The International Trade Commission instituted an investigation on Aug. 12 that will lead to recommendations to modify the Harmonized Tariff Schedule in line with those recommended by the World Customs Organization for the global Harmonized System.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Aug. 14 Federal Register on the following antidumping and countervailing duty (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 beginning new antidumping duty investigations on certain freight rail couplers and parts thereof imported from the Czech Republic and India, as well as a countervailing duty investigation on freight rail couplers from India, it said in a fact sheet released Aug. 13. The underlying petition was filed in July (see 2507240022). The International Trade Commission is scheduled to make its preliminary injury determination by Sept. 8. The investigation 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 issued its final determination in its countervailing duty investigation on overhead door counterbalance torsion springs from China (C-570-187). Suspension of liquidation is currently not in effect for entries on or after Aug. 1, 2025, and Commerce will require cash deposits of estimated CVD on future entries only if it issues a CVD order.
The Commerce Department has released its final determination in the antidumping duty investigation on overhead door counterbalance torsion springs from China (A-570-186). Cash deposit rates set in this final determination take effect Aug. 15.
A domestic producer recently filed a petition with the Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission requesting imposition of antidumping duties and countervailing duties on high purity dissolving pulp (HPDP) from Brazil and Norway. Commerce now will 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. Rayonier Advanced Materials, Inc. and the United Steelworkers labor union requested the investigation.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Aug. 13 Federal Register on the following antidumping and countervailing duty (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 International Trade Commission seeks comments by Aug. 21 on a Section 337 complaint alleging that imports of vaporizer devices infringe patents held by Juul Labs, Inc., it said in an Aug. 13 notice. According to the complaint, Juul is seeking a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders against NJOY, Altria and their subsidiaries to bar from entry "certain vaporizer devices, cartridges used therewith, and components thereof" that violate its patents. This is Juul's fifth Section 337 complaint in the past seven years to "stop the unlawful importation of vaporizer devices and components thereof," according to the complaint.
The International Trade Commission is issuing both a limited and a general exclusion order banning imports of exercise equipment that infringe on its patents (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1419), it said in a notice to be published Aug. 14.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters: