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📦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.

⚖️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.

⚖️USITC Investigation 337-TA-1352 on Trade Secrets in Pharma

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission ("Commission") has determined to review a final initial determination ("FID") issued by the presiding Chief Administrative Law Judge ("Chief ALJ"), finding a violation of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended. The Commission requests written submissions from the parties, interested government agencies, and other interested persons on the issues of remedy, the public interest, and bonding, under the schedule set forth below.

🧪ITC to Review Antidumping Duties on Acetone Imports

The Commission hereby gives notice that it will proceed with full reviews pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty orders on acetone from Belgium, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, and Spain would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time. A schedule for the reviews will be established and announced at a later date.

🚗USITC Investigation on Low Speed Vehicles from China

The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of the final phase of antidumping and countervailing duty investigation Nos. 701-TA-731 and 731-TA-1700 (Final) pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 ("the Act") to determine whether 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 low speed personal transportation vehicles (LSPTVs) from China, provided for in subheadings 8703.10.50, 8703.90.01, 8706.00.15, and 8707.10.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, preliminarily determined by the Department of Commerce ("Commerce") to be subsidized and sold at less-than-fair-value.

⚖️Notice on Vanillin Antidumping and Countervailing Investigations

The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of the final phase of antidumping and countervailing duty investigations Nos. 701-TA-728 and 731-TA-1697 (Final) pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 ("the Act") to determine whether 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 vanillin from China, provided for in subheadings 2912.41.00 and 2912.42.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, preliminarily determined by the Department of Commerce ("Commerce") to be subsidized and sold at less-than-fair- value.

📦USITC Investigation on Shapewear Patent Infringements

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on December 31, 2024, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Spanx, LLC of Atlanta, Georgia. A supplement to the complaint was filed on January 22, 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 shapewear garments by reason of the infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 9,179,713 ("the '713 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 9,930,916 ("the '916 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 10,455,866 ("the '866 patent"); U.S. Patent No. D707,920 ("the '920 patent"); U.S. Patent No. D796,780 ("the '780 patent"); and U.S. Patent No. D796,784 ("the '784 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 complainant requests that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue a general exclusion order, or in the alternative a limited exclusion order, and cease and desist orders.

⚖️Review of Antidumping Duty Order on Aluminum Oxide from China

The Commission hereby gives notice that it has instituted a review pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 ("the Act"), as amended, to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty order on refined brown aluminum oxide from China would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury. Pursuant to the Act, interested parties are requested to respond to this notice by submitting the information specified below to the Commission.

⚖️USITC Maintains Antidumping Duties on Steel Wire Hangers from China

⚖️Investigation on Chinese Erythritol Imports and U.S. Industry Impact