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The U.S. Department of Commerce has completed its review of antidumping duties on finished carbon steel flanges from India for the period from August 1, 2022, to July 31, 2023. They found that certain companies sold these products in the U.S. at less than normal value, resulting in dumping margins. The review examined 14 companies, with specific focus on R.N. Gupta & Co. Ltd. and Norma Group, revising their dumping margins based on feedback during the review process. The final results will influence future duties and require importers to ensure compliance with U.S. trade rules.

The U.S. Department of Commerce conducted expedited sunset reviews on antidumping duty orders for carbon and alloy steel threaded rods from India, Taiwan, and Thailand. These reviews determined that revoking the orders would likely cause dumping to continue or reoccur, with potential dumping margins up to 28.34% for India, 32.26% for Taiwan, and 20.83% for Thailand. The reviews included input from domestic interested parties but no significant responses from importers or foreign producers were received. Commerce's findings are detailed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum, which is publicly accessible online.

The U.S. Department of Commerce is reviewing an agreement with two Mexican sugar companies, San Jose and Grupo BSM, to ensure they are complying with rules to reduce dumping, which means selling goods at unfairly low prices. The review covers the period from December 2022 to November 2023. Commerce found that San Jose had no sales to assess and that Grupo BSM did not meet the requirement to eliminate at least 85% of prior dumping. Further steps will be taken to address Grupo BSM's noncompliance, including verifying their responses and increased monitoring.

The U.S. Department of Commerce is ending its review of the antidumping order on oil country tubular goods from China for the period of May 1, 2023, to April 30, 2024. This decision is due to the absence of suspended entries for the two companies involved, meaning there were no items to evaluate for duties. As a result, the current cash deposit rates for these goods will stay the same. Commerce plans to notify Customs and Border Protection to assess duties according to estimated deposit rates previously set.

The U.S. Department of Commerce is ending a review of countervailing duties on ceramic tiles from China for 2023, because there were no qualifying entries by the company in question. An earlier request to evaluate the exporter, Cayenne Corporation Ltd., was made, but it was found that there were no ceramic tiles imported from them during the review period. As a result, the current cash deposit rates for duties will remain unchanged. This decision was made because there were no goods to assess during the review period, so the review is being fully rescinded.

In 2007, the United States and Brazil created the U.S.-Brazil CEO Forum to strengthen trade relations between the two countries. The International Trade Administration is looking for up to three American CEOs to join the U.S. Section of this forum for a term lasting until February 24, 2022, with applications being accepted until November 30, 2021. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or authorized to work in the U.S., lead a U.S.-controlled company, and have a strong interest in Brazil's economy. Selected members participate without pay and cover their own travel expenses.

The Department of Commerce has preliminarily determined that 24 exporters of hardwood plywood from China had no shipments of the goods in question between January 1, 2019, and December 31, 2019. Additionally, 34 other companies, including Lianyungang Yuantai International Trade, are considered part of the China-wide entity because they did not qualify for separate rates. This preliminary finding means that certain companies are not eligible for separate rates and are subject to the China-wide rate of 183.36%. Public comments on these preliminary results can be submitted, and antidumping duties will be assessed once the final results are published.

The Department of Commerce has made a preliminary decision that seamless carbon and alloy steel pipes from Ukraine are being sold in the U.S. at prices below their fair value. This investigation covers the period from July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2020. As a result, U.S. Customs will be directed to suspend the liquidation of these products and require cash deposits based on the calculated dumping margins. The final determination on this matter will be postponed to allow for further investigation, and interested parties are invited to submit comments on the findings.

The Department of Commerce is planning to cancel an administrative review of antidumping duties on electrolytic manganese dioxide from China for the period between October 2018 and September 2019. They determined that the company under review, Duracell (China) Limited, did not sell the product to unaffiliated U.S. customers during this time. Interested parties can comment on this preliminary decision and request a hearing within 30 days of the notice's publication in the Federal Register. If the review is ultimately rescinded, any affected imports will continue to be subject to the existing “China-wide” duty rate of 149.92 percent.

The U.S. Department of Commerce has initially determined that producers and exporters of aluminum foil from Türkiye received countervailable subsidies during the period from January 1, 2022, to December 31, 2022. The review will exclude one company, ASAS, after they withdrew their request for review. The public is invited to comment on these findings. The Department will collect cash deposits of estimated duties for shipments made on or after the final results are published, and the final results of this review are expected within 120 days of the preliminary results' publication date.