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The Department of Commerce found that certain carbon steel pipes and tubes from Thailand are being sold in the U.S. at lower than normal value, which could be considered dumping, during the period from March 1, 2018, to February 28, 2019. They confirmed that one company, K Line Logistics, had no shipments during this period. The review has led to changes in the dumping margins for some companies, and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection will now assess duties based on these final results. The new cash deposit rates will be effective for future shipments and remain in place until further notice.

The Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) is scheduled to hold its quarterly meeting on March 5, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia, with both in-person and virtual attendance options. Registration is required for those attending in-person due to a 50-person limit. The meeting will focus on updates from subcommittees working on various issues like antidumping, intellectual property rights, forced labor, and secure trade lanes. Public comments can be submitted using the designated methods before the February 28 deadline, and a public comment period is included in the meeting agenda.

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.

On December 6, 2024, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced the termination of arrival restrictions for flights carrying people who recently traveled from Rwanda to the United States. These restrictions were initially set due to an outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) in Rwanda. The restrictions required such flights to land at specific U.S. airports with enhanced public health measures. The decision to end these restrictions was made because there have been no new MVD cases or transmission chains in Rwanda since the end of October 2024.

The Secretary of Homeland Security has decided to continue temporary travel restrictions at land ports of entry between the United States and Mexico due to the COVID-19 pandemic. These restrictions limit travel to "essential travel" only, which includes returning U.S. citizens, medical travel, educational travel, work-related travel, and certain other categories. The goal is to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19 and protect public health. These limitations do not affect air, freight rail, or sea travel but do apply to passenger rail and ferry travel, and they will be in effect from January 22, 2021, to February 21, 2021.

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection has approved the Native American tribal card issued by the Muscogee (Creek) Nation as a valid travel document. This card can be used by U.S. and Canadian citizen members of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation to show their identity and citizenship when entering the United States at land and sea borders. This approval is part of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, which lists documents that are acceptable for crossing U.S. borders. The use of these cards is voluntary, and they must meet certain standards set by the Department of Homeland Security.

The U.S. Department of Commerce has decided to cancel the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain steel plates from France for the period from May 1, 2023, to April 30, 2024. This decision came after it was confirmed that there were no entries of the steel plates from France during this period, which means there was nothing to review. Without any such entries, there aren’t any subjects for the review to assess and apply duties. Commerce will now direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to assess duties on any relevant entries at the rates initially estimated when they were entered into the U.S. market.

The U.S. Department of Commerce has corrected a significant error in its preliminary investigation regarding the sale of certain epoxy resins from Korea. The investigation found that Kumho P&B Chemicals had a significant ministerial error in the calculation of their dumping margin. These corrected changes lead to a revised dumping margin for Kumho P&B and all other producers or exporters, resulting in adjusted cash deposit rates effective retroactively to November 13, 2024. The revised rates suggest a decrease in cash deposits, and the Commerce Department will update U.S. Customs and Border Protection with the new instructions for refunds.

The Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) will hold its quarterly meeting on March 17, 2021. The meeting will only be accessible to the public via webinar, and attendees must register online by March 16, 2021. During this meeting, topics to be discussed include updates on unified entry processes, broker exam improvements, bond guidelines, and secure trade lane developments, among others. Public comments are invited before the meeting and additional opportunities for public comment will be available throughout the virtual meeting.

The Department of Commerce has decided to partially rescind its review of an antidumping duty order on frozen warmwater shrimp from Thailand for the period between February 1, 2019, and January 31, 2020. The review was initially requested by several parties but most of them withdrew their requests, leading to the decision to cancel the review for many companies. However, the review will continue for Thai Union. The Department will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to assess duties accordingly and reminds importers of their responsibilities concerning antidumping duties.