📃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📦Scope Ruling Applications for Antidumping and Countervailing Duties
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 January 2025.
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🌲Final Results of Countervailing Duty on Softwood Lumber from Canada
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that TRAPA Forest Products Ltd. (TRAPA) is the successor-in-interest (SII) to Trans- Pacific Trading Ltd. (Trans-Pacific) in the context of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on certain softwood lumber products (softwood lumber) from Canada.
Learn More📦Antidumping Duty Review for Vertical Metal File Cabinets from China
As a result of the expedited sunset review, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) order on vertical metal file cabinets (file cabinets) from the People's Republic of China (China) would likely lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping at the levels indicated in the "Final Results of Sunset Review" section of this notice.
Learn More🌎Application for Foreign-Trade Zone Expansion in Puerto Rico
The Department of Commerce’s Foreign-Trade Zones Board has received an application for the expansion of Subzone 7F by Puerto Rico Energy LLC. This notice outlines the request for additional acreage at Luis Munoz Marin International Airport, intended to enhance trade operations in the region. Public comments are invited during the specified period.
Learn More⚖️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.
Learn More🛏️Rescission of Antidumping Duty Review for Serbian Mattresses
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on mattresses from Serbia for the period of review (POR) May 1, 2023, through April 30, 2024.
Learn More📜Delay of Effective Date for Privacy Act Regulations Affecting Trade
On January 10, 2025, we published a final rule that exempted a system of records, titled "Smuggling Interdiction and Trade Compliance (SITC) National Information Communication Activity System (SNICAS), USDA/APHIS-21," from certain provisions of the Privacy Act. In addition, it also amended the Privacy Act regulations to reflect an administrative change to the list of system of records that are exempt from certain provisions of the Privacy Act. The final rule was scheduled to go into effect on February 10, 2025. This document delays the effective date until April 11, 2025.
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