Commerce Department, International Trade Administration Briefing 2026-06-22
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1. Revisions to User Fees for Export and Investment Promotion Services/Events
Sub: Commerce Department, International Trade Administration
Content: The International Trade Administration (ITA) is implementing new user fees for its export and investment promotion services/events to align with guidance from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in Circular A-25, which calls for agencies to fully recover their costs when providing services. ITA recently carried out an independent cost study which determined that the agency was not fully covering its costs when providing certain services under its current fee structure. This notice also details new services and programs that ITA will be introducing. These changes would be revisions to ITA's export and investment promotion User Fee Schedule, published on July 1, 2018. ITA is seeking comments on the revised User Fee Schedule, the additions to its menu of services, and any other topics germane to this notice.
2. 1,1,1,2- Tetrafluoroethane (R-134a) From the People’s Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2024-2025
Sub: Commerce Department, International Trade Administration
Content: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that Zhejiang Sanmei Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. Jiangsu Sanmei Chemicals Co., Ltd.; and Fujian Qingliu Dongying Chemical Ind. Co. Ltd (collectively, Sanmei), the only mandatory respondent in this administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane (R-134a) from the People's Republic of China (China) covering the period of review (POR), April 1, 2024, through March 31, 2025, and 23 additional companies under review are not eligible to receive a separate rate and are, therefore, determined to be part of the China-wide entity.
3. Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand From Spain: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2024-2025
Sub: Commerce Department, International Trade Administration
Content: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that Global Special Steel Products S.A.U. (d.b.a. Trenzas y Cables de Acero PSC, S.L.) (TYCSA) made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR), June 1, 2024, through May 31, 2025. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results of review.
4. Certain Activated Carbon From the People’s Republic of China: Amended Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024; Correction
Sub: Commerce Department, International Trade Administration
Content: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) published notice in the Federal Register of June 2, 2026, in which Commerce announced the amended final results of the 2023-2024 antidumping duty administrative review on certain activated carbon from the People's Republic of China (China). This notice incorrectly listed several companies as being non- selected companies under review receiving a separate rate in the Appendix that should not have been included, and also inadvertently omitted one company that should have been included.
5. Carbazole Violet Pigment 23 From India: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024
Sub: Commerce Department, International Trade Administration
Content: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that Western Chemical Industries P Limited (Western Chemical) did not make sales of subject merchandise at prices less than normal value during the period of review (POR), December 1, 2023, through November 30, 2024.
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