The Commerce Department has published the final results of its antidumping duty administrative review on pure magnesium from China (A-570-832). The agency said it found that the only companies under review, Tianjin Magnesium International Co., Ltd., and its affiliate Tianjin Magnesium Metal, Co., Ltd., had a dumping margin of 32.6%, a significant decline from the 93.97% margin in the preliminary results. Subject merchandise from these two companies will be assessed AD at importer-specific rates for entries during the period May 1, 2022, through April 30, 2023. A 32.6% AD cash deposit rate takes effect for TMM/TMI on Dec. 13.
The Bureau of Industry and Security completed a round of interagency review for a rule that could lead to new import restrictions on certain drones and drone parts from China and other countries of concern.
The Congressional Research Service, in an updated report last week on the ban on goods made with forced labor in the Trade Act of 1930, highlighted how the U.S. has used negotiations in free trade agreements to try to expand the bans on goods made with forced labor.
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted on CBP's website Dec. 13, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching for the listed CBP message number at CBP's ADCVD Search page.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Dec. 13 Federal Register on the following AD/CVD injury, Section 337 patent or other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will be in another ITT article):
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Dec. 13 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):
The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the following voluntary recalls Dec. 12:
President Joe Biden called for the creation of a new task force to counter foreign economic coercion, which he said will help the U.S. better respond to coercive measures by “countries of concern,” including China.
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted on CBP's website Dec. 12, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching for the listed CBP message number at CBP's ADCVD Search page.
A three-judge panel at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit told the Court of International Trade that it has now twice wrongly told an importer that its first-sale price method to determine the duty level of its cookware was prohibited.