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The U.S. Department of Commerce has concluded that aluminum wire and cable completed in Cambodia, using inputs from China, are not subject to U.S. antidumping and countervailing duty orders on such products from China. The department verified the accuracy of this determination after reviewing responses from Cambodian companies involved in the process. Since no objections were raised, the Commerce Department decided that these products do not circumvent existing trade orders. Consequently, there will be no duties imposed, and past cash deposits will be refunded for these particular imports.

The U.S. Department of Commerce has determined that ending the countervailing duty order on Laminated Woven Sacks from Vietnam would likely lead to the continuation of subsidies. This decision follows an expedited review because the Government of Vietnam and other interested parties did not provide substantive responses. The document explains that the Department of Commerce will continue these duties to prevent unfair subsidies from affecting U.S. businesses. This notice serves to inform about the protective measures being maintained to support domestic industries.

The U.S. Department of Commerce has determined that revoking the antidumping duty order on welded large diameter line pipes from Japan would likely result in the continuation or recurrence of dumping. This could lead to dumping margins of up to 30.80 percent. The review process was expedited since there was no significant response from other interested parties apart from domestic manufacturers. This decision ensures that the antidumping duties remain in place to protect U.S. manufacturers from unfair trade practices.

The U.S. Department of Commerce and key Argentine lemon juice exporters signed an amendment to a previous agreement that pauses an investigation into potential unfair pricing of lemon juice imports from Argentina. This amendment updates how pricing is set and introduces better monitoring and enforcement to prevent price undercutting in the U.S. market. The document outlines specific requirements for compliance from exporters and details of how these prices can change over time. It aims to eliminate harmful effects on U.S. lemon juice producers while keeping the agreement effective and in the public interest.

On December 18, 2024, the U.S. Court of International Trade issued a decision that resulted in changes to the countervailing duty (CVD) rates for Risen Energy Co., Ltd., a producer from China involved in exporting crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells to the U.S. This decision overruled a previous finding by the U.S. Department of Commerce regarding subsidies provided to Risen Energy, specifically removing a 5.46% rate related to the Export Buyer's Credit Program. The Department of Commerce is amending the final results of its administrative review to reflect this decision and will adjust cash deposit instructions to U.S. Customs and Border Protection accordingly.

The Department of Commerce has released preliminary findings that Hyundai Steel Co., Ltd., a company from South Korea, has received unfair government subsidies for its hot-rolled steel products. The review period is from January 1, 2018, to December 31, 2018. They are planning to enforce additional duties on these products to counterbalance the subsidies. Public comments and hearings will follow before the final decision is made within 120 days of these preliminary results.

The U.S. Department of Commerce completed an administrative review and determined that large diameter welded pipes from the Republic of Korea were not sold in the U.S. at unfairly low prices between May 2022 and April 2023. The review involved 23 Korean producers and exporters, and findings led to zero percent dumping margins, meaning no extra duties will be imposed. Changes based on comments received during the review were made, affecting companies like Hyundai Steel and SeAH. The document outlines procedures for cash deposits and informs importers of their obligations to certify against duty reimbursements.

The Department of Commerce updated and finalized a rule on January 31, 2024, concerning procedures related to discrepancies between past trade agreements like NAFTA and the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). This update corrects a regulatory error where language was mistakenly duplicated in the legal text, specifically in section 19 CFR 356.8(b)(2). The correction clarifies who can request the continuation of trade reviews but notes that foreign governments are not authorized to make such requests. The changes are effective as of December 12, 2024.

The U.S. Department of Commerce announced that it is immediately ending its policy of issuing liquidation instructions for certain antidumping and countervailing duty cases 15 days after a final decision is published, if no statutory injunction is requested. This policy was initially put in place in 2002 to give Customs and Border Protection enough time to process these cases and avoid any automatic liquidations. The policy change applies only to goods not originating from Canada and Mexico, as they were already exempt from the 15-day rule.

Commerce has issued an antidumping duty order on wood mouldings and millwork products from China following affirmative final determinations by both itself and the International Trade Commission. This means that these imported products were sold in the U.S. at less than fair value, causing harm to the U.S. industry. As part of this order, unliquidated entries of these products will be subject to antidumping duties calculated based on how much the merchandise's normal value exceeds its export price. Additionally, Commerce corrected a ministerial error in its calculations that affected some companies' dumping margins. The scope of the order includes various descriptions and exclusions of wood products as detailed in the appendix.