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The U.S. Department of Commerce has completed an expedited review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on steel wheels from China, which are 12 to 16.5 inches in diameter. They found that removing this order would likely result in the continuation or recurrence of subsidies that are unfair to U.S. producers. This decision is part of the sunset review process, which revisits such orders to decide if they should be continued. The Commerce Department did not receive any significant responses from Chinese manufacturers, leading to this expedited review and conclusion.

The Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration has announced an extension for determining the adequacy of antidumping and countervailing duty petitions concerning ceramic abrasive grains from China. Initially filed on November 25, 2024, these petitions did not clearly show at least 50% support from domestic producers. As a result, Commerce will conduct further polling of the industry to gather support evidence, extending the decision deadline to January 6, 2025. This extension allows Commerce to ensure proper industry backing before deciding whether to launch an investigation.

The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) has made determinations regarding raw flexible magnets imported from China and Taiwan. The commission concluded that if the existing countervailing and antidumping duty orders are revoked, it would likely cause harm to U.S. industries in the near future. These reviews were initiated earlier in the year and completed by December 2024. The details of these findings are published in USITC Publication 5574.

The U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) finalized its judgment on December 26, 2024, regarding a countervailing duty investigation of Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks from Germany. This decision was not aligned with the U.S. Department of Commerce's original stance. As a result, the Department of Commerce is updating its previous findings and the associated countervailing duty order, leading to a revision of subsidy rates for certain German companies, including BGH Edelstahl Siegen GmbH and others. Affected subsidy rates and cash deposit instructions will be revised accordingly.

The U.S. Department of Commerce has amended the final results of a review on countervailing duties for phosphate fertilizers from Morocco. This amendment is due to a ministerial error where certain debt costs were not included in OCP's production costs when calculating profits for phosphate rock mining. The correction results in a revised subsidy rate. Commerce plans to inform U.S. Customs and Border Protection about these changes, affecting future import duties on these fertilizers.

The U.S. Department of Commerce has preliminarily determined that TRAPA Forest Products Ltd. is the successor-in-interest to Trans-Pacific Trading Ltd. This means that TRAPA will receive the same countervailing duty cash deposit rate as Trans-Pacific for certain softwood lumber products from Canada. This decision is part of a review process that began with a request from TRAPA, following a name change from Trans-Pacific. Interested parties have an opportunity to comment and request a hearing on this preliminary decision.

The Department of Commerce is making corrections to the countervailing duty orders for forged steel fluid end blocks from China, Germany, India, and Italy. These corrections include adding the names of certain cross-owned companies that were mistakenly left out. The Department will enforce suspension of liquidation and require cash deposits for these products based on the corrected subsidy rates. The adjusted orders apply to specific companies and all others as detailed in the affected charts.

The U.S. Department of Commerce has announced the issuance of countervailing duty orders on melamine imported from Germany, Qatar, and Trinidad and Tobago. This decision follows final determinations by both the Commerce Department and the U.S. International Trade Commission. According to these findings, the imports from Germany and Qatar have caused injury to U.S. industries, while products from Trinidad and Tobago pose a threat of future harm. Consequently, duties will be assessed on these imports to protect domestic industries.

The Department of Commerce and the International Trade Commission have determined that revoking the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on certain passenger vehicle and light truck tires from China would likely result in resumed dumping and subsidies, harming the U.S. tire industry. Therefore, these orders will continue, requiring U.S. Customs to collect deposits to counteract unfair practices at the time of tire importation. Tires affected include those for cars and light trucks, excluding certain specialty and off-road types, and these regulations will remain effective as announced in the Federal Register.

The U.S. Department of Commerce has completed an expedited sunset review of the countervailing duty order on circular welded carbon quality steel line pipe from China. The findings indicate that revoking this order would likely result in the continuation or reoccurrence of subsidies. As such, Commerce has published the final results showing the countervailable subsidy rates, ensuring that duties remain in place to counteract these subsidies. The decision is part of a routine review process governed by trade regulations.