping duty order on fresh garlic from China, the Commerce Department said in an Aug. 29 scope ruling.
On Sept. 12, the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative is seeking comments on whether any of the 178 existing Section 301 exclusions should be extended past Nov. 29. Comments must be submitted at https://comments.USTR.gov. The portal will open Sept. 16 at 12:01 a.m. EDT and close Oct. 16 at 11:59 p.m. EDT. A list of all the products that are receiving exclusions also will be at the portal.