The Commerce Department is amending antidumping duty rates set in its recently issued final determination on aluminum extrusions from Vietnam (A-552-837). Corrections to calculation errors result in slight increases to AD rates for all companies under investigation that received a rate separate from the Vietnam-wide entity.

The International Trade Commission published notices in the Oct. 25 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 is setting new countervailing duty cash deposit requirements for imports of disposable aluminum containers, pans, trays, and lids from China (C-570-171) after finding illegal subsidization of Chinese producers in the preliminary determination of its CVD investigation. Suspension of liquidation and cash deposit requirements take retroactive effect as of July 30, 2024, due to Commerce's finding of critical circumstances for all Chinese companies.

The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Oct. 24 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 International Trade Commission published notices in the Oct. 24 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 is amending the final results of an antidumping duty administrative review on wood mouldings and millwork products from China (A-570-117) to correct a ministerial error in its calculation for the AD rate for entries of subject merchandise from one of the mandatory respondents in the review, Jinquan/Baiyuan -- consisting of Fujian Jinquan Trade Co., Ltd. and Baiyuan Wood Machining Co., Ltd. -- during the period Feb. 1, 2022, through Jan. 31, 2023.

The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Oct. 23 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 is beginning new antidumping duty investigations on hexamethylenetetramine (hexamine) from China, Germany, India and Saudi Arabia, as well as countervailing duty investigations on the same product from China and India, it said in a fact sheet Oct. 22. The underlying petition was filed in September (see 2410010045). The International Trade Commission is scheduled to make its preliminary injury determinations by Nov. 14. These AD/CVD investigations will continue only if the ITC finds injury. International Trade Today will provide more details upon publication of the initiation notices in the Federal Register.

The Commerce Department soon will suspend liquidation and impose countervailing duty cash deposit requirements on imports of disposable aluminum containers, pans, trays, and lids from China, it said in a fact sheet issued Oct. 22. Commerce set CVD rates ranging from 78.12% to 312.91% for Chinese 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.

A domestic producer coalition filed petitions last week with the Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission requesting new antidumping duties on paper file folders from Cambodia and Sri Lanka, as well as countervailing duties on paper file folders from Cambodia. Commerce will now decide whether to begin AD/CVD investigations, which could result in the imposition of permanent AD/CVD orders and the assessment of AD and CVD on importers.