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The American Apparel and Footwear Association thanked the Trump administration's suspension of higher tariff rates on China, but said the measure only keeps American companies and consumers "stuck in the same holding pattern" since President Donald Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs were announced.
U.S.-origin resin bought by a Chinese manufacturer to make zipper bags isn't an assist for valuation purposes because it was bought at full price from U.S. suppliers unrelated to the U.S. importer of the bags, CBP said in a recent ruling.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Aug. 11 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 published notices in the Federal Register Aug. 11 on the following antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CVD rates, scope, affected firms or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
The Commerce Department issued notices in the Federal Register on its recently initiated antidumping duty and countervailing duty investigations on crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into modules, from India, Indonesia and Laos (A-533-942/C-533-943, A-560-846/C-560-847, A-553-003/C-553-004). The AD investigations cover entries July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025. The CVD investigations cover entries in calendar year 2024.
The Commerce Department is beginning an anti-circumvention inquiry to determine whether all imports of steel wire garment hangers from Cambodia made from Chinese or Vietnamese steel wire are circumventing antidumping duties and countervailing duties on steel wire garment hangers from Vietnam (A-552-812/C-552-813) and an AD order on steel wire garment hangers from China (A-570-918), it said in a notice to be published Aug. 12.
The Commerce Department issued its final determination in the antidumping duty investigation on paper file folders from Sri Lanka (A-542-806). The agency made no changes from its preliminary determination, and suspension of liquidation and AD cash deposit requirements remain in effect for entries on or after May 29.
The Commerce Department said it neglected to mention in the June 16 published final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on light-walled rectangular pipe and tube from Mexico (A-201-836) for subject merchandise entered Aug. 1, 2022, through July 31, 2023, that it did, indeed rescind the review for 11 companies, as it said in the preliminary results that it intended to do (see 2409170032). Commerce said that is the only change reflected in its amended final results notice to be published Aug. 12 in the Federal Register.
The Commerce Department has released the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on superabsorbent polymers from South Korea (A-580-914). Commerce made no changes to the preliminary results, so the calculated zero percent AD rate for LG Chem, Ltd., the only company under review, remained the same in the final results.