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The U.S. Department of Commerce has preliminarily found that Interfor Sales & Marketing Ltd. and several other Canadian companies are cross-owned, meaning they have related ownership. This finding is related to a review of a countervailing duty (CVD) order on softwood lumber imported from Canada, which is a type of tax imposed to counteract subsidies provided to foreign producers. Interested parties are encouraged to comment on these findings, and the final results will be published within 270 days from the start of this review. The current duty requirements for these companies will not change until the review is completed.

The U.S. Department of Commerce issued a correction to a previous rule on antidumping and countervailing duties that had mistakenly removed important sections from the regulations. This correction restores the deleted sections, fixes a punctuation error, and amends a misspelled word. The changes are effective immediately to prevent public confusion, as the original amendments were never intended to alter these parts of the regulations. The Department had initially provided an opportunity for public comment, and since the corrections do not involve substantive changes, additional comments are not needed.

The U.S. Department of Commerce announced it is ending the review of antidumping duties on mattresses from Serbia for the period from May 1, 2023, to April 30, 2024. This decision was made because Healthcare Europe DOO Ruma withdrew its request for a review, and there were no qualifying entries for Healthcare Europe, Inc. during this time. As a result, there will be no changes to the existing cash deposit requirements for these products.

The U.S. Department of Commerce has released preliminary findings indicating that producers and exporters of chlorinated isocyanurates from China received government subsidies during 2022. The review highlights that ten companies had no entries of these products in the U.S. during the review period and, as a result, the review of these companies has been partially rescinded. The Department of Commerce invites interested parties to comment on these preliminary results and to submit case briefs, with a final decision expected within 120 days. These results will determine the countervailing duties imposed to offset the subsidies.

The Department of Commerce has amended the final results of a review concerning antidumping duties on circular welded carbon-quality steel pipes from the United Arab Emirates. This amendment corrects a ministerial error related to the calculation of home market commissions for a company called Universal. The correction changes Universal's dumping margin and affects the rates for other companies not individually reviewed. Additionally, Commerce identified another error regarding the cash deposit rates, correcting them to reflect the all-others rate of 5.95 percent, as initially established. These actions ensure the accurate assessment and collection of antidumping duties in the reviewed period.

The U.S. Department of Commerce completed a review of the antidumping duty on steel propane cylinders from Thailand for the period of August 1, 2022, to July 31, 2023. They found that Sahamitr Pressure Container Plc. (SMPC) sold these cylinders in the U.S. at prices lower than normal value. As a result, Commerce will assess specific antidumping duties and establish new cash deposit requirements for future imports from SMPC. The notice also reminds importers of their responsibility to file a certificate about reimbursed duties and informs about the procedures for administrative protective orders.

The U.S. Department of Commerce has finalized a decision that melamine imported from India is being sold in the U.S. at prices lower than fair value. This applies to melamine from one particular company, Gujarat State Fertilizers and Chemicals Limited, but not to other Indian producers. As a result, the department will direct U.S. Customs to collect deposits based on estimated dumping margins to counter low-priced imports, continuing measures from their preliminary findings. The International Trade Commission will also decide soon whether these imports harm U.S. industry, which could lead to additional duties.

On November 26, 2024, the U.S. Court of International Trade declared part of a previous decision about the antidumping duties on tires from China was incorrect. This decision affects the duties assigned to Kenda Rubber (China) Co., Ltd. The Department of Commerce must now adjust the final results for Kenda's duties, but their current cash deposit rate will not change. The department will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to calculate final duties owed on relevant Kenda tire imports.

The U.S. Department of Commerce has finalized its decision, determining that Brazil is providing illegal subsidies to producers and exporters of ferrosilicon, including companies like Minasligas and Ferbasa, between January and December 2023. Despite some changes and updates, the basic findings have remained consistent since the preliminary determination in September 2024. This decision means that specific companies will face additional duties when exporting ferrosilicon to the United States unless the U.S. International Trade Commission finds that imports of this product do not harm U.S. manufacturers.

The Department of Commerce has determined that certain uncoated paper from Portugal was sold in the U.S. at prices below usual value from March 1, 2018, to February 28, 2019. As a result, the department calculated specific antidumping duties for different importers based on the dumping margin observed. These duties are intended to address unfair pricing and aim to maintain fair competition. The Federal Register notice also outlines the process for assessing these duties and the required actions from importers to ensure compliance.