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The President issued Executive Order 14228, amending a previous order (Executive Order 14195) to increase tariffs on products from China from 10% to 20%. This decision was made because the Chinese government has not taken adequate steps to address the inflow of synthetic opioids, like fentanyl, which poses a threat to U.S. national security and economy. The order underscores that it is consistent with applicable law and does not confer any new rights enforceable at law.

The U.S. Department of Commerce is delaying the preliminary decisions regarding the investigations into imports of a chemical called hexamethylenetetramine from China, Germany, India, and Saudi Arabia. Originally due by March 10, 2025, these decisions will now be postponed until April 29, 2025. This postponement comes after a request from the petitioner, Bakelite LLC, to allow more time for a thorough review of the information related to the cases. The final determinations will be made 75 days after these new preliminary determinations, unless there is a further delay.

The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) decided that if the antidumping duty orders on certain stilbenic optical brightening agents from China and Taiwan were removed, it would likely harm the U.S. industry in the near future. These reviews were reinstated after a court ordered a reevaluation following a previous decision to revoke these orders. The USITC completed their review and published their findings in a document dated February 21, 2025.

The U.S. Department of Commerce has initiated an investigation to determine if temporary steel fencing imported from China is being sold in the United States at less than fair value, which is known as "dumping." This investigation was prompted by a petition from ZND US Inc., a domestic producer of temporary steel fencing, alleging that these imports are harming the U.S. industry. The period under investigation spans from July 1, 2024, to December 31, 2024. The department will examine various factors, including price comparisons and industry support to determine whether these imports are unfairly impacting the domestic market.

The U.S. Department of Commerce and the International Trade Commission have decided to continue the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on glycine from India, China, Japan, and Thailand. They determined that removing these orders could lead to more dumping of glycine, which would harm American industries. As a result, U.S. Customs and Border Protection will keep collecting duties on all glycine imports from these countries. The continuation of these orders is effective from November 29, 2024, and another review will be initiated before the five-year anniversary of this continuation.

The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) has issued a notice concerning antidumping duty investigations on glass wine bottles imported from China and Mexico. After final determinations by the Department of Commerce that such bottles were being unfairly priced, the USITC is moving forward with a supplemental schedule for its investigations. Interested parties may submit final comments on these determinations by January 13, 2025, with replies due by January 17, 2025. The process will be conducted electronically via the Commission's online system, and no paper submissions will be accepted.

The United States International Trade Commission has announced the scheduling of expedited reviews under the Tariff Act of 1930 to assess whether removing antidumping and countervailing duty orders on steel trailer wheels from China might lead to continued or recurring material injury to U.S. industries in the foreseeable future. The reviews were deemed necessary due to an adequate response from the domestic interested party group, whereas the response from the respondent interested party group was deemed inadequate. Interested parties are invited to submit written comments, provided they meet specific requirements, by February 13, 2025, unless the Department of Commerce extends the deadline. The review period may be extended by up to 90 days due to the complexity of these reviews.

The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is implementing new regulations related to a July 14, 2020, Executive Order concerning Hong Kong. These regulations aim to address actions by China that undermine Hong Kong's autonomy, impacting various aspects including asset blocking and transactions. The regulations are currently published in a simplified form to provide immediate guidance, with more detailed regulations expected later. These rules are effective from January 15, 2021, and are part of broader U.S. efforts in response to China's actions affecting Hong Kong's independence and rights.

The Department of Commerce has postponed the preliminary determinations for the less-than-fair-value investigations of overhead door counterbalance torsion springs from China and India. The delay was requested by the petitioners to allow more time for reviewing questionnaire responses and determining antidumping duty margins. Originally due by April 7, 2025, the preliminary determinations will now be issued no later than May 27, 2025. This decision follows regulations allowing postponement when the investigation is challenging and the parties are cooperating.

The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) has determined that if anti-dumping and countervailing duty orders on passenger vehicle and light truck tires from China are revoked, it would likely harm U.S. industries by continuing or recurring material injury. This decision follows reviews that began on July 1, 2020, and were expedited in October 2020. The findings were completed and filed on February 5, 2021, and are detailed in USITC Publication 5158. Commissioner David S. Johanson disagreed with the majority decision.