US–China Trade Daily Hightlights | 2026-09-14
1) Executive Summary
– Today’s brief covers 16 events across the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), the Department of Commerce (International Trade Administration), and the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).
– Instruments include antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) investigations and administrative reviews, Section 337 proceedings, and sanctions listings/updates.
– Highlights include the ITC’s institution of preliminary AD/CVD investigations on corrugated pizza boxes from China, Malaysia, and Turkey; multiple Commerce preliminary and final AD/CVD results across several products and countries; and OFAC actions updating identifiers and adding parties to the SDN List.
2) Updates by Authority
ITC (U.S. International Trade Commission)
– Headline (bold):
Corrugated pizza boxes — AD/CVD (Institution and scheduling of preliminary phase)
Summary:
The ITC instituted preliminary phase AD/CVD investigations Nos. 701-TA-806 and 731-TA-1805-1807 to assess whether U.S. industry is materially injured or threatened by imports of corrugated pizza boxes from China, Malaysia, and Turkey alleged to be sold at less than fair value, with alleged subsidies for Turkey. Unless Commerce extends initiation, the ITC’s preliminary determinations are due in 45 days.
Key Details:
– Authority: INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
– Policy Type: AD_CVD
– Event Type: TRADE_REMEDY
– China Indicator: EXPLICIT
– Investigation Nos.: 701-TA-806; 731-TA-1805-1807 (Preliminary)
– HTSUS: 4819.10.00 (as provided)
– Key dates: Preliminary determinations due by October 26, 2026; ITC views to Commerce by November 2, 2026; staff conference September 30, 2026; requests to appear due by noon September 28, 2026; party testimony due September 29, 2026; written submissions due October 5, 2026; Notice date September 9, 2026.
– Headline (bold):
Smart televisions and monitors — Section 337 (Commission determination on intervention)
Summary:
In Investigation No. 337-TA-1495, the Commission determined not to review the ALJ’s ID (Order No. 17) granting Dolby Laboratories, Inc. intervenor status. The investigation concerns certain video-capable electronic devices, including smart TVs, monitors, and components.
Key Details:
– Authority: INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
– Policy Type: ITC_337
– Event Type: TRADE_REMEDY
– China Indicator: EXPLICIT
– Investigation No.: 337-TA-1495
– Key date: Commission vote on September 9, 2026
– Headline (bold):
Vertical power delivery systems — Section 337 (Public interest solicitation)
Summary:
The ITC received a complaint titled Certain Vertical Power Delivery Systems, Components Thereof, and Computing Systems Containing the Same (DN 3936) and seeks public interest comments on the requested relief, including a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders. The complaint, filed by Vicor Corporation on September 9, 2026, names multiple respondents in the U.S. and abroad.
Key Details:
– Authority: INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
– Policy Type: ITC_337
– Event Type: TRADE_REMEDY
– China Indicator: EXPLICIT
– Docket No.: 3936
– Relief requested: Limited exclusion order; cease and desist orders; bond during Presidential review
– Comment deadline: Eight calendar days after Federal Register publication; replies due three days thereafter
Source:
– Link: https://lawyerfanzhang.com/notice-of-receipt-of-complaint-solicitation-of-comments-relating-to-the-public-interest-41/
DOC (U.S. Department of Commerce — International Trade Administration)
– Headline (bold):
Glycine from India — CVD (Preliminary results; partial rescission)
Summary:
Commerce preliminarily finds countervailable subsidies for producers/exporters of glycine from India for the 2024 POR and rescinds the review, in part, for 27 companies. Kumar Industries and Mulji Mehta Enterprises were selected as mandatory respondents.
Key Details:
– Authority: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, International Trade Administration
– Policy Type: AD_CVD (CVD administrative review)
– Event Type: TRADE_REMEDY
– China Indicator: EXPLICIT
– POR: January 1, 2024–December 31, 2024
– Preliminary subsidy rates: Kumar Industries 39.75%; Mulji Mehta Enterprises 104.92%; Mulji Mehta Pharma 39.75%
– Rescission: 27 companies (per Appendix II of notice)
– Comment deadlines: Case briefs due 21 days after publication; rebuttals five days later; hearing requests due within 30 days
– Headline (bold):
Raw honey from Brazil — AD (Preliminary results; partial rescission)
Summary:
Commerce preliminarily finds sales at less than normal value for two respondents and rescinds the review for 11 companies. Melbras and Minamel are mandatory respondents for the 2024–2025 POR.
Key Details:
– Authority: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, International Trade Administration
– Policy Type: AD_CVD (AD administrative review)
– Event Type: TRADE_REMEDY
– POR: June 1, 2024–May 31, 2025
– Preliminary margins: Melbras 1.67%; Minamel 2.64%; non-selected companies 2.16%
– Rescission: 11 companies (per Appendix III)
– Comment deadlines: Case briefs due 30 days after publication; rebuttals five days later; hearing requests due within 30 days
Source:
– Link: https://lawyerfanzhang.com/raw-honey-from-brazil-preliminary-results-of-antidumping-duty-administrative-review-2024-2025/
– Headline (bold):
Raw honey from Vietnam — AD (Preliminary results; partial rescission)
Summary:
Commerce preliminarily finds sales at less than normal value for selected exporters and rescinds the review for 17 companies after confirming no suspended entries. Eight additional companies qualify for separate rates; others remain part of the Vietnam-wide entity.
Key Details:
– Authority: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, International Trade Administration
– Policy Type: AD_CVD (AD administrative review)
– Event Type: TRADE_REMEDY
– POR: June 1, 2024–May 31, 2025
– Preliminary margins: Ban Me Thuot Honeybee JSC 30.21%; Daklak Honeybee JSC 39.61%; separate-rate companies 34.91%
– Vietnam-wide entity rate: 60.03% (entity not under review)
– Rescission: 17 companies (per Appendix II)
– Comment deadlines: Case briefs due 21 days after publication; rebuttals five days later; hearing requests due within 30 days
– Headline (bold):
Raw honey from Argentina — AD (Preliminary results)
Summary:
Commerce preliminarily finds sales at less than normal value for two mandatory respondents and sets a review-specific rate for non-selected companies. Verification is intended before final results.
Key Details:
– Authority: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, International Trade Administration
– Policy Type: AD_CVD (AD administrative review)
– Event Type: TRADE_REMEDY
– POR: June 1, 2024–May 31, 2025
– Preliminary margins: NEXCO S.A. 1.93%; Villamora S.A. 6.80%; non-selected companies 3.48%
– Comment deadlines: Case briefs due 21 days after publication; rebuttals five days later; hearing requests due within 30 days
Source:
– Link: https://lawyerfanzhang.com/raw-honey-from-argentina-preliminary-results-of-antidumping-duty-administrative-review-2024-2025/
– Headline (bold):
Quartz surface products from India — AD (Preliminary results; rescissions; intent to rescind in part)
Summary:
Commerce preliminarily finds Cuarzo/Beyyond made sales at less than normal value while PESL did not. The review is rescinded for multiple companies; Commerce intends to rescind for four more based on no reviewable entries. A no-shipments claim by Jyothi Granite is not accepted at this stage.
Key Details:
– Authority: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, International Trade Administration
– Policy Type: AD_CVD (AD administrative review)
– Event Type: TRADE_REMEDY
– POR: June 1, 2024–May 31, 2025
– Preliminary margins: Cuarzo/Beyyond 4.91%; PESL 0.00%; non-selected companies 4.91%
– Rescission: 53 companies; intent to rescind for four (per notice)
– Comments on intent to rescind: Due by 5:00 p.m. ET September 15, 2026; rebuttals due September 22, 2026
– Headline (bold):
Methionine from Spain — AD (Final results)
Summary:
Commerce issues final results finding Adisseo España S.A. made sales at less than normal value during the 2023–2024 POR. Revisions from the preliminary results are reflected in the final margin.
Key Details:
– Authority: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, International Trade Administration
– Policy Type: AD_CVD (AD administrative review)
– Event Type: TRADE_REMEDY
– POR: September 1, 2023–August 31, 2024
– Final margin: Adisseo España S.A. 8.20%
Source:
– Link: https://lawyerfanzhang.com/methionine-from-spain-final-results-of-antidumping-duty-administrative-review-2023-2024/
– Headline (bold):
Glycine from Japan — AD (Preliminary results; partial rescission)
Summary:
Commerce preliminarily finds sales at less than normal value for certain producers/exporters during the 2024–2025 POR and rescinds review for four companies following timely withdrawal requests.
Key Details:
– Authority: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, International Trade Administration
– Policy Type: AD_CVD (AD administrative review)
– Event Type: TRADE_REMEDY
– POR: June 1, 2024–May 31, 2025
– Preliminary margins: Yuki Gosei Kogyo Co., Ltd./Nagase & Co., Ltd. 3.25%; Resonac Corporation 0.00%
– Rescission: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.; Ajinomoto Healthcare, Inc.; Sojitz Corporation; Sojitz Logistics Corporation
– Comment deadlines: Case briefs due 21 days after publication; rebuttals five days later; hearing requests due within 30 days
– Headline (bold):
Frozen warmwater shrimp from Ecuador — CVD (Amended final results of expedited review)
Summary:
Commerce amended the final results to correct ministerial errors, adjusting subsidy rates for two companies for the 2022 POR. Cash deposit instructions will reflect the amended rates.
Key Details:
– Authority: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, International Trade Administration
– Policy Type: AD_CVD (CVD expedited review amendment)
– Event Type: TRADE_REMEDY
– POR: January 1, 2022–December 31, 2022
– Amended subsidy rates: Empacadora del Pacifico S.A. (Edpacif) 15.18%; Nirsa S.A./Procesadora Posorja S.A. 2.23%
Source:
– Link: https://lawyerfanzhang.com/frozen-warmwater-shrimp-from-ecuador-amended-final-results-of-countervailing-duty-expedited-review/
– Headline (bold):
Citric acid and certain citrate salts from Belgium — AD (Preliminary results)
Summary:
Commerce preliminarily determines that Citribel N.V. did not sell subject merchandise at prices below normal value during the 2024–2025 POR.
Key Details:
– Authority: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, International Trade Administration
– Policy Type: AD_CVD (AD administrative review)
– Event Type: TRADE_REMEDY
– POR: July 1, 2024–June 30, 2025
– Preliminary margin: Citribel N.V. 0.00%
– Comment deadlines: Case briefs due 21 days after publication; rebuttals five days later; hearing requests per notice
– Headline (bold):
Common alloy aluminum sheet from Taiwan — AD (Final no-shipments determination)
Summary:
Commerce determines that C.S. Aluminium Corporation (CSAC) had no shipments of subject merchandise during the 2024–2025 POR. Assessment and cash deposit instructions will reflect the no-shipments finding.
Key Details:
– Authority: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, International Trade Administration
– Policy Type: AD_CVD (AD administrative review)
– Event Type: TRADE_REMEDY
– POR: April 1, 2024–March 31, 2025
– Final finding: No shipments by CSAC
Source:
– Link: https://lawyerfanzhang.com/common-alloy-aluminum-sheet-from-taiwan-final-determination-of-no-shipments-2024-2025/
– Headline (bold):
Brass rod from the Republic of Korea — AD (Preliminary results)
Summary:
Commerce preliminarily finds sales at less than normal value for two mandatory respondents for the 2023–2025 POR. The single-entity treatment for certain affiliates is maintained consistent with the investigation.
Key Details:
– Authority: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, International Trade Administration
– Policy Type: AD_CVD (AD administrative review)
– Event Type: TRADE_REMEDY
– POR: December 1, 2023–May 31, 2025
– Preliminary margins: Booyoung Industry 9.28%; Daechang Co., Ltd./Seowon Co. Ltd./IMI Co., Ltd. 5.22%
– Comment deadlines: Case briefs due 21 days after publication; rebuttals five days later; hearing requests due within 30 days
Other (U.S. Department of the Treasury — Office of Foreign Assets Control)
– Headline (bold):
OFAC sanctions lists — Sanctions listing updates (Identifying information updates)
Summary:
OFAC updated identifying information for entries on its sanctions lists to improve standardization and correct minor errors. Updated names and relevant authorities are posted online.
Key Details:
– Authority: DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY, Office of Foreign Assets Control
– Policy Type: SANCTIONS_LISTING
– Event Type: SANCTIONS
– Key date: September 9, 2026 (action date)
– Reference: https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20260909
Source:
– Link: https://lawyerfanzhang.com/notice-of-ofac-sanctions-actions-17/
– Headline (bold):
OFAC SDN List — Sanctions listing (Additions to SDN; blocking)
Summary:
OFAC added one or more persons to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) based on applicable legal criteria. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from dealings with them.
Key Details:
– Authority: DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY, Office of Foreign Assets Control
– Policy Type: SANCTIONS_LISTING
– Event Type: SANCTIONS
– Key date: Action issued September 9, 2026
Source:
– Link: https://lawyerfanzhang.com/notice-of-ofac-sanctions-action-29/
3) Key Takeaways (Factual)
– The ITC opened preliminary AD/CVD investigations on corrugated pizza boxes from China, Malaysia, and Turkey, with a staff conference set for September 30, 2026 and preliminary determinations due by October 26, 2026.
– Two Section 337 matters advanced: Dolby was granted intervenor status in an investigation involving smart TVs and monitors, and the ITC sought public interest input on a new complaint involving vertical power delivery systems.
– Commerce issued numerous AD/CVD preliminary and final results across glycine, raw honey, quartz surface products, methionine, citric acid, aluminum sheet, shrimp, and brass rod, including findings of dumping, subsidies, zero/de minimis margins, amended rates, rescissions, and a no-shipments determination.
– Several reviews included partial rescissions based on withdrawn requests or no suspended entries, and some proceedings set separate rates or sample rates for non-examined companies.
– OFAC both updated identifying information on existing sanctions list entries and added new persons to the SDN List, triggering blocking requirements under U.S. jurisdiction.
4) Full Source Links (Index)
– https://lawyerfanzhang.com/corrugated-pizza-boxes-from-china-malaysia-and-turkey-institution-of-antidumping-and-countervailing-duty-investigations-and-scheduling-of-preliminary-phase-investigations/ (Corrugated pizza boxes — AD/CVD institution)
– https://lawyerfanzhang.com/certain-video-capable-electronic-devices-including-smart-televisions-monitors-and-components-thereof-notice-of-a-commission-determination-not-to-review-an-initial-determination-granting-dolby-labo/ (Smart TVs/monitors — 337 intervention)
– https://lawyerfanzhang.com/notice-of-receipt-of-complaint-solicitation-of-comments-relating-to-the-public-interest-41/ (Vertical power delivery systems — 337 public interest)
– https://lawyerfanzhang.com/glycine-from-india-preliminary-results-and-rescission-in-part-of-countervailing-duty-administrative-review-2024/ (Glycine India — CVD prelim)
– https://lawyerfanzhang.com/raw-honey-from-brazil-preliminary-results-of-antidumping-duty-administrative-review-2024-2025/ (Raw honey Brazil — AD prelim)
– https://lawyerfanzhang.com/raw-honey-from-the-socialist-republic-of-vietnam-preliminary-results-and-rescission-in-part-of-antidumping-duty-administrative-review-2024-2025/ (Raw honey Vietnam — AD prelim)
– https://lawyerfanzhang.com/raw-honey-from-argentina-preliminary-results-of-antidumping-duty-administrative-review-2024-2025/ (Raw honey Argentina — AD prelim)
– https://lawyerfanzhang.com/certain-quartz-surface-product-from-india-preliminary-results-intent-to-rescind-in-part-and-rescission-in-part-of-antidumping-duty-administrative-review-2024-2025/ (Quartz surface products India — AD prelim)
– https://lawyerfanzhang.com/methionine-from-spain-final-results-of-antidumping-duty-administrative-review-2023-2024/ (Methionine Spain — AD final)
– https://lawyerfanzhang.com/glycine-from-japan-preliminary-results-and-rescission-in-part-of-antidumping-duty-administrative-review-2024-2025/ (Glycine Japan — AD prelim)
– https://lawyerfanzhang.com/frozen-warmwater-shrimp-from-ecuador-amended-final-results-of-countervailing-duty-expedited-review/ (Shrimp Ecuador — CVD amended final)
– https://lawyerfanzhang.com/citric-acid-and-certain-citrate-salts-from-belgium-preliminary-results-of-antidumping-duty-administrative-review-2024-2025/ (Citric acid Belgium — AD prelim)
– https://lawyerfanzhang.com/common-alloy-aluminum-sheet-from-taiwan-final-determination-of-no-shipments-2024-2025/ (Common alloy aluminum sheet Taiwan — AD no shipments)
– https://lawyerfanzhang.com/brass-rod-from-the-republic-of-korea-preliminary-results-of-antidumping-duty-administrative-review-2023-2025/ (Brass rod Korea — AD prelim)
– https://lawyerfanzhang.com/notice-of-ofac-sanctions-actions-17/ (OFAC sanctions — identifier updates)
– https://lawyerfanzhang.com/notice-of-ofac-sanctions-action-29/ (OFAC sanctions — SDN additions)
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