Commerce secretary nominee Howard Lutnick vigorously defended the prospect of imposing tariffs on all goods from places like the EU, Japan or South Korea during his confirmation hearing Jan. 29, saying those countries deserve it, as they either use food safety rules to protect their farmers, put up barriers to American car imports, or undercut American manufacturing with their exports of manufactured goods.
Nicholas Czajkowski, a former trade analyst for the Commerce Department, has joined Schagrin Associates, the firm announced. Czajkowski worked at Commerce for over 20 years, conducting various trade remedy investigations, administrative reviews and new shipper reviews.
A business group representing American interests in China cites rising trade protectionism, policy uncertainties and escalating geopolitical tensions as headwinds faced by pro-American companies operating in China, according to a recent annual survey of the group's members.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Jan. 28 Federal Register on the following 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 Jan. 28 on the following antidumping and countervailing (AD/CV) duty proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, scope, affected firms or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
The Commerce Department said it erroneously stated in the notice of amendments to the Jan. 10, 2022, published final results of a review of the antidumping duty order on tapered roller bearings and parts thereof, finished and unfinished, from China (A-570-601) that the Commerce Department would issue revised cash deposit instructions to CBP for all the non-selected companies (specifically, Hebei Xintai Bearing Forging Co., Ltd. and Xinchang Newsun Xintianlong Precision Bearing Manufacturing Co., Ltd.) that don't have a superseding cash deposit rate. Those two companies were given revised AD rates in the amended final results, of 76.58% each, for the review period June 1, 2019, through May 31, 2020.
The Commerce Department released notices in the Federal Register on its recently initiated antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on slag pots from China (A-570-196/C-570-197). The CVD investigation covers entries Jan. 1, 2023, through Dec. 31, 2023. The AD investigation covers entries April 1, 2024, through Sept. 30, 2024.
The Commerce Department made preliminary affirmative antidumping duty determinations that imports of brake drums from China (A-570-174) and Turkey (A-489-853) are being sold in the U.S. at less than fair value. AD suspension of liquidation and cash deposit requirements take effect Jan. 29.
A final rule setting a consumer product safety standard for play yards is being updated to incorporate a revision of a voluntary ASTM standard, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said in a Federal Register notice to be published Jan. 29. The new standard will take effect April 5 unless CPSC receives significant adverse comment on the update. Comments must be received by Feb. 28.
On Jan. 27, the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of: