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The U.S. Department of Commerce has amended the final results of a review on countervailing duties for phosphate fertilizers from Morocco. This amendment is due to a ministerial error where certain debt costs were not included in OCP's production costs when calculating profits for phosphate rock mining. The correction results in a revised subsidy rate. Commerce plans to inform U.S. Customs and Border Protection about these changes, affecting future import duties on these fertilizers.

RECARO Aircraft Seating Americas, LLC has informed the Foreign-Trade Zones Board of its plans to start a new production activity at its facility in Fort Worth, Texas, within Foreign-Trade Zone 196. This activity would involve using certain foreign materials like gas generators for airbag belts and electric storage batteries, and it has to follow specific regulations due to import duties. Public comments are invited until May 21, 2025, and the notification can be inspected online. For more information, one can contact Juanita Chen at the provided email address.

The U.S. Department of Commerce found that some producers and exporters of organic soybean meal from India received unfair government subsidies between September 3, 2021, and December 31, 2022. As a result, they will face additional import duties. The final calculations, published in the Federal Register for public access, detail these duties, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection will enforce these once the decision is public for 35 days. The public can review these decisions online through the Department of Commerce's electronic system.

The U.S. Department of Commerce has determined that certain paper plates from China are receiving unfair government subsidies, known as countervailable subsidies. The investigation covers the year 2023, and although changes were made to the subsidy rate calculations for two Chinese companies based on new findings, the unfair advantage remains. This investigation might lead to the imposition of further duties on these products if the U.S. International Trade Commission finds that they are harming U.S. manufacturers.

The U.S. Department of Commerce has issued countervailing duty (CVD) orders on certain paper plates imported from China and Vietnam. This decision follows final affirmations by both the Department of Commerce and the U.S. International Trade Commission, which determined that these imports are harming U.S. industries due to government subsidies in those countries. As a result, additional duties are imposed on these imports to offset the subsidies. The orders include specific instructions for how duties should be assessed on paper plates from both countries, with additional retroactive duties on Chinese products due to critical circumstances.

The U.S. Department of Commerce has decided to cancel the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on ceramic tiles imported from China for the period from June 1, 2023, to May 31, 2024. This decision was made because there were no entries of tile imports from the companies under review that could be assessed during this time. As a result of the cancellation, antidumping duties will still be applied based on the required cash deposit rates at the time of the imports. The Commerce Department will instruct customs on handling these duties accordingly.

The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) announced the cancellation of a scheduled public hearing related to the anti-dumping duty investigation on Difluoromethane (R-32) from China. The hearing was initially set for January 14, 2021, but was canceled after the only party requesting to appear at the hearing withdrew their request. This investigation, conducted under the authority of the Tariff Act of 1930, will proceed with parties submitting written responses instead. Written posthearing briefs must be submitted by January 21, 2021.

GPI Beauty, Inc. has notified the Foreign-Trade Zones Board about a plan to start production activity at its facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, located within Foreign-Trade Zone 89. The proposed production involves making plastic tube sleeves with caps, using materials like plastic bottles and glass bottles, which are subject to various import duties depending on their origin. Interested parties can submit comments on this proposal to the Board until April 21, 2025. Further information is available for public viewing on the Board's website or by contacting the assigned official.

The U.S. Department of Commerce amended the final results of a review on antidumping duties for pure magnesium imported from China during May 1, 2022, to April 30, 2023. The review identified ministerial errors in computing transportation and labor costs, impacting the dumping margin for Tianjin Magnesium Metal Co., Ltd. and its affiliate. Correcting these errors changed their dumping margin from 32.60% to 25.26%. The amended results affect future duties and deposits, with new cash deposit rates applicable from December 13, 2024.

The U.S. Department of Commerce and the International Trade Commission decided to continue imposing antidumping and countervailing duties on quartz surface products from China. These actions are intended to prevent dumping and unfair subsidies that could harm U.S. businesses. The rules apply to quartz surface products such as countertops and tiles, while excluding materials like granite and marble. Customs will keep charging existing duty rates on imports, with these orders effective as of January 24, 2025.