The International Trade Commission recently voted that there is a “reasonable indication” that dumped and illegally subsidized imports of twist ties from China, and illegally subsidized imports of phosphate fertilizers from Morocco and Russia, are injuring U.S. industry, it said in news releases Aug. 7. The ITC's affirmative preliminary injury determinations mean these ongoing antidumping and countervailing duty investigations will continue. The Commerce Department will consider whether to impose CV duty cash deposit requirements in preliminary determinations on twist ties and phosphate fertilizer due in September for both sets of investigations, with the AD duty preliminary determination on twist ties then due in December. These deadlines may be postponed.
Russia export controls and sanctions
The use of export controls and sanctions on Russia has surged since the country's invasion of Crimea in 2014, and especially its invasion of Ukraine in in February 2022. Similar export controls and sanctions have been imposed by U.S. allies, including the EU, U.K. and Japan. The following is a listing of recent articles in Export Compliance Daily on export controls and sanctions imposed on Russia:
The Commerce Department issued Federal Register notices on its recently initiated antidumping duty investigations on seamless carbon and alloy steel standard, line and pressure pipe from the Czech Republic (A-851-804), South Korea (A-580-909), Russia (A-821-826) and Ukraine (A-823-819), and its recently initiated countervailing duty investigations on South Korea (C-580-910) and Russia (C-821-827).
The Commerce Department issued a notice in the July 23 Federal Register on its recently initiated countervailing duty investigations on phosphate fertilizers from Morocco (C-714-001) and Russia (C-821-825).
The International Trade Commission published notices in the July 14 Federal Register on the following AD/CV injury, Section 337 patent and other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will be in another ITT article):
A domestic manufacturer filed a petition July 7 with the Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission requesting new antidumping duties on seamless carbon and alloy steel standard, line and pressure pipe from the Czech Republic, South Korea, Russia and Ukraine, and new countervailing duties on the same products from South Korea and Russia. Commerce will now decide whether to begin AD/CVD investigations on seamless carbon and alloy steel standard, line and pressure pipe that could eventually result in the assessment of AD/CV duties.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the July 6 Federal Register on the following AD/CV injury, Section 337 patent and other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will be in another ITT article):
Two domestic manufacturers filed a petition June 29 with the Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission requesting new antidumping duty duties on silicon metal from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland and Malaysia, and new countervailing duties on the same product from Kazakhstan. Commerce will now decide whether to begin AD/CVD investigations on silicon metal that could eventually result in the assessment of AD/CV duties.
A domestic manufacturer filed a petition on June 26 with the Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission requesting new countervailing duties on phosphate fertilizers from Morocco and Russia. Commerce will now decide whether to begin a CV duty investigation. The investigation was requested by The Mosaic Company.
The Commerce Department published notice in the June 24 Federal Register on the following AD/CV duty proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, scope, affected firms or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
Rep. Xochitl Torres-Small, D-N.M., and Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah, introduced a bill June 8 that would extend the limits on importing Russian uranium.