The Commerce Department has released the final results of the countervailing duty administrative review on hot-rolled steel flat products from South Korea (C-580-884). These final results will be used to set final assessments of CVD on importers for entries in calendar year 2021.
The Commerce Department has published the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on steel concrete reinforcing bar from Mexico (A-201-844). These final results will be used to set final assessments of AD duties on importers for subject merchandise entered Nov. 1, 2021, through Oct. 31, 2022.
The Commerce Department has published the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on hot-rolled steel flat products from Japan (A-588-874). These final results will be used to set final assessments of AD on importers for subject merchandise entered Oct. 1, 2021, through Sept. 30, 2022.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the following voluntary recalls May 9:
On May 9, the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts (after not having posted new ones for a number of days) on the detention without physical examination of:
USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation announced May 9 that Special Import Quota #4 for upland cotton will be established May 16, allowing importation of 7,680,747 kilograms (35,277 bales) of upland cotton, the same as the previous quota period. The quota will apply to upland cotton purchased not later than Aug. 13, 2024, and entered into the U.S. by Nov. 11, 2024. The quota is equivalent to one week's consumption of cotton by domestic mills at the seasonally adjusted average rate for the January through March 2024 period, the most recent three months for which data is available.
An amendment that senators had hoped to attach to the Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill, which would have temporarily removed the 15% tariff on imported titanium sponge (see 2405080012), didn't make it into the bill, which passed the Senate May 9.
Bloomberg reported that the White House will release the Section 301 tariffs review next week, with higher tariffs on electric vehicles, batteries and solar cells. The report said it's unclear if there will be any tariff reductions, "though large-scale reductions aren’t expected."
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted on CBP's website May 9, 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.