The Commerce Department has published the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on citric acid and certain citrate salts from China (A-570-937). The agency preliminarily assigned the RZBC group of companies -- RZBC Group Co., Ltd., RZBC Co., Ltd., RZBC Import & Export Co., Ltd., and RZBC (Juxian) Co., Ltd. -- a zero percent AD rate for the period May 1, 2022, through April 30, 2023.
The Commerce Department has published the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on stainless steel plate in coils from Belgium (A-423-808). The agency preliminarily calculated a 0.78% AD rate for the only company under review, Aperam Stainless Belgium N.V. If the agency's finding is continued in the final results, importers of subject merchandise from Aperam entered May 1, 2022, through April 30, 2023, will be assessed AD at the 0.78% rate. Any changes to rates for Citribel would take effect on the date of publication in the Federal Register of the final results of this review, due in October.
An EPA proposed rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) would restrict the use and handling of the solvent n-methylpyrrolidone (NMP), which is used in the manufacturing and production of electronics, polymers, agricultural chemicals and petrochemical products, the agency said in a June 5 news release.
The Foreign-Trade Zones Board issued the following notices on June 6:
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said it heard from nearly 300 stakeholders in its request for comment on improving supply chain resiliency. Of those, 84 testified in Washington (see 2405010016), St. Paul, New York or in a virtual hearing.
The Biden administration's proposed Section 301 tariff hikes on various Chinese goods (see 2405220072) would continue to skirt World Trade Organization commitments and strip the global economy of international tribunals, which are key to curbing "persistent protectionism," said George Washington Law School professor Steve Charnovitz in comments on the proposed tariffs.
CBP issued the following release on commercial trade and related matters:
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted on CBP's website June 5, 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 has imposed interim measures on 10 companies cited for allegedly evading antidumping and countervailing duties when importing oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from China.
Sen. Marco Rubio, co-author of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, along with the leaders of the House Homeland Security Committee and the House Select Committee on China, have provided detailed supply chain maps for lithium-ion battery makers CATL (Contemporary Amperex Technology Co.) and Gotion High Tech, linking them to companies that transfer Uyghur workers and companies that mine minerals or make aluminum in Xinjiang.