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The U.S. Department of Commerce announced a correction to a notice previously published about the investigation into countervailing duties on vanillin from China. The document initially named the company involved in the investigation incorrectly. The corrected company name is Jiaxing Guihua Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd. This correction has been issued to ensure the investigation proceeds with the right information.

The Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration is giving interested parties an opportunity to request an administrative review of antidumping or countervailing duty orders, findings, or suspended investigations. Requests must be made by the last day of February 2021. If a market has conditions that affect production costs, certain adjustments may be made to the price calculations. The process involves providing detailed information about the producers or exporters involved, and reviews are determined based on data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

The U.S. Department of Commerce has determined that the Government of Mexico and two selected companies, Azucarera San Jose De Abajo S.A. and Santa Rosalia de la Chontalpa, SA de CV, have complied with the Agreement Suspending the Countervailing Duty Investigation on Sugar from Mexico during the review period of 2023. This agreement, which involves limitations on sugar exports from Mexico, has been functioning as intended according to the review conducted by Commerce. Public comments are invited, and interested parties can submit their feedback on the preliminary findings. The final results of this review are expected to be issued 120 days after the publication of this notice.

The U.S. Department of Commerce has decided to rescind certain administrative reviews related to antidumping and countervailing duty orders due to the withdrawal of review requests by all parties involved. These administrative reviews, which were initially initiated as per requests during specific periods of review, will not proceed as all requests were withdrawn within the 90-day deadline. The Commerce Department will instruct Customs and Border Protection to assess duties based on existing deposits. Importers and parties involved should note their responsibility to provide certificates or handle proprietary information as required by law.

The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) determined that ending the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on sodium nitrite from China and the antidumping duty order on sodium nitrite from Germany would likely harm the U.S. industry. The review began on July 1, 2024, and expedited determinations were made in October 2024, with final opinions filed on January 31, 2025. These decisions were based on the potential risk of material injury to U.S. businesses in a foreseeable future if the orders were revoked. Commissioner Rhonda K. Schmidtlein did not participate in the decision-making process.

The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) announced a supplemental schedule for ongoing investigations into imports of melamine from India. This schedule follows the Department of Commerce's final affirmative determinations that melamine from India is subject to countervailing and antidumping duties. Interested parties must submit comments on these determinations by February 24, 2025, but cannot include new factual information, and submissions are limited to five pages. All documents related to these investigations must be filed electronically via the USITC's Electronic Document Information System, as no paper filings will be accepted.

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 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.

The U.S. Department of Commerce completed its review and found that Kumar Industries in India received unfair financial assistance from the government, which helped it export glycine to the U.S. at a lower cost. As a result, the Department has decided on a countervailing duty rate, which means Kumar will have to pay extra taxes on their glycine imports to the U.S. to offset this advantage. The review covered the period from January 1, 2022, to December 31, 2022, and the results will be published in the Federal Register, being effective from December 2, 2024.

The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) announced the scheduling of the final phase of investigations into imports of ceramic tile from India. These investigations, under the Tariff Act of 1930, aim to determine if these imports, alleged to be subsidized and sold at unfairly low prices, are harming the U.S. ceramic tile industry. The investigations were initiated based on a petition from the Coalition for Fair Trade in Ceramic Tile, a group of American ceramic tile manufacturers. The USITC will conduct hearings and allow for written submissions from interested parties, with the aim of protecting local industry from unfair international trade practices.