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  • 2021-01978 — Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks From the People's Republic of China, the Federal Republic of Germany, India, and Italy: Countervailing Duty Orders, and Amended Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination for the People's Republic of China
    Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 7535
    Reading Time:about 13 minutes

    The Department of Commerce has issued countervailing duty orders for forged steel fluid end blocks (FEBs) from China, Germany, India, and Italy. These orders come after findings that U.S. industries were harmed by subsidized imports from these countries. An earlier determination regarding FEBs from China was amended to correct errors, slightly lowering some subsidy rates. As a result, U.S. Customs and Border Protection will now assess duties on affected imports dating back to May 2020.

    Simple Explanation

    The government decided to make certain metal parts coming from China, Germany, India, and Italy more expensive by adding extra fees because those countries were helping their companies in ways that were unfair to American businesses. They also fixed a small mistake in the rules for the metal parts from China to make sure everything was correct.

  • 2024-31764 — Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, From Malaysia: Amended Preliminary Determination of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation
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    Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 601
    Reading Time:about 5 minutes

    The U.S. Department of Commerce is making changes to its initial decision involving the investigation of solar cells from Malaysia, which found that they were being sold in the U.S. at less than fair value. Corrections are being made due to big mistakes in how the initial calculations were done, particularly involving currency conversion and customer codes for a company called Jinko Solar. These errors lead to changes in the estimated dumping margins, which affect the cash deposit requirements for Jinko Solar and other companies. The amended rates will be applied retroactively to early December 2024.

    Simple Explanation

    The government found that some solar panels from Malaysia were sold too cheaply in the U.S. because they made mistakes with their math, like how they counted money and named customers, so now they are fixing those mistakes to make sure they ask for the right amount of money.