The Commerce Department issued its final determinations in the countervailing duty investigations on glycine from China (C-570-081) and India (C-533-884). Suspension of liquidation is currently not in effect for entries on or after Jan. 2, 2019, and Commerce will only require cash deposits of estimated CV duties on future entries if it issues a CV duty order.

The Commerce Department issued its final determinations in the antidumping duty investigations on glycine from India (A-533-883) and Japan (A-588-878).

The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on passenger vehicle and light truck tires from China (A-570-016). These final results will be used to set final assessments of AD duties on importers for subject merchandise entered Aug. 1, 2016, through July 31, 2017.

The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on hydrofluorocarbon blends from China (A-570-028). These final results will be used to set final assessments of AD duties on importers for subject merchandise entered Feb. 1, 2016, through July 31, 2017.

The Commerce Department issued the final results of its countervailing duty administrative review on passenger vehicle and light truck tires from China (C-570-017). The agency calculated new CV duty cash deposit rates for the Chinese producers and exporters listed below. These final results will be used to set final assessments of CV duties on importers for entries between Jan. 1, 2016, through Dec. 31, 2016.

The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on steel nails from China (A-570-909). These final results will be used to set final assessments of AD duties on importers for subject merchandise entered Aug. 1, 2016, through July 31, 2017.

The Commerce Department made a preliminary affirmative antidumping determination that steel wheels 12 to 16.5 inches in diameter from China (A-570-090) is being sold in the U.S. at less than fair value. Commerce found "critical circumstances" for all Chinese companies, and will retroactively suspend liquidation and impose AD duty cash deposit requirements for all subject merchandise as of Jan. 22, 2019.

The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on uncovered innerspring units from China (A-570-928). Commerce found Foshan Nanhai Jolyspring (Foshan Nanhai) did not demonstrate independence from state control, assigning it the China-wide AD duty rate of 234.51%. Commerce will assess AD duties at this rate on subject merchandise of Chinese origin from Foshan Nanhai entered between Feb. 1, 2017, and Jan. 31, 2018. A 234.51% AD duty cash deposit rate for Chinese-origin merchandise from Foshan Nanhai takes effect April 18.

The Commerce Department issued the final results of the countervailing duty administrative review on narrow woven ribbons with woven selvedge (C-570-953) from China. Commerce assigned the only company under review, Yama Ribbons and Bows Co., Ltd., a CV rate of 23.70%. Subject merchandise from Yama entered in calendar year 2016 will be liquidated at a rate of 23.70%. A CV duty cash deposit rate of 23.70% for entries from Yama takes effect March 25.

The Northern Illinois U.S. District Court on March 19 dismissed a False Claims Act duty evasion lawsuit against a now-bankrupt pipe company, but allowed the case against that company’s two owners to proceed. Larry and Dennis Greenspon allegedly had their company, LDR Industries, falsely declare imports of plumbing pipe as exempt from antidumping and countervailing duties on circular welded pipe from China, and also should have paid marking duties on the imports, the lawsuit says.