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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is extending the comment period on the request for information about export lists for human food from other countries until February 21, 2025. This extension allows individuals and companies more time to provide input, especially regarding the potential fees for export certification services, which could affect businesses significantly. This decision follows requests for more time due to the overlap with the holiday season and the complexity of the proposed changes. Interested parties can submit comments electronically or via mail.

The U.S. Department of Commerce has preliminarily determined that Zhejiang Dingli Machinery Co., Ltd., and its affiliated companies received unfair financial subsidies from the Chinese government for exporting mobile access equipment. This review covers the period from January 1, 2022, to December 31, 2022. The review of 31 other companies will be rescinded after withdrawal requests. The interested parties have a window to submit comments or case briefs, and instructions for potential import duties on these products will be issued following final review results.

The President of the United States issued a memorandum aimed at reducing the country's trade deficit by making international trade relationships fairer and more balanced. This includes assessing and countering unfair practices like tariffs, nontariff barriers, and discriminatory taxes imposed by trading partners. A plan called the "Fair and Reciprocal Plan" will be implemented to address these issues, and agencies like the Secretary of Commerce and the U.S. Trade Representative are instructed to investigate and propose solutions. The memorandum stipulates that any actions taken must comply with existing laws and does not create enforceable rights or benefits for any party.

On January 24, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced it will no longer apply antidumping duties to certain frozen fish fillets produced and exported by Vinh Hoan Corporation from Vietnam. This decision applies retroactively to entries made from August 1, 2021. The Department of Commerce will keep reviewing entries where Vinh Hoan was only the producer or only the exporter if the other party is still under review. U.S. Customs and Border Protection has been instructed to remove antidumping duties on the relevant entries.

The U.S. Department of Commerce announced a partial cancellation of the antidumping duty order on certain frozen fish fillets from Vietnam, specifically for Vinh Hoan Corporation. This change comes after a January 17, 2025, agreement between the U.S. and Vietnam to resolve a dispute at the World Trade Organization. The revocation applies to fish produced and exported by Vinh Hoan from August 1, 2021, onwards, meaning these products won't incur antidumping duties and past entries will be processed without those duties. The decision ends further administrative reviews for these specific goods in future periods.

The Department of Commerce has finalized its review on the sale of light-walled rectangular pipe and tube (LWRPT) from Turkey and found that Noksel Celik Boru Sanayi A.S. (Noksel) sold these products in the U.S. at prices below their normal value between May 1, 2018, and April 30, 2019. The results also confirmed that six other companies made no shipments to the U.S. during this period. Commerce will now instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to assess antidumping duties on Noksel's imports and has set new cash deposit requirements for future shipments. Importers will need to file certificates regarding antidumping duties, and parties involved in the review must handle proprietary information according to specified regulations.

The U.S. Department of Commerce is examining whether monosodium glutamate (MSG) from China is being imported into the U.S. through Malaysia in a way that avoids antidumping duties. This investigation, prompted by a referral from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), is part of a broader inquiry to determine if the MSG is subject to current duty orders. Interested parties are invited to provide their input, and the Commerce Department plans to decide and inform the CBP whether this MSG should be subjected to U.S. antidumping duties.

The U.S. Department of Commerce has preliminarily determined that Samyoung Fitting Co., Ltd. from Korea sold forged steel fittings in the U.S. at prices lower than their normal value during the period from December 1, 2022, to November 30, 2023. The department invites feedback on these findings, and the final results will guide future antidumping duties and deposits. Interested parties can submit comments, and a hearing may be requested. The preliminary results were published on March 21, 2025, and the final decision is expected within 120 days of this publication.

The Department of Commerce has determined that the chemical difluoromethane (R-32) from China is being sold in the U.S. at unfairly low prices. The investigation covered sales from mid-2019 to the end of that year. As a result, certain Chinese companies face high duties on their products when they enter the U.S. The department will continue to monitor and instruct customs officials to impose cash deposits based on calculated dumping margins until further notice.

The U.S. Department of Commerce has preliminarily found that large top mount combination refrigerator-freezers from Thailand are likely being sold in the U.S. at less than fair value. The investigation covers the period from April 1, 2023, to March 31, 2024, and this initial decision could lead to the imposition of duties on these products to offset the unfair pricing. Interested parties are encouraged to provide their comments regarding this preliminary determination. Additionally, Commerce plans to postpone the final determination and extend provisional measures following a request from Toshiba.