The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on monosodium glutamate from China (A-570-992). Commerce found all 27 companies under review did not demonstrate independence from state control, assigning them the China-wide AD duty rate of 40.41%. Commerce will assess AD duties at this rate on subject merchandise from these 27 companies between Nov. 1, 2016, and Oct. 31, 2017. A 40.41% AD duty cash deposit rate for these 27 companies takes effect for each company on Dec. 13.

The Commerce Department issued the final results of the countervailing duty administrative review on high pressure steel cylinders from China (C-570-978). Commerce assigned the only company under review, Beijing Tianhai Industry Co., Ltd. (BTIC), a CV rate of 25.57%. Subject merchandise from BTIC entered Jan. 1, 2016, through Dec. 31, 2016, will be liquidated at rates set in this review. A CV duty cash deposit rate of 25.57% for entries from BTIC takes effect Dec. 10.

The Commerce Department made a preliminary affirmative antidumping determination that common quartz surface products from China (A-570-084) 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 Aug. 22, 2018.

The Commerce Department is amending the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on activated carbon from China (A-570-904). Corrections of calculation errors will cause rates for most Chinese exporters under review to fall by nearly half. The agency also says it erroneously listed several companies -- TCF, Jilin Bright Future, Datong Yunguang, SITT, and Shanxi Dapu -- as non-cooperative and subject to the high China-wide rate, when they should have been listed as having no shipments.

The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on steel threaded rod from China (A-570-932). Commerce found three companies with shipments under review -- Fastenal Canada, Brother Holding Group Co. Ltd., and Zhejiang Morgan Brother Technology Co. Ltd. -- did not demonstrate independence from state control, assigning them the China-wide AD duty rate of 206%. Commerce will assess AD duties at this rate on subject merchandise from these three companies entered April 1, 2016, through March 31, 2017. A 206% AD duty cash deposit rate takes effect for each of these three companies on Nov. 15.

The Commerce Department is amending the final results of its countervailing duty administrative review on crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into modules, from China (C-570-980). Corrections of calculation errors in the agency's original final results will cause rates to fall for all Chinese exporters under review. Amended cash deposit rates take effect Oct. 30. These amended final results will be used to set final assessments of CV duties on importers for entries between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2015.

The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on steel wire garment hangers from China (A-570-918). Commerce calculated an AD rate of 2.68% for Shanghai Wells Hanger Co., Ltd., and its affiliate Hong Kong Wells Ltd. Commerce will assess AD duties at importer-specific rates on subject merchandise from Shanghai Wells and Hong Kong Wells entered Oct. 1, 2016, through Sept. 30, 2017. A 2.68% AD duty cash deposit rate for Shanghai Wells and Hong Kong Wells takes effect Oct. 23.

The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on activated carbon from China (A-570-904). These final results will be used to set final assessments of AD duties on importers for subject merchandise entered April 1, 2016, through March 31, 2017.

The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on hot-rolled carbon steel flat products from China (A-570-865). Commerce found all five exporters under review -- Baosteel Group Corporation; Shanghai Baosteel International Economic & Trading Co., Ltd.; Baoshan Iron and Steel Co., Ltd.; Shanghai Meishan Iron & Steel; and Union Steel China -- did not demonstrate independence from state control, assigning them a China-wide AD duty rate of 90.83%. Commerce will assess AD duties at this rate on subject merchandise exported by these five companies and entered between Nov. 1, 2016, and Oct. 31, 2017. A 90.83% AD duty cash deposit rate takes effect Sept. 17 for subject merchandise exported by each of these five companies.

The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on frozen fish fillets from Vietnam (A-552-802). These final results will be used to set final assessments of AD duties on importers for subject merchandise entered Feb. 1, 2016, through Jan. 31, 2017.