Department of Commerce

The U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) announced on Friday that it was set to resume trade missions starting as early as March 2022.  Trade missions are government- led programs where members of the trade can meet directly with foreign industries and officials to explore potential business opportunities.  The COVID-19 pandemic brought these missions to a sudden halt in March 2020 and no trade missions have occurred in the past 24 month.  The International Trade Administration (“ITA”) is now preparing to resume in-person trade missions, where possible.

On February 4, 2022, the U.S. Department of Commerce published a notice initiating new administrative reviews for antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders with December anniversary dates. Listed below are the countries and products named in the notice:

  1. India
    1. Forged Steel Fittings (A–533–891)
  2. Oman
    1. Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe (A–523–812)
  3. Republic of Korea

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In Husch Blackwell’s January 2022 Trade Law Newsletter, you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law:

  • Ongoing efforts to inform implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Act that was signed in December
  • The first dispute settlement under the USMCA
  • An update on U.S. Department of Commerce decisions
  • U.S. International

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In Husch Blackwell’s December 2021 Trade Law Newsletter, you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law:

  • President Biden issued a Proclamation to update the Harmonized Tariff Schedule and re-affirmed the changes to the section 232 tariffs that took effect Jan. 1
  • An update on U.S. Department of Commerce decisions

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On January 3, 2022, the Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) announced in the Federal Register the opportunity to request an annual administrative review for products that are currently subject to antidumping and countervailing duties. The products and countries that have been listed in the Federal Register notice are the following:

AD

  • Belarus: Carbon and Alloy Steel

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On December 31, 2021, the U.S. Department of Commerce published a notice that it will automatically initiate, starting January 3, 2022, five-year Sunset Reviews for antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders from.

Listed below are the countries and products named in the notice:

  1. People’s Republic of China
    • Large Residential Washers (1st Review) (A-570-033)

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