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The Department of Commerce has completed its third sunset reviews on antidumping duty orders for carbazole violet pigment 23 (CVP-23) from India and China. It found that removing these orders would likely result in continued or renewed dumping, with potential dumping margins going up to 241.32% for China and 44.80% for India. The decision was made after Sun Chemical Corporation participated in the review, but no substantial responses were received from other parties. Commerce conducted expedited reviews because there were no substantive responses from respondent interested parties.

The U.S. Department of Commerce is stopping its review of the antidumping duty order on carbon and alloy steel wire rods from Ukraine for the period of March 1, 2023, to February 29, 2024. This decision came after finding no entries of the merchandise during the review period that required their attention. The Commerce Department will instruct Customs and Border Protection to assess duties on all suitable entries at the rate established when the products entered the U.S. market. This notice serves as a reminder to parties about handling proprietary information linked to the review.

The U.S. Department of Commerce has finalized its decision in a review about the relationship between several companies involved in softwood lumber imports from Canada. The department has determined that Interfor Sales & Marketing Ltd. (ISM) is cross-owned with several other corporations, including Interfor Corporation and EACOM Timber Corporation. This means they share ownership stakes, but it does not affect the cash deposit rates for these companies. The findings were unchanged from earlier results and, since there were no objections, have been adopted as final.

The Department of Commerce announced the final results of its administrative review on countervailing duties for circular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes from Turkey for the year 2018. They found that the Borusan Companies received a de minimis (insignificant) net subsidy rate, meaning they benefited very little from government support, while other Turkish exporters received higher subsidies. The review did not make any changes to the subsidy rate for the Borusan Companies but revised the rates for firms not individually examined. The Department of Commerce plans to instruct Customs and Border Protection to adjust cash deposits and duties based on these findings.

The Department of Commerce announced that Jiangsu Tiangong Tools Company LTD (TG Tools) did not make a genuine sale of certain carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length plate from China during the review period of March 1, 2018, to February 28, 2019. As a result, they are canceling the administrative review. TG Tools’ sales will not have their own antidumping rate calculated and will remain subject to the higher China-wide rate of 68.27%. The decision was based on factors like the low quantity, high price, and unusual timing of a single trial sale, which didn’t reflect typical practices.

In this notice, the Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration has launched an investigation to determine if imports of erythritol from China are being sold in the U.S. at less than fair value, which is harming the U.S. industry. The petition for investigation was filed by Cargill, Incorporated on behalf of the domestic erythritol industry. The investigation process will include selecting specific companies in China to examine, evaluating how the erythritol prices compare to typical market rates, and determining if this pricing practice is affecting U.S. producers negatively. The review also involves gathering and analyzing data from various parties and ensuring that all submitted information is received and processed by the respective deadlines.

The U.S. Department of Commerce has decided to cancel the administrative review of the countervailing duty order concerning certain freight rail couplers from China. This decision was made because there were no suspended entries of these goods during the review period from March 3, 2023, to December 31, 2023, that needed assessment. Consequently, without entries to review, the department will not conduct the review. The Department will ensure that duties are assessed correctly on any necessary entries, following the standard procedures.

The U.S. Department of Commerce has initiated a countervailing duty investigation into the importation of slag pots from China. This investigation seeks to determine whether Chinese producers of slag pots are receiving unfair government subsidies, which may be harming U.S. industry by undercutting prices. The petition, filed by WHEMCO-Steel Castings, Inc., a U.S. producer of slag pots, claims that such subsidies are causing material injury to the U.S. industry. The investigation will assess the support behind the petition and examine the evidence provided to make a preliminary determination within 65 days.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) has made a preliminary decision that crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells from Cambodia are likely being sold in the United States at less than fair value. The investigation found that two companies, Hounen Solar Inc. Co. Ltd. and Solar Long PV Tech Cambodia Co., did not comply with requests for information, resulting in an adverse inference being applied against them. Commerce will now require cash deposits for these products imported into the U.S. and is postponing the final decision while extending provisional measures following a request from the companies involved. Interested parties are invited to submit comments and request hearings as part of the ongoing proceedings.

The Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration is preparing to conduct sunset reviews in February 2025 to assess whether revoking certain trade duties or terminating certain suspended investigations would likely result in continued unfair practices or harm to U.S. industries. These reviews are required by the Tariff Act and happen every five years. The document outlines procedures and deadlines for interested parties wishing to participate, including submitting substantive comments and executive summaries. This notice serves to inform the international trading community and is not mandated by law.