The International Trade Commission published notices in the Sept. 11 Federal Register on the following AD/CVD injury, Section 337 patent or other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will be in another ITT article):
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Sept. 11 on the following AD/CV duty proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, scope, affected firms or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
The Commerce Department has released the preliminary results of a countervailing duty administrative review of metal lockers from China (C-570-134). This review covers subject merchandise from the exporters under review entered during calendar year 2022.
The Commerce Department has published the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on passenger vehicle and light truck tires from China (A-570-016). In the final results of this review, Commerce may set assessment rates for subject merchandise from the companies under review that was entered August 2022 through July 2023.
The Commerce Department soon will suspend liquidation and impose countervailing duty cash deposit requirements on imports of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) from China and India, it said in a fact sheet issued Sept. 10. Commerce set CVD rates ranging from 3.1% to 27.68% for Chinese exporters, and 3.28% to 5.29% for Indian exporters, the agency said as it announced its preliminary determinations in its ongoing CVD investigations. Suspension of liquidation and cash deposit requirements will take effect for entries on or after the date of publication of the preliminary determinations in the Federal Register, which should occur in the coming days.
Republican members of the House Energy and Commerce's Health Subcommittee criticized the FDA's Center for Tobacco Products for giving its blessing to so few vaping delivery systems and liquids put in electronic cigarettes, saying that the vast black market of vaping products is benefiting China, and that having so few legitimate products available makes it more dangerous for smokers who are wanting to switch from cigarettes to vaping, which is less harmful to their health.
Vice President Kamala Harris called the former president's idea of imposing tariffs on imports from all countries "the Trump sales tax" during the Sept. 10 presidential debate, saying it would increase the cost of everyday goods by 20%.
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted on CBP's website Sept. 10, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching for the listed CBP message number at CBP's ADCVD Search page.
A regional union president for CBP officers asked Congress "to close the de minimis exception" or at least lower the de minimis threshold, but also to increase funding for frontline staff.
Sean Stein, former U.S. consul general in Shanghai and chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in China, will replace retiring U.S.-China Business Council President Craig Allen, the council announced Sept. 10. Stein, who also is a senior adviser with Covington, will take over as president in November. He brings “the policy and business expertise, experience, and gravitas needed to lead the council forward at a time of great complexity in the US-China relationship,” said Raj Subramaniam, USCBC board chair and FedEx CEO.