The Commerce Department released the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on forged steel fittings from South Korea (A-580-904). The agency made certain changes to its preliminary calculation of a 18.72% AD rate for the sole company under review, Samyoung Fitting Co., Ltd., after receiving comments. The new rate, effective Sept. 22, is 5.68%. Importers of subject merchandise from Samyoung entered Dec. 1, 2022, through Nov. 30, 2023, will be assessed AD at importer-specific rates.
The Commerce Department released the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on cut-to-length carbon-quality steel plate products from South Korea (A-580-836). These final results will be used to set final assessments of AD for subject merchandise for the companies under review entered Feb. 1, 2023, through Jan. 31, 2024.
On Sept. 18, the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service is staying the handling regulation governing walnut imports "to align it with regulations prescribed under the Federal marketing order regulating the handling of walnuts grown in California," it said in a Federal Register notice.
The Foreign-Trade Zones Board issued the following notices Sept. 19:
The Department of Treasury's Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau is making permanent, with two changes, temporary regulations issued in 2022 on reduced excise tax rates and tax credits for imported distilled spirits, wines, and beer (see [Ref:2209220065).
The House of Representatives voted 217-212 to extend current levels of federal spending through Nov. 21, but the Senate was not able to find the 60 votes needed to approve the same approach.
Several House Republicans changed their votes so that a move to block votes on emergency tariffs could succeed after being promised a Republican tariff working group (see 2509170048).
A former FDA overseas inspector told a Senate committee that in India and China fraud is common, including with falsified purity tests, and at times, lies about where pharmaceutical drugs are made.
President Donald Trump said he and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan have been working on trade and military deals, “including the large scale purchase of Boeing aircraft, a major F-16 Deal, and a continuation of the F-35 talks, which we expect to conclude positively.” He said that Erdoğan will visit the White House on Sept. 25.