The U.S. International Trade Commission found in a Wednesday vote that U.S. solar manufacturing has been injured by imports of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells from India, Indonesia and Laos, aligning with Commerce's finding last month and setting up Commerce to finalize antidumping and countervailing duty orders. Counsel for petitioner the Alliance for American Solar Manufacturing and Trade said dumping margins for India were 123% for all producers and countervailing duty rates 126%, and that the alliance expects final orders on Nov. 2. The ITC said it will release its full report on Nov. 23.
Why it matters: Importers of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells from India, Indonesia and Laos face final AD/CVD orders the petitioner expects on Nov. 2, with India margins of 123% dumping and 126% countervailing duty cited.
The U.S. International Trade Commission has made affirmative determinations in the final phase of its antidumping duty and countervailing duty investigations into freight rail couplers and parts thereof from the Czech Republic and India, in Inv. Nos. 701-TA-775 and 731-TA-1759-1760. The bulletin states that it will be replaced by the news release, generally issued about three hours after a Commission vote. The determinations cover freight rail couplers and parts thereof from the Czech Republic and India.
Why it matters: Importers of freight rail couplers and parts thereof from the Czech Republic and India are covered by the USITC's affirmative final determinations in Inv.
The USITC issued a final affirmative injury determination in its Solar IV investigation into crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into modules, from India, Indonesia and Laos, finding that dumped and subsidized imports materially injure domestic solar manufacturers. Commerce is scheduled to issue AD and CVD orders in early November 2026, with combined rates as high as 249% for India, 268% for Indonesia and 219% for Laos. Final dumping margins are 123.04% for all Indian producers with a 126.09% countervailing rate, 94.36% for all Indonesian exporters with countervailing rates of 73.2% to 173.7%, and 65.43% for all Laotian exporters with countervailing rates of 82.03% to 153.67%.
Why it matters: Once Commerce issues the orders in early November 2026, CBP will require final AD/CVD cash deposits on all entries of cells and modules from India, Indonesia and Laos.
The U.S. International Trade Commission issued an affirmative final injury determination in the AD/CVD investigations of silicon solar cells and modules from India, Indonesia and Laos, finding that the domestic solar panel manufacturing industry has been harmed by unfairly priced imports from the three countries. Commerce issued its final tariff calculations last month and will issue the AD/CVD orders on November 2, after which CBP will begin collecting cash deposits on subject solar cells and modules from India, Indonesia and Laos. The Alliance for American Solar Manufacturing and Trade petitioned for the investigation in July 2025, alleging that manufacturers relocated operations to the three countries to avoid existing tariffs.
Why it matters: Importers of silicon solar cells and modules from India, Indonesia and Laos will owe AD/CVD cash deposits once CBP begins collecting them following the November 2 orders.
The USITC determined on October 14, 2026 that a U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into modules, from India, Indonesia and Laos that Commerce found sold at less than fair value and subsidized, in Inv. Nos. 701-TA-772-774 and 731-TA-1756-1758 (Final). As a result, Commerce will issue antidumping and countervailing duty orders on these products from the three countries. The USITC made negative critical circumstances determinations for certain imports from India and Laos and affirmative critical circumstances determinations for certain imports from Indonesia.
Why it matters: Importers of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into modules, from India, Indonesia and Laos will face antidumping and countervailing duty orders once Commerce issues them.
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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 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 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 in a final affirmative countervailing duty determination that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of certain freight rail couplers and parts thereof from India, with the period of investigation April 1, 2024, through March 31, 2025, applicable September 24, 2026. The petitioner is the Coalition of Freight Coupler Producers, whose members are McConway & Torley LLC and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union. Commerce did not complete verification of Texmaco.
Commerce determines in a final affirmative determination that certain freight rail couplers and parts thereof from India are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value, with the period of investigation July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025, applicable September 24, 2026. The investigation covers freight rail couplers from India, with Texmaco Rail and Engineering Limited and Kharagpur Metal Reforming Industries Pvt. Ltd. as the examined respondents. The notice does not state the final dumping margins or cash deposit rates.
Commerce issued a final affirmative determination that crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into modules, from India are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value, with a final affirmative critical circumstances determination in part; the notice is applicable September 16, 2026, and the period of investigation is July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025. The notice does not state the final weighted-average dumping margins or cash deposit rates.
Commerce issued a final affirmative countervailing duty determination finding that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into modules, from India, for the period of investigation April 1, 2024, through March 31, 2025, applicable September 16, 2026. Commerce also made a final affirmative critical circumstances determination, in part. The notice does not state the cash deposit rates.
MOFCOM Announcement No. 35 of 2026 states that, from August 14, 2026, antidumping duties continue for five years on single-mode optical fiber from India under tariff line 90011000, at the same rates set in Announcements No. 56 of 2014 and No. 29 of 2020: 7.4% for Sterlite Technologies Limited, 11.4% for Birla Furukawa Fibre Optics Limited, 24.5% for Corning Technologies India Private Limited, 30.6% for Aksh Optifibre Limited and Finolex Cables Limited, and 24.5% for other Indian companies. The expiry review found that dumping and injury to China's single-mode optical fiber industry would likely continue or recur if the measure were terminated.
Why it matters: Importers of Indian-origin single-mode optical fiber under tariff line 90011000 must pay the listed company rate on entries from August 14, 2026, with the product scope unchanged from the 2014 and 2020 announcements.