USITC receives Section 337 complaint on certain DRAM devices, DN 3939, and seeks public interest comments

The U.S. International Trade Commission states in a Federal Register notice that it has received a complaint entitled Certain Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) Devices, Products Containing the Same, and Components Thereof (IV), DN 3939, and is soliciting comments on any public interest issues raised by the complaint or the complainant's filing under the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure. The notice does not state the complainant, the respondents, the products' HTS codes, the relief requested or a deadline for comments.

USITC finds Section 337 violation on ink cartridges, issues general exclusion order

The U.S. International Trade Commission affirmed, with supplemental findings and modified reasoning, an initial determination (Order No. 16) finding a violation of Section 337, and issued a general exclusion order barring importation of certain ink cartridges and components thereof that infringe claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 8,540,347, 9,061,508, 11,535,037, 11,820,150 and 12,246,539. The Commission also issued cease and desist orders against respondents Mountain Peak, Inc. and Straightouttaink, LP, and terminated the investigation.

USITC institutes Section 337 investigation into powered rocker-recliner and glider-recliner mechanisms

The U.S. International Trade Commission instituted a Section 337 investigation on a complaint filed August 21, 2026 by Ultra-Mek, Incorporated of Denton, North Carolina; Leggett & Platt, Incorporated of Carthage, Missouri; and L&P Property Management Company of Carthage, Missouri, alleging that imports of certain powered rocker-recliner and glider-recliner mechanisms and seating units containing same infringe claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 8,398,165, 8,398,168, 8,016,348 and 8,297,693. The complaint also alleges a domestic industry exists, and the complainants request a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders after the investigation. The complaint, except confidential information, is available on the Commission's EDIS docket.

USITC institutes Section 337 investigation into DRAM devices on Netlist complaint

The U.S. International Trade Commission instituted an investigation under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 on a complaint filed August 11, 2026, as supplemented August 25, 2026, by Netlist, Inc. of Irvine, California, alleging that certain dynamic random access memory (DRAM) devices, products containing the same, and components thereof infringe claims of U.S. Patent No. 10,025,731, U.S. Patent No. 10,217,523, U.S. Patent No. 12,373,366 and U.S. Patent No. 12,675,407. The complaint also alleges that an industry in the United States exists or is in the process of being established. Netlist requests a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders after the investigation.

USITC institutes Section 337 investigation into wearable breast pumps and milk storage containers

The U.S. International Trade Commission instituted an investigation under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 on a complaint filed August 20, 2026 by Willow Innovations, Inc. of Mountain View, California and Willow Blossom HoldCo Ltd. of the United Kingdom. The complaint alleges that imports and sales of certain wearable breast pumps, associated milk storage containers, and components thereof infringe claims of U.S. Patent No. 11,660,380, U.S. Patent No. 12,370,292, U.S. Patent No. D1,053,344, U.S. Patent No. 11,813,388 and U.S. Patent No. D1,031,993, and that a U.S. industry exists or is being established. The complainants request a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders after the investigation.

USITC reviews in part ALJ finding of Section 337 violation in glass substrates for LCDs

The U.S. International Trade Commission has determined to review in part a final initial determination issued by the presiding administrative law judge on July 23, 2026, which found a violation of section 337 in the investigation into certain glass substrates for liquid crystal displays, products containing the same, and methods for manufacturing the same. The Commission requests written submissions from the parties on the issues under review and from the parties, interested government agencies and other interested persons on remedy, the public interest and bonding, under the schedule set out in the notice.

USITC reviews in part ALJ finding of Section 337 violation in flash-spun nonwoven materials case

The U.S. International Trade Commission has determined to review in part a final initial determination by the presiding administrative law judge finding a violation of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, in the investigation of certain flash-spun nonwoven materials and products containing same. The Commission requests written submissions from the parties, interested government agencies and other interested persons on remedy, the public interest and bonding, under the schedule set out in the notice. The notice does not state the products, companies or countries covered, the remedy under consideration, or the submission deadlines.

USITC receives Section 337 complaint on wearable activity and health monitoring devices, DN 3937

The U.S. International Trade Commission states in a Federal Register notice that it has received a complaint entitled Certain Wearable Activity and Health Monitoring Devices and Systems Containing Same, DN 3937, and is soliciting comments on any public interest issues raised by the complaint or the complainant's filing under the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure. The notice does not state the complainant, the respondents, the asserted patents or the products' HTS codes.

USITC finds Section 337 violation on boiler protection for absorption refrigeration systems, issues general exclusion order

The U.S. International Trade Commission found a violation of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in its final determination on certain boiler protection for absorption refrigeration systems and components thereof, and issued a general exclusion order prohibiting importation of goods that infringe claims 1, 4, 6, and 10 of U.S. Patent No. 8,056,360. The Commission also issued cease and desist orders against the defaulting respondents and terminated the investigation.

CIT sustains Commerce remand results in AD/CVD reviews of wood mouldings and millwork from China

The U.S. Court of International Trade sustained Commerce's final results of redetermination on remand in the countervailing and antidumping duty administrative reviews of wood mouldings and millwork products from China, in China Cornici Co. v. United States, Slip Op. 26-118, Court Nos. 23-00216 and 23-00217, decided September 23, 2026. On remand Commerce declined to rescind the reviews and assigned China Cornici and RaoPing the 8.89% countervailing duty rate for non-examined companies for the 2021 period of review, and assigned China Cornici the China-wide antidumping duty rate of 220.87% while allowing Chen Chiu to claim RaoPing's 0.00% separate cash deposit rate for future shipments.

CIT sustains Commerce's first administrative review of the antidumping order on mobile access equipment from China

The U.S. Court of International Trade sustains Commerce's determination in the first administrative review of the antidumping duty order on mobile access equipment from China, in Slip Op. 26-119, Court No. 24-00219 and Court No. 24-00221. The court found Commerce's determination supported by substantial evidence and otherwise in accordance with law, rejecting Dingli's challenge to the selection of Turkey as the primary surrogate country and the Coalition's challenge to the use of Bulgaria as a secondary surrogate country.

USITC institutes Section 337 investigation into powered rocker-recliner and glider-recliner mechanisms

The USITC voted to institute Section 337 investigation 337-TA-1524 into certain powered rocker-recliner and glider-recliner mechanisms and seating units containing same, based on a complaint filed August 21, 2026, on behalf of Ultra-Mek, Incorporated of Denton, North Carolina; Leggett & Platt, Incorporated of Carthage, Missouri; and L&P Property Management Company of Carthage, Missouri, with supplemental letters filed September 9 and September 10, 2026. The complaint alleges infringement of certain patent claims by the importation and sale of the accused products, and the complainants request a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders.

CIT sustains Commerce scope ruling that IPG heat sinks fall within aluminum extrusions orders

The U.S. Court of International Trade, in Slip Op. 26-117, Court No. 25-00212, denied IPG Photonics Corporation's motion for judgment on the agency record and sustained Commerce's final scope ruling that IPG's four heat sink models do not meet the finished heat sink exclusion and are covered by the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on aluminum extrusions from China, Case Nos. A-570-967 and C-570-968. The court held that Commerce's interpretation of the exclusion and its consideration of IPG's evidence were supported by substantial evidence and in accordance with law. The opinion is dated September 23, 2026.

USITC institutes Section 337 investigation of certain DRAM devices (337-TA-1523)

The USITC voted to institute a Section 337 investigation, Inv. No. 337-TA-1523, into certain dynamic random access memory (DRAM) devices, products containing the same, and components thereof (III), based on a complaint filed on behalf of Netlist, Inc. of Irvine, California, on August 11, 2026, supplemented on August 25, 2026. The complaint alleges violations of section 337 in the importation into the United States and sale of the accused products that infringe certain claims of the asserted patents, and the complainant requests a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders.

CIT grants in part default judgment against Koehler in $193.6 million antidumping duty suit

The U.S. Court of International Trade entered default judgment against Koehler Oberkirch GmbH and Koehler Paper SE in Court No. 24-00014 for unpaid antidumping duties on lightweight thermal paper from Germany, after the defendants failed to answer interrogatories and refused to participate in discovery under USCIT Rule 37(d). The court declined the Government's request for an injunction barring the defendants from importing into the United States, holding that the relief was not demanded in the complaint and would violate USCIT Rule 54(c). The opinion, Slip Op. 26-116, is dated September 18, 2026.

USITC institutes Section 337 investigation into certain electronic devices with audio technologies

The U.S. International Trade Commission instituted an investigation under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 on a complaint filed August 14, 2026, as supplemented on August 31, 2026, by BoomCloud 360 Inc. of Encinitas, California. The complaint alleges violations based on the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of certain electronic devices with certain audio technologies that infringe certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 10,524,078, U.S. Patent No. 11,533,560 and U.S. Patent No. 11,051,121. The complainant requests a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders after the investigation.

USITC declines to review ALJ order terminating wireless communication devices investigation

The U.S. International Trade Commission determined not to review an initial determination, Order No. 32, in which the presiding administrative law judge granted an unopposed motion to terminate certain respondents from the investigation of certain wireless communication devices and components thereof based on settlement, and terminated the investigation. The investigation is terminated.

USITC declines to review ALJ order adding Guangzhou Coyote as respondent in gyro-stabilized electric unicycle probe

The U.S. International Trade Commission has determined not to review the presiding administrative law judge's initial determination, Order No. 18, granting complainants' unopposed motion to amend the complaint and notice of investigation in the investigation of certain gyro-stabilized electric unicycles and components thereof and products containing the same. The amendment adds Guangzhou Coyote Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. d/b/a LeaperKim (LeaperKim Coyote) as a respondent. The notice does not state any exclusion, cease and desist order, or other remedy.

USITC reviews in part ALJ finding of Section 337 violation in balloon dilation devices case

The U.S. International Trade Commission has determined to review in part a final initial determination by the presiding administrative law judge finding a violation of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in the investigation into certain balloon dilation devices, systems, and components thereof. The Commission requests written submissions from the parties on the issues under review and from the parties, interested government agencies, and other interested persons on remedy, the public interest, and bonding, under the schedule set forth in the notice. The Commission has also extended the target date for completion of the investigation to November 13, 2026.

CIT denies preliminary injunction against CBP deactivation of customs broker's entry filer code

The U.S. Court of International Trade denied Forrest Xu's motion for a preliminary injunction in Slip Op. 26-115, Court No. 26-03403, leaving in place CBP's deactivation of his entry filer code, which prevents him from filing entries electronically through ABI and by paper under that code. Judge Lisa W. Wang found Xu was not likely to succeed on the merits of his due process claim. CBP's June 1, 2026 letter told Xu he could seek reinstatement of the entry filer code after a minimum of 180 calendar days from the date of that letter.

Commerce approves duty-free entry for scientific instruments in 50 dockets

Commerce's International Trade Administration approved duty-free entry for the scientific instruments listed in 50 dockets, including Docket No. 25-034 (UChicago Argonne LLC, 352-MHz/160kW Solid State Radio Frequency Amplifier Systems) and Docket No. 26-139 (UChicago Argonne LLC, Electron Bean Evaporator), finding no instrument of equivalent scientific value manufactured in the United States at the time of order. The decision follows notices at 90 FR 55301, 91 FR 52040 and 91 FR 53842; no public comments were received. Applicants include UChicago Argonne LLC, Battelle Memorial Institute, Fermi Forward Discovery Group LLC, Arizona State University, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Leland Stanford Junior University and others.

CIT sustains Commerce remand results in Ditar, S.A. v. United States paper bag antidumping case

The U.S. Court of International Trade sustained the Department of Commerce's remand results in Ditar, S.A. v. United States, Slip Op. 26-114, Court No. 24-00130, an antidumping duty investigation of paper bags from Colombia. The court held that substantial evidence supported Commerce's finding that Ditar failed to establish that its home-market sales to distributors and end users were made at different levels of trade, because its warehousing and repacking expenses were reported as indirect selling expenses and could not corroborate the claimed intensity differences.

CIT sustains Commerce's fourth remand redetermination in welded line pipe investigation on Korea

The U.S. Court of International Trade sustained Commerce's fourth remand redetermination in the 2015 less-than-fair-value investigation of welded line pipe from the Republic of Korea, in Stupp Corp. v. United States, Slip Op. 26-113, Consol. Court No. 15-00334, dated September 15, 2026. On remand Commerce replaced the Cohen's d test with a two-percent price difference test to determine whether prices differ significantly, and abandoned its mixed methodology in applying its ratio test. The court held the price difference test reasonable and found Commerce acted within the scope of remand.

CIT sustains in part and remands in part Commerce's 2022-23 AD review of glycine from India

The U.S. Court of International Trade, in Slip Op. 26-112, Court No. 25-00081, sustained in part and remanded in part Commerce's final determination in the 2022-23 administrative review of the antidumping duty order on glycine from India, covering June 1, 2022, to May 31, 2023. The case was brought by Kumar Industries and Bajaj Healthcare Limited; Deer Park Glycine, LLC was defendant-intervenor. Commerce had applied facts otherwise available with an adverse inference to Kumar and assigned Bajaj, a non-selected respondent, the simple average of Kumar's and Avid Organics' dumping margins.

CIT sustains ITC remand results in freight rail couplers injury case

The U.S. Court of International Trade sustained the U.S. International Trade Commission's remand results in Wabtec Corp. v. United States, Consol. Court No. 23-00157, Slip Op. 26-110, upholding the Commission's determinations that appropriate circumstances do not exist to exclude Amsted from the domestic industry and that the domestic industry was materially injured by reason of freight rail couplers from China sold at less than fair value and subsidized by the government of China. The court rejected plaintiffs Wabtec and Strato's challenges to Commissioner Kearns's further analysis and to the affirmative material-injury determination.

CIT sustains Commerce's second remand redetermination in light-walled rectangular pipe and tube review from Mexico

The U.S. Court of International Trade sustained Commerce's Second Remand Redetermination in the 2020-2021 administrative review of the antidumping duty order on light-walled rectangular pipe and tube from Mexico, in which Commerce replaced the Cohen's d test with a new price difference test after the CAFC's decision in Marmen III. The revised analysis produced weighted-average dumping margins of 10.67% for Maquilacero S.A. de C.V. and Tecnicas de Fluidos S.A. de C.V. and 6.06% for non-selected parties such as Perfiles LM, S.A. de C.V., replacing the amended final results margins of 9.2% and 5.32%. The opinion is Slip Op. 26-111 in Consol. Court No. 23-00091, dated September 14, 2026.

USITC receives Section 337 complaint on certain vertical power delivery systems, DN 3936

The U.S. International Trade Commission states that it has received a complaint entitled Certain Vertical Power Delivery Systems, Components Thereof, and Computing Systems Containing the Same, DN 3936, and is soliciting comments on any public interest issues raised by the complaint or the complainant's filing under the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure. The notice does not name the complainant, the respondents or the products' HTS codes, and it states no rate, remedy or effective date.

USITC declines to review ALJ order granting Dolby intervention in video-capable device investigation

The U.S. International Trade Commission has determined not to review the presiding administrative law judge's initial determination, Order No. 17, granting Dolby Laboratories, Inc.'s motion to intervene as an intervenor in the investigation into certain video-capable electronic devices, including smart televisions, monitors, and components thereof. The notice does not state the investigation number, the products' HTS codes, or any relief or deadline.

USTR requests comments on foreign trade barriers for the 2027 National Trade Estimate Report

USTR, through the Trade Policy Staff Committee, requests comments to help identify significant foreign barriers to or distortions of U.S. exports of goods and services and U.S. foreign direct investment for inclusion in the 2027 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers. USTR will also consider responses as part of its annual review of the operation and effectiveness of all U.S. trade agreements in force covering telecommunications products and services. Comments are due October 29, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. EDT, and USTR prefers submissions through Regulations.gov under docket number USTR-2026-0498.

CIT remands Commerce countervailing duty decision in TNC Kazchrome over adverse facts available

USITC receives Section 337 complaint on certain mobile electronic devices, DN 3934

The U.S. International Trade Commission states that it has received a complaint entitled Certain Mobile Electronic Devices and Components Thereof, DN 3934, and is soliciting comments on any public interest issues raised by the complaint or the complainant's filing under the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure. The notice does not name the complainant, the products' HTS codes or the countries of origin, and it states no rate or effective date.

USITC requests comments on implementation of Section 338(g) in investigation No. MISC-053

The U.S. International Trade Commission requests comments from interested persons on how it can best meet its statutory obligations under Section 338(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930, in investigation No. MISC-053. Written comments must be submitted on or before November 9, 2026, identified by docket number MISC-053, via the Commission's EDIS docket or by email to Secretary@usitc.gov.

USITC reviews in part Section 337 violation finding on glow fish tape and safety helmet systems

The U.S. International Trade Commission has determined to review in part a final initial determination issued by the presiding chief administrative law judge in the investigation of certain glow fish tape systems, safety helmet systems, and components thereof, which found a violation of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930. The Commission is requesting written submissions on the issues under review, as well as on remedy, bonding, and the public interest. The notice does not state the products' HTS codes, the respondents, or the remedy under consideration.

USITC declines to review ALJ order terminating semiconductor devices investigation

The U.S. International Trade Commission determined not to review an initial determination, Order No. 77, of the presiding administrative law judge granting a joint motion to terminate the investigation in its entirety based on settlement and to limit service of the settlement agreement. The investigation concerns certain foreign-fabricated semiconductor devices, products containing the same, and components thereof. The notice does not state an effective date or any action for importers.

CIT remands Commerce's final results in steel racks antidumping review for reconsideration of differential pricing methodology

The U.S. Court of International Trade, in Slip Op. 26-108, Court No. 25-00175, remanded for reconsideration Commerce's final results in the 2022-2023 administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain steel racks from China, 90 Fed. Reg. 30,629, which assigned Jiangsu Nova a margin of 11.18% ad valorem. The court granted Commerce's request for a voluntary remand so it can allow parties to comment on the new differential pricing methodology, including the price difference test and ratio test, that replaced the Cohen's d test after Marmen. Commerce has 90 days to submit its remand redetermination, with comments to follow under Rule 56.2(h).

CIT sustains Commerce remand results in wind towers AD review of Dongkuk S&C

The U.S. Court of International Trade sustained Commerce's remand results in the antidumping duty administrative review of utility scale wind towers from the Republic of Korea, Slip Op. 26-104, Court No. 24-00070, in an opinion by Judge Leo M. Gordon dated September 4, 2026. On remand Commerce reconsidered Dongkuk S&C Co., Ltd.'s indirect conversion costs, found its reported methodology distortive, and recalculated the weight-average dumping margin to 1.90 percent. The court sustained Commerce's use of period-of-review annual average costs over Dongkuk's reported indirect conversion costs.

CIT sustains ITC material-injury finding on subsidized shrimp from Ecuador

The U.S. Court of International Trade sustained the International Trade Commission's affirmative material-injury determination in the countervailing duty investigation of fresh warmwater shrimp and frozen warmwater shrimp from Ecuador, India and Vietnam, in Slip Op. 26-105, Court No. 25-00029, dated September 4, 2026. Ecuadorian producers Industrial Pesquera Santa Priscila, S.A. and Sociedad Nacional de Galapagos, C.A. argued that rising diesel fuel costs, not subsidized imports, caused the domestic industry's harm, and that the Commission abused its discretion by declining to request the fishermen's diesel purchase volumes. The court found no evidence of bias and held the Commission's determination supported by substantial evidence.

CIT sustains ITC material-injury finding on subsidized frozen warmwater shrimp from India

The U.S. Court of International Trade sustained the International Trade Commission's affirmative material-injury determination in the countervailing duty investigation of frozen warmwater shrimp from India, in Slip Op. 26-106, Court No. 25-00031, dated September 4, 2026. The court rejected the Seafood Exporters Association of India's challenges that the Commission wrongly defined the domestic like product to include frozen cooked shrimp alongside raw shrimp and that imports filled a supply gap the domestic industry could not serve. The investigation covered frozen warmwater shrimp, wild-caught and farmed, cooked and raw, for the period January 1, 2021, to March 31, 2024.

CIT sustains remand redetermination in Catfish Farmers of America v. United States

The U.S. Court of International Trade sustained the Final Results of Redetermination pursuant to Court Remand (Apr. 15, 2026) in Catfish Farmers of America v. United States, Slip Op. 26-103, Court No. 24-00082, finding it complies with the court's order in Catfish Farmers of Am. v. United States, 49 CIT __, 815 Fed. Supp. 3d 1339 (2025), including its statement that the allegation identified a ministerial error. No party commented in opposition, and the United States asked the court to sustain the results. The court ordered that entries affected by this action be liquidated in accordance with the final court decision in this litigation.

CIT sustains ITC material-injury finding on subsidized shrimp from Vietnam

The U.S. Court of International Trade sustained the International Trade Commission's affirmative material-injury determination in Slip Op. 26-107, Court No. 25-00032, rejecting the Shrimp Committee of the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers' challenge to the Commission's findings on underselling, the effects of imports and causation. The case is one of a trilogy challenging the Commission's finding that subsidized imports from Ecuador, India and Vietnam materially injured the domestic shrimp industry, with a period of investigation of January 1, 2021, to March 31, 2024. The court held the determination is supported by substantial evidence on the record.