Press releases

The U.S. Department of Commerce announced the initiation of new antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations to determine whether refillable stainless steel kegs from China, Germany, and Mexico are being dumped in the United States and to determine if producers in China are receiving unfair subsidies. The alleged dumping margins are 204.42 percent for China, 72.80 percent for...

The U.S. Department of Commerce announced the initiation of a new antidumping duty (AD) investigation to determine whether mattresses from the People’s Republic of China are being sold in the United States at less than fair value. The alleged dumping margins range from 258.74 to 1,731.75 percent. This antidumping investigation was initiated based on a petition filed by Corsicana Mattress Company...

Today, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross released the following statement after the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) announcement of a pilot program implementing new requirements for foreign investment set forth in the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRRMA): The Department of Commerce is proud to work with the Department of the Treasury on a strong...

Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced the affirmative preliminary determination in the antidumping duty (AD) investigation of imports of laminated woven sacks from Vietnam, finding that exporters have been dumping this product in the United States at margins ranging from 161.16 to 292.61 percent. As a result of today’s decision, Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection...

Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced the affirmative final determinations in the antidumping duty (AD) investigations of imports of forged steel fittings from China and Italy and countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of imports of forged steel fittings from China. The Commerce Department determined that exporters from China and Italy have sold forged steel fittings in the United...

Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced the initiation of new antidumping duty (AD) investigations to determine whether strontium chromate from Austria and France are being sold in the United States at less than fair value. These antidumping investigations were initiated based on petitions filed by Lumimove Inc., d.b.a. WPC Technologies, on September 5, 2018. The alleged dumping margins...

Today, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that commercial fishery failures occurred between 2015 and 2017 for salmon fisheries in Washington, Oregon, and California, in addition to the sardine fishery in California. “The Department of Commerce and NOAA stand ready to assist fishing towns and cities along the West Coast as they recover,” said Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross. “After years...

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced the affirmative final determinations in the antidumping duty (AD) investigations of imports of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) resin from China and India, finding that exporters sold PTFE resin at dumping margins ranging from 54.41 to 218.88 percent and 22.78 percent, respectively. As a result of these decisions, Commerce will instruct U...