The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register July 16 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 will retroactively suspend liquidation and set countervailing duty cash deposit requirements for previously uncovered entries from some exporters of overhead door counterbalance torsion springs from China (C-570-187), it said July 16.
The Commerce Department has set new antidumping duty cash deposit requirements for imports of erythritol from China (A-570-192), after finding sales at less than fair value by Chinese producers in the preliminary determination of its AD investigation. Suspension of liquidation and cash deposit requirements took effect for entries on or after July 16.
The Commerce Department has released amended final results of the antidumping duty and countervailing duty administrative reviews on aluminum extrusions from China (A-570-967/C-570-968), originally published Feb. 8, 2022, and Feb. 9, 2022, respectively, to align with the final decision in a court case that challenged the inclusion of one company, Kingtom Aluminio, in the reviews and the assignment of duties in those results.
On July 15, the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts (after not having posted new ones for a number of days) on the detention without physical examination of:
The FDA is planning to revoke 52 food standards that the agency deems "obsolete and unnecessary" because many of the standards predate more recent consumer protections, according to a July 16 release.
A bill has passed the House of Representatives that requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission to run a pilot program to see if artificial intelligence can advance its mission. It tasks the CPSC to see if AI can monitor internet websites, for the sale of recalled consumer products, and identify products that the CPSC has found should be refused admission to the U.S.
The president of Indonesia confirmed to reporters in Jakarta that he agreed to 19% tariffs, in exchange for buying more wheat, soybeans, fuel and Boeing aircraft.
The U.S. will set one tariff rate for "smaller countries" in a "notice of payment" without negotiation, President Donald Trump said.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters: