🚪USITC Investigates Antidumping Duties on Fiberglass Door Panels
The Commission hereby gives notice of the institution of investigations and commencement of preliminary phase antidumping and countervailing duty investigations Nos. 701-TA-758 and 731-TA-1739 (Preliminary) pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 ("the Act") to determine whether there is a reasonable indication that an industry in the United States is materially injured or threatened with material injury by reason of imports of fiberglass door panels from China, provided for in subheading 3925.20.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, that are alleged to be sold in the United States at less than fair value and alleged to be subsidized by the Government of China. Unless the Department of Commerce ("Commerce") extends the time for initiation, the Commission must reach a preliminary determination in antidumping and countervailing duty investigations in 45 days, or in this case by May 5, 2025. The Commission's views must be transmitted to Commerce within five business days thereafter, or by May 12, 2025.
Learn More🚛Antidumping Investigations on Chassis Imports Affecting Business
The U.S. Department of Commerce has initiated investigations into imports of chassis and subassemblies from Mexico, Thailand, and Vietnam for potentially being sold at less-than-fair value. The investigations are a response to petitions claiming material injury to the U.S. chassis industry, and they explore various business aspects, including domestic support for the investigations and potential future regulatory actions.
Learn More⚖️Antidumping Duty Review on Forged Steel Fittings from Korea
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that Samyoung Fitting Co., Ltd. (Samyoung) made sales of forged steel fittings (FSF) from the Republic of Korea (Korea) at prices below normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR) December 1, 2022, through November 30, 2023. Commerce invites interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.
Learn More🛏️Court Decision Revokes Antidumping Order on Indonesian Mattresses
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) published a notice in the Federal Register in March, 2025 in which Commerce announced that a recent U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) decision was not in harmony with the final determination of Commerce's antidumping duty investigation on mattresses from Indonesia; and as a result of this decision, Commerce is revoking the antidumping duty order. This notice failed to include language about providing a refund to the companies affected by this order.
Learn More🏗️U.S. Commission's Determination on Steel Pipe from China
The International Trade Commission has determined that lifting antidumping and countervailing duties on circular welded carbon quality steel line pipe from China could harm the U.S. industry. This decision emphasizes the impact of trade regulations on domestic manufacturers, particularly in terms of maintaining competitive market conditions.
Learn More📃Monosodium Glutamate Circumvention Notice
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) published notice in the Federal Register of February 21, 2025 of its preliminary affirmative determination of circumvention of the antidumping duty order on monosodium glutamate (MSG) from the People's Republic of China (China). In that notice, the importer and exporter certifications provided at Appendix II contained three errors.
Learn More⚖️Amended Final Scope Rulings on Aluminum Extrusions From China
On October 8, 2024, in the consolidated appeal of Worldwide Door Components, Inc., v. United States, Endura Products, INC., Court No. 2023-1532 and Columbia Aluminum Products, LLC, v. United States, Endura Products, INC., Court No. 2023-1534 (collectively, Worldwide Federal Circuit), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Federal Circuit) reversed the U.S. Court of International Trade's (CIT) Second Remand Order, and sustained the non-protested portions of Commerce's First Remand Redeterminations. The Federal Circuit also vacated the CIT's subsequent opinions and orders in this case following the Second Remand Order. In the First Remand Redeterminations, Commerce continued to find that certain door thresholds imported by Worldwide Door Components, Inc. (Worldwide) and Columbia Aluminum Products, Inc. (Columbia) are within the scope of the antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on aluminum extrusions from the People's Republic of China (China). The CIT originally sustained Commerce's Third Remand Redeterminations finding the products in question outside the scope of the Orders under respectful protest, and on December 29, 2022, Commerce published a notice of court decisions not in harmony with its final scope ruling and notice of amended final scope ruling. However, consistent with the Federal Circuit's decision reversing and vacating the CIT's opinion and order, Commerce is now amending the final scope rulings, as they were represented in the Amended Final Scope Rulings, to find that the Worldwide and Columbia door thresholds at issue are subject to the Orders.
Learn More🚗Updates on Antidumping Duties for Chinese Passenger Tires
On November 26, 2024, the U.S. Court of International Trade (the Court) issued a partial judgment in YC Rubber Co. (North America) LLC., et al. v. United States, Consol., Court no. 19-00069, sustaining, in part, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce)'s first remand results pertaining to the administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on passenger vehicle and light truck tire (passenger tires) from the People's Republic of China (China) covering the period August 1, 2016, through July 31, 2017. Commerce is notifying the public that the Court's partial judgment is not in harmony with Commerce's final results of the administrative review, and that Commerce is amending the final results with respect to the dumping margin assigned to Kenda Rubber (China) Co., Ltd. (Kenda).
Learn More🏗️Continuation of Antidumping Duties on Steel Racks from China
As a result of the determinations by the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on certain steel racks and parts thereof (steel racks) from the People's Republic of China (China) would likely lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping and countervailable subsidies, and material injury to an industry in the United States, Commerce is publishing a notice of continuation of these AD and CVD orders.
Learn More📊LTFV Investigation Initiated for Methylene Diphenyl Diisocyanate
The U.S. Department of Commerce has initiated a less-than-fair-value investigation concerning imports of methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) from China, following a petition citing concerns over unfair pricing practices and potential material injury to the domestic industry. The investigation aims to assess allegations and determine applicable duties moving forward.
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