US–China Trade Daily Hightlights | 2026-08-13
1) Executive Summary
– Today’s brief covers 4 Department of Commerce (International Trade Administration) actions. All items involve antidumping duty (AD) administrative reviews. Actions include one final review with partial rescission (Vietnam fish fillets), one preliminary review with partial rescission (India organic soybean meal), one preliminary review (Korea wire rod), and one final review (Indonesia wind towers). No China-related measures were reported in today’s items.
2) Updates by Authority
N/A (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, International Trade Administration)
Headline:
Frozen fish fillets (Vietnam) — AD_CVD (TRADE_REMEDY)
Summary:
Commerce issued the final results of the 2023–2024 antidumping duty administrative review of certain frozen fish fillets from Vietnam. Bien Dong Seafood Co., Ltd. and NTSF Seafoods Joint Stock Company were found to have made sales at less than normal value, while two non-examined separate-rate companies received a review-specific rate. Commerce also rescinded the review in part for 25 companies and the Vietnam-wide entity; the Vietnam-wide entity rate remains unchanged.
Key Details:
- Authority: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, International Trade Administration
- Policy Type: AD_CVD
- Event Type: TRADE_REMEDY
- Investigation No.: A-552-801
- Final margins (USD/kg), POR 2023-08-01 to 2024-07-31:
- Bien Dong Seafood Co., Ltd.: 1.00
- NTSF Seafoods Joint Stock Company: 0.38
- Non-selected separate rate respondents (Can Tho Import Export Seafood JSC; Nam Viet Corporation): 0.84
- Vietnam-wide entity: review rescinded; rate remains $2.39/kg
- Partial rescission: 25 companies and the Vietnam-wide entity
- Publication date: August 13, 2026; Final results signed August 10, 2026
- Preliminary results published: February 11, 2026
Headline:
Organic soybean meal (India) — AD_CVD (TRADE_REMEDY)
Summary:
Commerce published the preliminary results of the 2024–2025 AD administrative review of organic soybean meal from India. Commerce calculated a preliminary weighted-average dumping margin for the sole individually examined respondent and assigned the same rate to companies not selected for individual review; the review was rescinded for 145 companies. Interested parties are invited to comment, with deadlines set by regulation.
Key Details:
- Authority: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, International Trade Administration
- Policy Type: AD_CVD
- Event Type: TRADE_REMEDY
- Investigation No.: A-533-901
- Preliminary margin (percent), POR 2024-05-01 to 2025-04-30:
- Ecopure: 26.60
- Companies not selected for individual review (Appendix II): 26.60
- Rescission in part: 145 companies (Appendix III)
- Deadlines:
- Case briefs: no later than 21 days after publication
- Rebuttal briefs: 5 days after case briefs
- Hearing requests: within 30 days after publication
- Publication date: August 13, 2026
Headline:
Carbon and alloy steel wire rod (Republic of Korea) — AD_CVD (TRADE_REMEDY)
Summary:
Commerce issued preliminary results for the 2024–2025 AD review of carbon and alloy steel wire rod from Korea, finding that POSCO and POSCO International Corporation did not sell below normal value during the period of review. The preliminary weighted-average dumping margin is 0.00 percent.
Key Details:
- Authority: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, International Trade Administration
- Policy Type: AD_CVD
- Event Type: TRADE_REMEDY
- Investigation No.: A-580-891
- Preliminary margin (percent), POR 2024-05-01 to 2025-04-30:
- POSCO/POSCO International Corporation: 0.00
- Deadlines:
- Case briefs: within 7 days after issuance of verification report
- Rebuttal briefs: 5 days after case briefs
- Hearing requests: within 30 days after publication
- Publication date: August 13, 2026
Headline:
Utility scale wind towers (Indonesia) — AD_CVD (TRADE_REMEDY)
Summary:
Commerce finalized the 2023–2024 AD administrative review for utility scale wind towers from Indonesia, determining that PT. Kenertec Power System did not sell at less than normal value. The final weighted-average dumping margin is 0.00 percent.
Key Details:
- Authority: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, International Trade Administration
- Policy Type: AD_CVD
- Event Type: TRADE_REMEDY
- Investigation No.: A-560-833
- Final margin (percent), POR 2023-08-01 to 2024-07-31:
- PT. Kenertec Power System: 0.00
- Publication date: August 13, 2026; Final results signed August 10, 2026
- Preliminary results published: February 10, 2026
Source:
– Link: https://lawyerfanzhang.com/utility-scale-wind-towers-from-indonesia-final-results-of-antidumping-duty-administrative-review-2023-2024/
3) Key Takeaways (Factual)
– Commerce completed one final review with partial rescission for Vietnamese frozen fish fillets, setting company-specific per-kilogram dumping margins and maintaining the Vietnam-wide rate.
– The preliminary review of Indian organic soybean meal assigns a 26.60 percent margin to the examined firm and non-selected companies; 145 companies were rescinded from review.
– Preliminary results for Korean carbon and alloy steel wire rod show a 0.00 percent margin for POSCO.
– Final results for Indonesian utility scale wind towers confirm a 0.00 percent margin for PT. Kenertec Power System.
– All actions are antidumping duty administrative reviews; no China-related actions were reported.
4) Full Source Links (Index)
– https://lawyerfanzhang.com/certain-frozen-fish-fillets-from-the-socialist-republic-of-vietnam-final-results-and-rescission-in-part-of-antidumping-duty-administrative-review-2023-2024/ (Frozen fish fillets — Vietnam)
– https://lawyerfanzhang.com/organic-soybean-meal-from-india-preliminary-results-and-rescission-in-part-of-antidumping-duty-administrative-review-2024-2025/ (Organic soybean meal — India)
– https://lawyerfanzhang.com/carbon-and-alloy-steel-wire-rod-from-the-republic-of-korea-preliminary-results-of-antidumping-duty-administrative-review-2024-2025/ (Wire rod — Korea)
– https://lawyerfanzhang.com/utility-scale-wind-towers-from-indonesia-final-results-of-antidumping-duty-administrative-review-2023-2024/ (Wind towers — Indonesia)
5) Legal Disclaimer
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