The Commerce Department has released the final results of its countervailing duty administrative review on softwood lumber products from Canada (C-122-858). These final results will be used to set new CVD cash deposit rates for some companies, as well as final assessments of CVD on importers for subject merchandise entered Jan. 1, 2023, through Dec. 31, 2023.
The Commerce Department is issuing antidumping and countervailing duty orders on low-speed personal transportation vehicles from China (A-570-176/C-570-177). The orders, released Aug. 11, set permanent antidumping and countervailing duties, which will remain in place unless revoked by Commerce in a sunset or changed circumstances review. Commerce will now begin conducting annual administrative reviews, if requested, to determine final assessments of AD/CVD on importers and make changes to cash deposit rates.
The Commerce Department issued antidumping and countervailing duty orders on certain brake drums from China (A-570-174/C-570-175) and Turkey (A-549-853/C-549-854). The orders set permanent antidumping and countervailing duties that will remain in place unless revoked by Commerce, which may take place only under certain conditions, such as a sunset or changed circumstances review. Commerce will now begin conducting annual administrative reviews, if requested, to determine final assessments of AD/CVD on importers and make changes to cash deposit rates.
On Aug. 8, the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
The USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service will stop accepting paper submissions of the Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) 505 or 505B form as of Jan. 1, 2026, APHIS said in an emailed alert. Filers will need to submit their declarations using CBP's ACE or the USDA-APHIS Lacey Act Web Governance System (LAWGS). Those who submit a paper declaration after Jan. 1 will be violating the Lacey Act, APHIS said.
House Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar, R-Mich., said Aug. 11 that he’s disappointed General Motors will reportedly import electric vehicle batteries from China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (CATL), which the Defense Department placed on its Section 1260H list of Chinese military companies in January (see 2501060024).
President Donald Trump said that he is open to the possibility of normalizing trade relations with Russia if his upcoming meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin goes well.
The U.S. filed a motion for default judgment at the Court of International Trade on Aug. 10 against importer Rago Tires, seeking $56,435.48 for gross negligence in classifying its tires as not subject to antidumping duties and countervailing duties (United States v. Rago Tires, CIT # 24-00043).
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted on CBP's website Aug. 8, 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.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters: