The International Trade Commission published notices in the Aug. 15 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 issued notices in the Federal Register on its recently initiated antidumping duty investigations on freight rail couplers and parts thereof from the Czech Republic (A-851-806) and India (A-533-940), as well as its countervailing duty investigation on freight rail couplers from India (C-533-941). The CVD investigation covers entries in calendar year 2024. The AD investigations cover entries July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025.
Reps. Jared Golden, D-Maine, and Greg Steube, R-Fla., introduced a bill Aug. 15 that would codify the Trump administration’s 10% tariff baseline on all imported goods (see 2504020068) and create a separate category of tariffs for China.
Tariffs on steel, chips and semiconductors will come into effect by next week or the week after, President Donald Trump said on Aug. 15.
CBP has released its Aug. 13 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 59, No. 33), which includes the following ruling actions:
The Commerce Department will add 407 Harmonized Tariff Schedule codes to the lists of steel and aluminum derivatives subject to Section 232 tariffs, the agency said in a notice released late Aug. 15. Tariffs on the new additions take effect at 12:01 a.m. ET on Aug. 18, 2025.
Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum derivatives, currently set at 50%, will cover 407 additional Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheadings beginning at 12:01 a.m. on Aug. 18, the Commerce Department said in a notice released late on Aug. 15. The notice includes no exception for goods in transit as of the effective date.
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.
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 following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of Aug. 4-10: