Commerce Department, International Trade Administration Briefing 2026-01-27

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1. Thermoformed Molded Fiber Products From the People’s Republic of China and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Countervailing Duty Orders

Link: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/27/2026-01605/thermoformed-molded-fiber-products-from-the-peoples-republic-of-china-and-the-socialist-republic-of

Sub: Commerce Department, International Trade Administration

Content: Based on affirmative final determinations by the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), Commerce is issuing the countervailing duty (CVD) orders on thermoformed molded fiber products (molded fiber products) from the People's Republic of China (China) and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam).

2. Thermoformed Molded Fiber Products From the People’s Republic of China and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Antidumping Duty Orders

Link: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/27/2026-01604/thermoformed-molded-fiber-products-from-the-peoples-republic-of-china-and-the-socialist-republic-of

Sub: Commerce Department, International Trade Administration

Content: Based on the affirmative final determinations by the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), Commerce is issuing the antidumping (AD) orders on thermoformed molded fiber products (molded fiber products) from the People's Republic of China (China) and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam).

3. Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, From the People’s Republic of China: Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2022

Link: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/27/2026-01603/crystalline-silicon-photovoltaic-cells-whether-or-not-assembled-into-modules-from-the-peoples

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Content: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers/exporters of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into modules (solar cells), from the People's Republic of China (China) during the period of review (POR) January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022.

4. Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews

Link: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/27/2026-01602/initiation-of-antidumping-and-countervailing-duty-administrative-reviews

Sub: Commerce Department, International Trade Administration

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 November anniversary dates. In accordance with Commerce's regulations, we are initiating those administrative reviews.

5. Thermal Paper From the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results and Rescission, in Part, of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024

Link: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/27/2026-01601/thermal-paper-from-the-republic-of-korea-preliminary-results-and-rescission-in-part-of-antidumping

Sub: Commerce Department, International Trade Administration

Content: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that the thermal paper from the Republic of Korea (Korea) is not being sold in the United States at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR) November 1, 2023, through October 31, 2024. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.

6. Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod From the People’s Republic of China: Continuation of Antidumping Duty Order and Countervailing Duty Order

Link: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/27/2026-01600/carbon-and-certain-alloy-steel-wire-rod-from-the-peoples-republic-of-china-continuation-of

Sub: Commerce Department, International Trade Administration

Content: As a result of the determinations by the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) order and the countervailing duty (CVD) order on carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod (steel wire rod) from the People's Republic of China (China) would likely lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping, countervailable subsidies, and material injury to an industry in the United States, Commerce is publishing a notice of continuation of these AD and CVD orders.

7. Oleoresin Paprika From India: Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation

Link: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/27/2026-01599/oleoresin-paprika-from-india-postponement-of-preliminary-determination-in-the-less-than-fair-value

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8. Certain Brake Drums From the People’s Republic of China: Initiation of Circumvention Inquiry on the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders

Link: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/27/2026-01598/certain-brake-drums-from-the-peoples-republic-of-china-initiation-of-circumvention-inquiry-on-the

Sub: Commerce Department, International Trade Administration

Content: In response to a request from Webb Wheel Products, Inc. (Webb), the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is initiating a country-wide circumvention inquiry to determine whether imports of compacted graphite iron (CGI) brake drums from the People's Republic of China (China) are circumventing the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on certain brake drums (brake drums) from China.

9. Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks From Italy: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023

Link: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/27/2026-01597/forged-steel-fluid-end-blocks-from-italy-final-results-of-antidumping-duty-administrative-review

Sub: Commerce Department, International Trade Administration

Content: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that certain producers/exporters subject to this administrative review made sales of forged steel fluid end blocks (fluid end blocks) from Italy at less than normal value during the period of review (POR) of January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023.

10. Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks From Germany: Final Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023

Link: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/27/2026-01596/forged-steel-fluid-end-blocks-from-germany-final-results-of-the-antidumping-duty-administrative

Sub: Commerce Department, International Trade Administration

Content: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that certain producers/exporters subject to this administrative review made sales of forged steel fluid end blocks (fluid end blocks) from Germany at less than normal value during the period of review (POR) January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023.


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