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The Department of Commerce has postponed its preliminary decision in the countervailing duty investigation on ceramic abrasive grains from China. This decision, initially due on March 12, 2025, has been moved to May 16, 2025, at the request of the petitioner, Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc. The delay allows more time to analyze responses from those involved in the investigation. The final determination will occur 75 days after the new preliminary decision date.

The U.S. Department of Commerce has completed an expedited review of the antidumping duty on aluminum wire and cable from China. They found that removing the duty would likely result in continued or increased dumping, with dumping margins potentially reaching up to 63.47%. The decision is documented in the Issues and Decision Memorandum, which is publicly accessible online. The review ensures that domestic producers like Encore Wire Corporation and Southwire Company, LLC are not adversely affected by unfairly low-priced imports.

The Department of Commerce has approved the duty-free entry of specific scientific instruments for Rice University and the University of Chicago, as announced in the Federal Register. Rice University plans to use a Signal Acquisition ASCI from LiMicro, China, to research neural connections in animals, as there are no equivalent instruments manufactured in the U.S. The University of Chicago will utilize a White Dwarf Optimal Parametric Amplifier System from Class 5 Photonics, Germany, for various experiments involving nanostructured materials and electronic transitions. No public comments were received regarding these applications.

The U.S. Department of Commerce has conducted an expedited sunset review regarding the antidumping duty order on Laminated Woven Sacks (LWS) from Vietnam. The review found that revoking this order would likely lead to continued or repeated dumping, with dumping margins potentially as high as 292.61%. These findings are published as the final results of the review. The document serves as a reminder to parties involved to handle proprietary information according to regulations.

The Department of Commerce has begun administrative reviews for various antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders from November anniversary dates. Entities that had no transactions during the review period should inform the department within 30 days. The reviews will determine if any companies should receive separate duty rates, particularly those from non-market economies, by assessing whether they are free from government control. Participants in the review process must adhere to strict deadlines for submitting information, including requests for extending deadlines and meeting certification requirements.

The U.S. Department of Commerce has amended the Export Trade Certificate of Review for the Northwest Fruit Exporters (NFE), effective from August 19, 2024. This amendment includes changes such as removing some members, updating member names, and altering export product coverage for specific companies. The certificate helps protect the listed members from certain antitrust actions related to their export activities. Any person affected by this decision can challenge it in a district court within 30 days of the notice.

The Department of Commerce has conducted a review and states that the sole producer/exporter of hot-rolled steel products from Korea, Hyundai Steel Company, did not sell their products below the normal value from October 2018 through September 2019. They are inviting comments from interested parties on these preliminary findings. The final results, along with the assessment of duties, will be published later, and new cash deposit requirements for hot-rolled steel from Korea will be established. The preliminary findings and methodologies are available for public access online.

The Department of Commerce is delaying the final decision on the investigation of copper pipes and tubes from Vietnam, which are suspected of being sold at unfairly low prices in the U.S. market. Initially set to conclude sooner, the decision is postponed until June 16, 2021, following requests from both the exporters and the American Copper Tube Coalition. These parties also requested that provisional measures against these imports be extended from four to six months. The preliminary investigation results were affirmative, prompting this extension to ensure fair trade practices.

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.

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.