Notice 30 May 2025 compliance, international trade, china, countervailing duty, polypropylene boxes

📦Postponement in Countervailing Duty Investigation for Polypropylene Boxes

The Department of Commerce has postponed the preliminary determination in the countervailing duty investigation regarding polypropylene corrugated boxes from China. This decision allows additional time for analyzing responses and issuing supplemental questionnaires before a final ruling is made. The new deadline for the preliminary determination is set for August 15, 2025.

Learn More
Notice 29 May 2025 compliance, international trade, antidumping, countervailing duty, business regulations, department of commerce, scope rulings

⚖️Scope Ruling Applications Impacting Antidumping and CVD Orders

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) received scope ruling applications, requesting that scope inquiries be conducted to determine whether identified products are covered by the scope of antidumping duty (AD) and/or countervailing duty (CVD) orders and that Commerce issue scope rulings pursuant to those inquiries. In accordance with Commerce's regulations, we are notifying the public of the filing of the scope ruling applications listed below in the month of April 2025.

Learn More
Notice 29 May 2025 commerce, trade, china, countervailing duty, import regulations, fiberglass door panels

🚪Postponement of Fiberglass Door Panels CVD Preliminary Determination

The U.S. Department of Commerce has postponed the preliminary determination in a countervailing duty investigation concerning fiberglass door panels imported from China. The postponement allows for further review of submitted information, indicating potential regulatory impacts on parties involved in the importation and manufacturing of these products.

Learn More
Notice 29 May 2025 compliance, international trade, china, countervailing duty, less-than-fair-value, ceramic abrasives

⚖️Final Countervailing Duty Alignment for Ceramic Abrasives from China

The U.S. Department of Commerce has aligned the final determination for countervailing duties (CVD) with the less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation regarding ceramic abrasive grains imported from China. This regulatory alignment is established to impact trade practices and economic considerations for involved businesses.

Learn More
Notice 28 May 2025 compliance, international trade, regulation, china, countervailing duty, active anode material, subsidies

⚖️Preliminary Countervailing Duty Determination on Anode Materials

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of active anode material from the People's Republic of China (China). The period of investigation is January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination.

Learn More
Notice 20 May 2025 international trade, trade regulation, countervailing duty, import compliance, tariff act, fiberglass door panels, polypropylene boxes

📦Investigation Notice for Fiberglass Panels & Polypropylene Boxes

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) published the notice of initiation for the less-than-fair value (LTFV) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of polypropylene corrugated boxes from the People's Republic of China (China) in the Federal Register of April 14, 2025, and for the LTFV and CVD investigations of fiberglass door panels from China in the Federal Register of April 15, 2025. In those initiation notices, Commerce inadvertently assigned case numbers that are already in use and is thus now assigning new case numbers.

Learn More
Notice 5 May 2025 commerce, international trade, regulation, china, countervailing duty, steel fencing

🏗️Postponement of Preliminary Determination for Steel Fence Duties

The U.S. Department of Commerce is postponing the preliminary determination in a countervailing duty investigation regarding temporary steel fencing imports from China. The decision follows a request from the petitioner, ZND US Inc., highlighting the complexity of issues under review. New deadlines are set to allow further assessment of subsidy programs related to this case.

Learn More
Notice 2 May 2025 compliance, international trade, antidumping, business impact, countervailing duty, import regulations, scope ruling

📦Notice of Scope Ruling Applications in Trade Compliance

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) received scope ruling applications, requesting that scope inquiries be conducted to determine whether identified products are covered by the scope of antidumping duty (AD) and/or countervailing duty (CVD) orders and that Commerce issue scope rulings pursuant to those inquiries. In accordance with Commerce's regulations, we are notifying the public of the filing of the scope ruling applications listed below in the month of March 2025.

Learn More
Notice 30 Apr 2025 international trade, antidumping, trade regulation, countervailing duty, u.s. international trade commission, thailand, silicon metal, australia, angola, norway, laos

⚖️Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations on Silicon Metal

The Commission hereby gives notice of the institution of investigations and commencement of preliminary phase antidumping and countervailing duty investigation Nos. 701-TA-760-763 and 731-TA-1743- 1746 (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, or the establishment of an industry in the United States is materially retarded, by reason of imports of silicon metal from Angola, Australia, Laos, and Norway, provided for in subheading 2804.69.10 and 2804.69.50 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 imports of silicon metal from Australia, Laos, Norway, and Thailand that are alleged to be subsidized by the Governments of Australia, Laos, Norway, and Thailand. 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 June 9, 2025. The Commission's views must be transmitted to Commerce within five business days thereafter, or by June 16, 2025.

Learn More
Notice 28 Apr 2025 commerce, international trade, countervailing duty, import regulations, tariffs, india, grinding media

⚖️U.S. Countervailing Duty on Grinding Media from India

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of certain high chrome cast iron grinding media (grinding media) from India. The period of investigation (POI) is April 1, 2023, through March 31, 2024.

Learn More