The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has impacted almost every aspect of law and public policy, and trade has certainly been no exception. Given that the supply chains for many critical medical supplies and forms of personal protective equipment (“PPE”) run through China, it was inevitable that this impact would affect the Section 301 investigation of
Commerce Finds Dumping and Countervailable Subsidization of Imports of Ceramic Tile from China
On March 31, 2020, the Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) announced its affirmative final determinations in the antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of imports of ceramic tile from China. See the fact sheet for a summary of the final cash deposit rates and margins.
In the AD investigation, Commerce calculated cash deposit rates of
Petition Summary: Certain Non-Refillable Steel Cylinders from the People’s Republic of China
On March 27, 2020, Petitioner Worthington Industries filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on imports of Certain Non-Refillable Steel Cylinders from the People’s Republic of China.
SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION
The scope of the imported merchandise that the Petitioner intends to cover in this investigation is as follows:
The
Petition Summary: Certain Vertical Shaft Engines Between 99cc and 225cc, and Parts Thereof from the People’s Republic of China
On March 18, 2020, Petitioner Briggs & Stratton Corporation filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on imports of vertical shaft engines between 99cc and 225cc, and parts thereof from the People’s Republic of China.
SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION
The petitioner proposed the following scope for these investigations:
The merchandise
BIS Renews Huawei Temporary General License and Requests Comments on Future Renewals
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced the issuance of yet another extension of the temporary general license (TGL) allowing companies to continue business with Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. and its 114 subsidiary and affiliate companies that are currently named on BIS’s Entity List. The TGL was scheduled to expire
Commerce Initiates AD Investigation of Imports of Difluoromethane (R-32) from China
On February 13, 2020, the Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) announced the initiation of an antidumping duty (“AD”) investigation of imports of difluoromethane, a chemical compound known also as R-32, from the People’s Republic of China. The petitioner in this case is Arkema, Inc., which estimated that 2018 imports of R-32 from China were valued at
Commerce Finds Dumping and Countervailable Subsidization of Imports of Carbon and Alloy Steel Threaded Rod from China and India
On February 10, 2020, the Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) announced its affirmative final determinations in the AD and CVD investigations of imports of carbon and alloy steel threaded rod from China and India. See the fact sheet for a summary of the final cash deposit rates and margins.
In the China AD investigation, Commerce calculated
China to Reduce Tariffs on $75 Billion of U.S. Goods
China’s Ministry of Finance announced today that China will reduce tariffs by up to fifty percent on certain U.S. imports as the two countries move forward to implement “Phase One” of the trade deal signed on January 15, 2020. China’s tariff cuts will affect U.S. goods worth approximately $75 billion and will reduce duty rates
Petition Summary: Certain Corrosion Inhibitors from the People’s Republic of China
On February 5, 2020, Petitioner Wincom Incorporated filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on imports of certain corrosion inhibitors from the People’s Republic of China.
SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION
The physical characteristics of the covered products, which define the scope, are as follows:
The merchandise covered by this petition is
Petition Summary: Difluoromethane (R-32) from the People’s Republic of China
On January 23, 2020, Petitioner Arkema Inc. filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping duties on imports of difluoromethane (R-32), a hydrofluorocarbon gas, from the People’s Republic of China.
SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION
Based on the product description and production process described in the sections below, this petition requests the following scope language:
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