Commerce Department, International Trade Administration Briefing 2026-10-01

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1. Stationary and Portable Air Compressors From Malaysia: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and Alignment of Final Determination With Final Antidumping Duty Determination

Link: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/10/01/2026-20166/stationary-and-portable-air-compressors-from-malaysia-preliminary-affirmative-countervailing-duty

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Content: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of stationary and portable air compressors (air compressors) from Malaysia. The period of investigation is January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination.

2. Stationary and Portable Air Compressors From the People’s Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and Alignment of Final Determination With Final Antidumping Duty Determination

Link: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/10/01/2026-20165/stationary-and-portable-air-compressors-from-the-peoples-republic-of-china-preliminary-affirmative

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Content: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of stationary and portable air compressors (air compressors) from the People's Republic of China (China). The period of investigation is January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination.

3. Stationary and Portable Air Compressors From the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, and Alignment of Final Determination With Final Antidumping Duty Determination

Link: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/10/01/2026-20164/stationary-and-portable-air-compressors-from-the-socialist-republic-of-vietnam-preliminary

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Content: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of stationary and portable air compressors (air compressors) from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam). The period of investigation (POI) is January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination.

4. Truck Bed Covers From the People’s Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Postponement of Final Determination, and Extension of Provisional Measures

Link: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/10/01/2026-20163/truck-bed-covers-from-the-peoples-republic-of-china-preliminary-affirmative-determination-of-sales

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Content: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that truck bed covers from the People's Republic of China (China) are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV). The period of investigation is July 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025.

5. Large Diameter Graphite Electrodes From India: Preliminary Affirmative Critical Circumstances Determination in Countervailing Duty Investigation

Link: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/10/01/2026-20162/large-diameter-graphite-electrodes-from-india-preliminary-affirmative-critical-circumstances

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Content: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that critical circumstances exist with respect to imports of large diameter graphite electrodes (large graphite electrodes) from India. The period of investigation is January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination of critical circumstances.

6. Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews

Link: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/10/01/2026-20161/initiation-of-five-year-sunset-reviews

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Content: In accordance with the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is automatically initiating the five-year reviews (Sunset Reviews) of the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders and suspended investigations listed below. The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) is publishing concurrently with this notice its notice of Institution of Five-Year Reviews which covers the same orders and suspended investigations.

7. Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews

Link: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/10/01/2026-20160/initiation-of-antidumping-and-countervailing-duty-administrative-reviews

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Content: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) has received requests to conduct administrative reviews of various antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders with August anniversary dates. In accordance with Commerce's regulations, we are initiating those administrative reviews.

8. Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Advance Notification of Sunset Review

Link: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/10/01/2026-20159/antidumping-or-countervailing-duty-order-finding-or-suspended-investigation-advance-notification-of

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