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The U.S. Department of Commerce has made a preliminary decision that producers and exporters in Vietnam are receiving unfair subsidies for certain corrosion-resistant steel products. This finding is part of an investigation covering the entire year of 2023. Organizations involved are invited to provide comments on this preliminary determination. Additionally, the decision aligns the investigation's final ruling with another related investigation, which is set to conclude by mid-June 2025, barring any delays.

The Department of Commerce has started a review of the trade rules that apply to hardwood plywood products imported from China. These reviews are looking at whether to lift some of the duties that are currently charged when these products enter the U.S. The change is being considered because the group requesting it, which is made up of most U.S. producers, says certain products like specific types of door parts aren't similar to what's usually restricted. Commerce is inviting the public to comment on this proposal to revoke the duties on these specific parts.

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 has decided to cancel the administrative review of the countervailing duty order concerning certain freight rail couplers from China. This decision was made because there were no suspended entries of these goods during the review period from March 3, 2023, to December 31, 2023, that needed assessment. Consequently, without entries to review, the department will not conduct the review. The Department will ensure that duties are assessed correctly on any necessary entries, following the standard procedures.

The Department of Commerce has issued preliminary findings regarding oil country tubular goods from Turkey. They determined that certain Turkish producers received negligible subsidies in 2018 and plan to end the review for two companies due to no sales in the U.S. during that time. Additionally, there is an intent to stop the review for five other companies. Interested parties are invited to comment on these findings.

In accordance with the Tariff Act of 1930, the U.S. Department of Commerce is starting the five-year reviews, known as Sunset Reviews, of certain antidumping and countervailing duty orders and suspended investigations. At the same time, the U.S. International Trade Commission is publishing its corresponding notice. Parties interested in participating must submit required information by specified deadlines. The process involves filing letters of appearance and complying with rules regarding the submission of documents, including the need for precise certification of information provided.

The United States International Trade Commission has started investigations to determine if temporary steel fencing imported from China is harming U.S. industries by being sold at unfairly low prices or subsidized by the Chinese government. These investigations were triggered by a petition from ZND US Inc on January 15, 2025. The Commission must make a preliminary decision regarding these accusations by March 3, 2025, and submit their findings by March 10, 2025. People interested in participating in these investigations or submitting relevant information need to follow specific procedures for filing and registration.

The United States International Trade Commission has started a review process to determine if removing the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on wooden cabinets and vanities from China would likely continue or cause harm to the U.S. industry. These duties were originally put in place on April 21, 2020, to protect local manufacturers from unfairly low-priced imports. Interested parties are invited to respond with pertinent details by April 2, 2025, and can file comments on the responses' adequacy by May 14, 2025. The Commission seeks information about the impact of revoking these orders and has outlined the data needed from manufacturers and importers involved.

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. Department of Commerce has found that producers of multilayered wood flooring in China are receiving subsidies, which are covered by a countervailing duty order first issued in 2011. This review primarily covers the year 2022. Some companies are being partially rescinded from this review due to lack of entries, while others are facing different countervailing duty rates, especially those that did not respond to the Department's requests for information. Interested parties are invited to provide comments and the final results are expected to be announced within 120 days of this preliminary announcement.