China revised its list of technologies subject to export controls, including some dual-use items, the country’s Commerce Ministry and Ministry of Science and Technology said Aug. 28, according to unofficial translations. The list has 53 revisions, China’s Commerce Ministry said, including the addition of export restrictions on 23 “new technology items.” The Ministry of Science and Technology provided a Chinese-language notice outlining the changes.

The International Trade Commission published notices in the Aug. 13 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):

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.

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative will grant extensions to 14 exclusions from the second list of Section 301 tariffs on goods from China that were due to expire July 31, it said in a notice. The 55 exclusions that weren't extended, all listed in U.S. Note 20(o) to subchapter III of chapter 99 and filed under subheading 9903.88.12, will expire July 31. The 14 extended exclusions will now expire Dec. 31, USTR said.

Along with proposed changes to the UHF and S bands to tackle launch congestion spectrum, the FCC should also look at higher bands to support such uses as astronaut video or high-bandwidth research payloads, representatives of space launch company Blue Origin told FCC International Bureau staffers, according to a docket 13-115 posting Friday. It said the 4500-4800 MHz band, currently used for fixed satellite downloads, is a possibility, as are other parts of the C or X band. Blue Origin said minimum 40 MHz channel sizes are needed. As the FCC looks at the 2200-2900 MHz band for launch use, look at amending the allocation table to add co-primary nonfederal space operation service to portions of band, the company said.

The Commerce Department published notice in the July 23 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):

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).

CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:​

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):

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.