The Commerce Department has released the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on narrow woven ribbons with woven selvedge from Taiwan (A-583-844). The agency assigned the only two companies remaining under review -- Lace Fashions Industrial Co., Ltd. and Trydent Co., Ltd. -- an AD rate of 137.2%. If Commerce's findings for the two companies are continued in the final results, subject merchandise from Lace Fashions and Trydent will be assessed AD at that rate for entries during the period Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2024. Any changes to the two companies' cash deposit rates would take effect upon publication in the Federal Register of the final results of this review, currently due in January.
The Commerce Department has released the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on oil country tubular goods from Mexico (A-201-856). Commerce set an AD rate of 26.1% for the only company under review, Tubos de Acero de Mexico, S.A. Commerce said that after its review of the record and comments received from interested parties following the release of the preliminary results of this review, it made certain changes to the margin calculations for Tubos de Acero, which decreased the AD rate from the 30.38% assigned in the preliminary results.
On Sept. 3, the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
The Commerce Department’s spring 2025 regulatory agenda for the Bureau of Industry and Security includes new mentions of three interim final rules that could lead to new import restrictions under the agency's Information and Communications Technology and Services regulations.
The Senate Finance Committee approved Bryan Switzer to be a deputy U.S. trade representative for Asia, textiles, investment, services, and intellectual property on Sept. 4, on a 15-12 vote. The confirmation vote will be held in the full Senate.
House Ways and Means Committee members met with Mexico's Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard about the upcoming sunset review of USMCA, and two Republicans on the committee said most of the conversation was about how useful the free trade agreement is.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP has released its Sept. 3 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 59, No. 36), which includes the following ruling action:
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted on CBP's website Sept. 3, 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.
In the Aug. 27 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 59, No. 35), CBP published proposals to modify and revoke ruling letters concerning the tariff classifications of underwater remotely operated vehicles, vehicle backseat protectors, and spa covers and spa cover lifters.