Commerce Department, International Trade Administration Briefing 2026-07-23

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1. L-Lysine From the People’s Republic of China: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination

Link: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/23/2026-14952/l-lysine-from-the-peoples-republic-of-china-final-affirmative-countervailing-duty-determination

Sub: Commerce Department, International Trade Administration

Content: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of L-lysine (lysine) from the People's Republic of China (China). The period of investigation (POI) is January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024.

2. L-Lysine From the People’s Republic of China: Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value

Link: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/23/2026-14951/l-lysine-from-the-peoples-republic-of-china-final-affirmative-determination-of-sales-at-less-than

Sub: Commerce Department, International Trade Administration

Content: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that L-lysine (lysine) from People's Republic of China (China) is being, or is likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV). The period of investigation is October 1, 2024, through March 31, 2025.

3. Lattice Boom Crawler Cranes From Japan: Antidumping Duty Order

Link: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/23/2026-14950/lattice-boom-crawler-cranes-from-japan-antidumping-duty-order

Sub: Commerce Department, International Trade Administration

Content: Based on affirmative final determination by the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), Commerce is issuing the antidumping duty (AD) order on lattice boom crawler cranes from Japan.

4. Certain Fatty Acids From Indonesia: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, and Alignment of Final Determination With Final Antidumping Duty Determination

Link: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/23/2026-14871/certain-fatty-acids-from-indonesia-preliminary-affirmative-countervailing-duty-determination-and

Sub: Commerce Department, International Trade Administration

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

5. Certain Fatty Acids From Malaysia: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and Alignment of Final Determination With Final Antidumping Duty Determination

Link: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/23/2026-14870/certain-fatty-acids-from-malaysia-preliminary-affirmative-countervailing-duty-determination-and

Sub: Commerce Department, International Trade Administration

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

6. Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews; Correction

Link: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/23/2026-14868/initiation-of-antidumping-and-countervailing-duty-administrative-reviews-correction

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Content: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) published an Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews in the Federal Register of July 9, 2026 in which Commerce omitted Ferrosilicon from Kazakhstan (C-834-813) and Certain Epoxy Resins (Epoxy Resins) from the Republic of Korea (Korea) (C-583-877).

7. Certain Alkyl Phosphate Esters From the People’s Republic of China: Initiation of Scope Inquiry and Deferral of Circumvention Inquiry of the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders

Link: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/23/2026-14832/certain-alkyl-phosphate-esters-from-the-peoples-republic-of-china-initiation-of-scope-inquiry-and

Sub: Commerce Department, International Trade Administration

Content: In response to a circumvention inquiry request from ICL-IP America, Inc. (the requester), the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is self-initiating a scope inquiry to determine if spray- foam systems from the People's Republic of China (China) separately or part of a system are covered by the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on certain alkyl phosphate esters (esters) from China. Commerce is deferring a circumvention inquiry on imports of spray-foam systems from China pending the results of the China scope inquiry.

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

Link: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/23/2026-14828/certain-alkyl-phosphate-esters-from-the-peoples-republic-of-china-initiation-of-circumvention

Sub: Commerce Department, International Trade Administration

Content: In response to a request from ICL-IP America, Inc. (the requestor), the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is initiating a country-wide circumvention inquiry to determine whether certain spray- foam systems from Canada, which are completed or assembled with components produced in the People's Republic of China (China), are circumventing the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on certain alkyl phosphate esters (esters) from China.

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