Antidumping and countervailing duty proceedings from start to finish: petitions and initiations, preliminary and final determinations, ITC injury determinations, administrative and sunset reviews, cash deposit rate changes, scope rulings and circumvention findings.
Commerce states in the final results of the expedited second sunset review of the antidumping duty order on melamine from the People's Republic of China that revocation of the order would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the levels indicated in the notice's "Final Results of Sunset Review" section, applicable October 5, 2026. The order was published at 80 FR 80751, and the review was initiated at 91 FR 32376. The domestic interested party is Cornerstone Chemical Company.
CBSA determined on September 17, 2026, under paragraph 76.03(7)(a) of SIMA, that expiry of the CITT finding in Inquiry No. NQ-2020-004 is likely to result in the continuation or resumption of dumping of certain concrete reinforcing bar from Algeria, Egypt, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam. The goods are hot-rolled deformed steel concrete reinforcing bar in straight lengths or coils, in diameters up to and including 56.4 millimeters, excluding plain round bar and fabricated rebar products, and excluding 10 mm (10M) rebar meeting CSA G30 18.09 coated to ASTM A775/A 775M 04a in lengths from 1 foot up to and including 8 feet.
CBSA determined on September 17, 2026, under paragraph 76.03(7)(a) of SIMA, that the expiry of the CITT's July 2, 2021 finding in Inquiry No. NQ-2020-005 on hot-rolled deformed steel concrete reinforcing bar in straight lengths or coils, commonly identified as rebar, originating in or exported from Oman and Russia is likely to result in the continuation or resumption of dumping. The goods are rebar in diameters up to and including 56.4 mm, excluding plain round bar and fabricated rebar products, and excluding 10 mm (10M) rebar meeting CSA G30 18.09 coated to ASTM A775/A 775M 04a in lengths from 1 foot up to and including 8 feet.
The Canada Border Services Agency made a preliminary determination on September 17, 2026, under subsection 38(1) of the Special Import Measures Act, that wheat gluten originating in or exported from Italy, Poland and the United Kingdom is being dumped, and imposed provisional duty on the same date on dumped goods released from that day until the CBSA terminates the investigation or the CITT makes an order or finding.
The U.S. International Trade Commission determined to find a violation of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 with respect to U.S. Patent Nos. 11,365,026 and 11,794,952 covering certain storage containers and toolboxes, organizers, component boxes and coolers, and set the remedy as a limited exclusion order and a cease and desist order on those patents. The Commission set a bond of 18% of entered value for covered articles imported or sold during the period of Presidential review. It has not reached a final determination on U.S. Patent No. 11,952,167, and extended the target date for completion of the investigation to November 2, 2026.
Why it matters: Entries of the covered storage containers, toolboxes, organizers, component boxes and coolers that are subject to the limited exclusion order face an 18% bond on entered value during the period of Presidential review.
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Commerce is self-initiating a circumvention inquiry to determine whether certain aluminum composite panels (ACPs) produced in China by Shanghai Alumetal Decorative Material Co. (Alumetal) are circumventing the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on common alloy aluminum sheet from China. The inquiry applies as of October 2, 2026. The AD order is at 84 FR 2813 and the CVD order at 84 FR 2157.
Commerce finds in the final results of the expedited second sunset review of the countervailing duty order on melamine from the People's Republic of China that revocation of the order would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the levels indicated in the notice's "Final Results of Sunset Review" section. The notice is applicable October 2, 2026. The order was originally published at 80 FR 80751 and continued at 86 FR 36252; the review was initiated at 91 FR 32377.
Commerce preliminarily determines that truck bed covers from the People's Republic of China are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value, applicable October 1, 2026, for a period of investigation of July 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025. Commerce also postpones the final determination and extends provisional measures, and preliminarily treats Wenzhou Tianmao and Wenzhou Chaoming Auto Parts Co., Ltd. as a single entity. The notice does not state the preliminary cash deposit rates.
Why it matters: Importers of truck bed covers from China face provisional measures extended past the original schedule while Commerce postpones its final determination.
Federal Register · Commerce ITA (AD/CVD)Top PickAI score62
Commerce preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of stationary and portable air compressors from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, with the period of investigation January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025, applicable October 1, 2026. Commerce also aligns the final countervailing duty determination with the final antidumping duty determination, and interested parties are invited to comment on the preliminary determination. The notice does not state the cash deposit rates.
Commerce preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of stationary and portable air compressors from the People's Republic of China, with the period of investigation January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025, applicable October 1, 2026. Commerce also aligns the final countervailing duty determination with the final antidumping duty determination. Interested parties are invited to comment on the preliminary determination.
Commerce preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of stationary and portable air compressors from Malaysia, with the period of investigation January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025, applicable October 1, 2026. Commerce also aligns the final countervailing duty determination with the final antidumping duty determination. Interested parties are invited to comment on the preliminary determination.
Commerce preliminarily determines that large diameter graphite electrodes from the People's Republic of China are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value, applicable September 30, 2026, for a period of investigation of July 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025. Commerce also made a preliminary affirmative determination of critical circumstances. Interested parties are invited to comment on the preliminary determination.
Commerce preliminarily determines that large diameter graphite electrodes from India are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less-than-fair-value, with a period of investigation of January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025, applicable September 30, 2026. Commerce also made a preliminary affirmative determination of critical circumstances and postponed the final determination, extending provisional measures. Interested parties are invited to comment on the preliminary determination.
The USITC determined on September 29, 2026 that revoking the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on non-refillable steel cylinders from China would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time, so the existing orders remain in place. The vote was affirmative by Chairman Brett W. Doyle and Commissioners Jason E. Kearns, Peter-Anthony Pappas, Bart Thanhauser and David Foley Jr.; Commissioner Samuel T. Negatu did not participate. The reviews are Inv. Nos. 701-TA-644 and 731-TA-1494 (Review), instituted April 1, 2026 and conducted on an expedited basis; the public report, USITC Publication 5799, will be available on the USITC website by November 8, 2026.
The USITC determined in five-year reviews that revoking the countervailing duty orders on oil country tubular goods from India and Turkey and the antidumping duty orders on oil country tubular goods from India, South Korea, Turkey, Ukraine, and Vietnam would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to a U.S. industry within a reasonably foreseeable time. The reviews cover Investigation Nos. 701-TA-499-500 and 731-TA-1215-1216 and 1221-1223 (Second Review), with the Commission's views in USITC Publication 5790 (September 2026). Commissioner Jason E. Kearns voted in the negative on the antidumping duty order on oil country tubular goods from Ukraine.
The USITC determined in its second five-year reviews that revoking the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on boltless steel shelving units prepackaged for sale from China would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to a U.S. industry within a reasonably foreseeable time. The reviews cover Investigation Nos. 701-TA-523 and 731-TA-1259 (Second Review), with views published in USITC Publication 5793 (September 2026). The Commission instituted the reviews on April 1, 2026 (91 FR 16234), chose expedited reviews on July 6, 2026 (91 FR 52082), and filed its determinations on September 24, 2026. Commissioner Samuel T. Negatu did not participate.
Why it matters: The determinations cover boltless steel shelving units prepackaged for sale from China under Investigation Nos. 701-TA-523 and 731-TA-1259 (Second Review); the notice does not state what happens to the orders or to cash deposits.
The USITC determined on September 25, 2026 that a U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of van-type trailers and subassemblies from China that Commerce has determined are sold in the United States at less than fair value and subsidized by the government of China, in Inv. Nos. 701-TA-781 and 731-TA-1768. As a result, Commerce will issue an antidumping order and a countervailing duty order on these products from China. The USITC's public report, USITC Publication 5797, will be available on the USITC website by November 5, 2026.
Commerce preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of Tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane (Tris) from the People's Republic of China, with a preliminary affirmative determination of critical circumstances, in part, applicable September 24, 2026. The period of investigation is January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025, and Commerce has aligned the final determination with the final antidumping duty determination. Commerce found Jining Yacoo New Materials Technology Co., Ltd. and Yacoo Science (Anqing) Co., Ltd. to be cross-owned with Suzhou Yacoo. Interested parties are invited to comment on the preliminary determination.
The USITC determines there is a reasonable indication that a U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of perfluoroalkoxy alkane (PFA) from India, provided for in subheading 3904.69.50 of the HTSUS, that are alleged to be sold at less than fair value and to be subsidized by the government of India, in investigations Nos. 701-TA-805 and 731-TA-1804 (Preliminary). The Commission also gives notice of the commencement of the final phase of its investigations, and will issue a final phase notice of scheduling upon notice from Commerce of affirmative preliminary determinations, or, if the preliminary determinations are negative, upon notice of affirmative final determinations.
Commerce determines that imports of model numbers 5C65M0 and BC70M0 of small vertical shaft engines produced by Chongqing Zongshen General Power Machine Co., Ltd. in China are later-developed merchandise that circumvent the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on certain vertical shaft engines between 99cc and up to 225cc, and parts thereof, from China. The determination applies as of September 24, 2026. The orders were published at 86 FR 23675, the circumvention inquiry was initiated at 90 FR 30874, and the affirmative preliminary determination was published at 91 FR 28555.
Why it matters: Entries of Zongshen's 5C65M0 and BC70M0 engines are covered by the AD/CVD orders on small vertical shaft engines from China as of September 24, 2026.