The Commerce Department is setting new countervailing duty cash deposit requirements for imports of epoxy resin from China (C-570-167), India (C-533-927), Taiwan (C-583-877) and South Korea (C-580-920) after finding countervailable subsidization of producers and exporters in the four countries in the preliminary determinations of its CVD investigations. Suspension of liquidation and cash deposit requirements will take effect Sept. 13, 2024, for entries of subject merchandise from India and Taiwan, and will take retroactive effect for entries from China as of June 15, 2024.
The National Treasury Employees Union is seeking a preliminary injunction to block the White House’s order ending collective bargaining at numerous federal agencies, including the FCC. If the order proceeds, NTEU will “imminently lose two-thirds of the employees that it represents and more than half its revenue stream,” the union said in a motion filed Friday in the U.S. District Court for the D.C. Circuit. NTEU said some federal agencies have already halted payroll deductions for union dues requested by employees. The executive order goes against Congress’ intent when it authorized widespread collective bargaining for federal employees and is intended to make federal employees easier to fire, NTEU said.
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted on CBP's website April 4, 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.
5G broadcast supporters say HC2’s petition to allow low-power TV stations to transmit in that standard and reach mobile devices could represent a lifeline for an LPTV industry in distress, while some critics say it appears to be aimed at allowing low-power TV owners to get out of the broadcast business.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the April 4 Federal Register on the following antidumping and countervailing duty (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 issued its final determination in its countervailing duty investigation of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid, also known as 2,4-D, from China (C-570-161) and India (C-533-923), finding countervailable subsidization of producers and exporters in the two countries. Suspension of liquidation is currently not in effect for entries on or after Jan. 11, 2025, and Commerce will require cash deposits of estimated CVD on future entries only if it issues a CVD order.
The Commerce Department issued a final antidumping duty determination finding that imports of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid, also known as 2,4-D, from China (A-570-160) and India (A-533-922) are being sold in the U.S. at less than fair value. Suspension of liquidation and cash deposit requirements will continue for entries on or after Nov. 14, the date that the preliminary determinations were published in the Federal Register. Cash deposit rates set in these final determinations take effect April 7.
The Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission published the following Federal Register notices April 4 on AD/CVD proceedings:
President Donald Trump's use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to enact his sweeping "retaliatory" tariffs (see 2504020086) has drawn serious speculation about whether the statute can serve as a proper basis for invoking the tariffs. Trade lawyers told us that potential issues arising from the use of IEEPA include the existence of tariff-making authority to address trade deficits under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974, the "major questions" doctrine and the way in which the tariffs were calculated.
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register April 3 on the following antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CVD rates, scope, affected firms or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):