Notice 24 Feb 2025 international trade, trade regulation, commerce department, paper file folders, cambodia, sri lanka, less-than-fair-value

📄Postponement of Preliminary Determinations for Paper Folder Imports

This notice details the postponement of preliminary determinations for investigations into the less-than-fair-value pricing of paper file folders imported from Cambodia and Sri Lanka. The U.S. Department of Commerce has extended the deadline to allow for further evaluation of initial responses and to align with the U.S. International Trade Commission's schedules.

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Notice 21 Feb 2025 compliance, commerce, international trade, antidumping, trade regulation, steel industry, malaysia

⚖️Antidumping Duty Review on Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that prestressed concrete steel wire strand (PC strand) from Malaysia was sold in the United States at less than normal value during the period of review (POR), June 1, 2022, through May 31, 2023.

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Notice 21 Feb 2025 compliance, commerce, countervailing duties, international trade, antidumping

📊Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Reviews

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) has received requests to conduct administrative reviews of various antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders with January anniversary dates. In accordance with Commerce's regulations, we are initiating those administrative reviews.

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Notice 21 Feb 2025 international trade, china, imports, trade regulation, tariffs, usitc, slag pots

⚖️Investigation into Slag Pots Imports from China by USITC

The U.S. International Trade Commission has determined a reasonable indication of material injury to the U.S. industry from imports of slag pots from China, prompting investigations into alleged unfair trade practices, including dumping and government subsidies. The Commission will proceed to the final phase of its investigations, advancing the regulatory process surrounding these imports.

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Notice 21 Feb 2025 regulations, international trade, india, usitc, melamine, duties

📦Supplemental Schedule for Melamine Import Investigations Announced

The U.S. International Trade Commission announced a supplemental schedule for final investigations into countervailing and antidumping duties on melamine imports from India. This follows preliminary determinations of foreign subsidies and sales at below fair value, paving the way for potential tariffs and compliance regulations impacting U.S. businesses in the melamine sector.

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Notice 21 Feb 2025 compliance, international trade, regulation, china, antidumping duty, import/export, malaysia, monosodium glutamate

📦Preliminary Determination on MSG Antidumping Duty Circumvention

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that imports of monosodium glutamate (MSG) completed in Malaysia using glutamic acid produced in the People's Republic of China (China) are circumventing the antidumping duty (AD) order on MSG from China. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination.

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Notice 21 Feb 2025 regulatory compliance, international trade, u.s. international trade commission, importation, patent infringement, polyvinylidene fluoride

⚖️Investigation of Polyvinylidene Fluoride Resins for Patent Violation

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on January 13, 2025, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Synesqo SA of Belgium; Solvay Specialty Polymers, USA LLC of Alpharetta, Georgia; and Solvay Specialty Polymers Italy S.P.A. of Italy. A supplement to the complaint was filed on February 3, 2025. The complaint, as supplemented, alleges violations of section 337 based upon the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of certain polyvinylidene fluoride resins by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 8,337,725 ("the '725 patent"). The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists or is in the process of being established as required by the applicable Federal Statute. The complainants request that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue a limited exclusion order and a cease and desist order.

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Notice 21 Feb 2025 regulatory compliance, international trade, anti-dumping, hexamethylenetetramine, import tariffs

⚖️Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in Hexamine Investigations

The U.S. Department of Commerce has announced the postponement of preliminary determinations in less-than-fair-value investigations regarding hexamethylenetetramine imports from China, Germany, India, and Saudi Arabia, originally set for March 10, 2025. This decision allows time for further development of the administrative record and analysis of response questionnaires from involved parties.

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Notice 21 Feb 2025 international trade, antidumping, chemicals, import regulations, trade compliance, persulfates

⚖️Continuation of Antidumping Duty Order on Persulfates 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) order on persulfates from the People's Republic of China (China) would likely lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping, and material injury to an industry in the United States, Commerce is publishing a notice of continuation of this AD order.

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Notice 21 Feb 2025 countervailing duties, international trade, regulation, u.s. department of commerce, oil country tubular goods, seah steel corporation

⚓Final Results of Countervailing Duty Review on OCTG Imports from Korea

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that countervailable subsidies were not provided to SeAH Steel Corporation and its cross-owned affiliate, SeAH Steel Holdings Corporation (collectively, the SeAH Steel Companies), a producer and exporter of oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from the Republic of Korea (Korea). The period of review (POR) is September 29, 2022, through December 31, 2022.

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