Commerce Department, International Trade Administration Briefing 2026-08-28
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1. Polytetramethylene Ether Glycol From the People’s Republic of China, the Republic of Korea, Taiwan, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations
Sub: Commerce Department, International Trade Administration
2. Certain Carbon Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings From the People’s Republic of China: Notice of Court Decision Not in Harmony With Final Covered Merchandise Determination and Notice of Amended Covered Merchandise Determination Pursuant to Court Decision
Sub: Commerce Department, International Trade Administration
Content: On July 29, 2026, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) issued its final judgment in Tube Forgings of America, Inc. and Mills Iron Works, Inc. v. United States, Consol. Court No. 23-00231, sustaining the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce)'s second remand redetermination pertaining to the covered merchandise inquiry (CMI) for the antidumping duty (AD) order on certain carbon steel butt-weld pipe fittings (butt-weld pipe fittings) from the People's Republic of China (China). Commerce is notifying the public that the CIT's final judgment is not in harmony with Commerce's CMI determination, and that Commerce is amending the CMI determination to find that products cut to length and formed into the rough shape of a butt-weld pipe fitting in China represent "unfinished" fittings, which are covered by the scope of the Order, and that when such products are further processed in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam), they remain subject to the AD order on butt-weld pipe fittings from China.
3. Certain Hardwood Plywood Products From the People’s Republic of China: Final Determinations of No Shipments in the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews; 2024, 2020-2021
Sub: Commerce Department, International Trade Administration
Content: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that there were no shipments of certain hardwood plywood products (hardwood plywood) from the People's Republic of China (China) during the period of review (POR) covering the period June 17, 2020, through September 25, 2021, and January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024, for one producer of hardwood plywood subject to the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) reviews.
4. Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products From Japan: Notice of Court Decision Not in Harmony With the Results of Antidumping Administrative Review; Notice of Amended Final Results
Sub: Commerce Department, International Trade Administration
Content: On April 8, 2026, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) issued its final judgment in Nippon Steel Corporation vs the United States, Consol. Court no. 21-00533, sustaining the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce)'s second remand results pertaining to the administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on certain hot-rolled steel flat products from Japan covering the period October 1, 2018, through September 30, 2019. Commerce is notifying the public that the CIT's final judgment is not in harmony with Commerce's final results of the administrative review, and that Commerce is amending the final results with respect to the dumping margin assigned to Nippon Steel Corporation (Nippon Steel).
5. Oil Country Tubular Goods From Austria, Taiwan, and the United Arab Emirates: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations
Sub: Commerce Department, International Trade Administration
6. Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod From the Republic of Korea: Notice of Reopening of, and Intent To Reconsider the Final Results of, Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024
Sub: Commerce Department, International Trade Administration
Content: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) published its final results of the 2023-2024 antidumping duty administrative review in the Federal Register on April 7, 2026, in which Commerce calculated a weighted-average dumping margin of 0.00 percent for the sole mandatory respondent, POSCO/POSCO International Corporation. Commerce is reopening the 2023-2024 antidumping duty administrative review, reopening the record, and reconsidering those final results in light of new evidence of possible fraud that potentially affects the integrity of those final results.
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