Commerce is self-initiating a circumvention inquiry to determine whether certain aluminum composite panels (ACPs) produced in China by Shanghai Alumetal Decorative Material Co. (Alumetal) are circumventing the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on common alloy aluminum sheet from China. The inquiry applies as of October 2, 2026. The AD order is at 84 FR 2813 and the CVD order at 84 FR 2157.
Commerce published a correction to its August 28, 2026 notice, 91 FR 55518, stating that the CIT's final judgment was not in harmony with Commerce's covered merchandise inquiry determination on certain carbon steel butt-weld pipe fittings from China. Commerce amended the determination to find that products cut to length and formed into the rough shape of butt-weld pipe fittings in China are "unfinished" fittings covered by the scope of the Order, and that when further processed in Vietnam they remain subject to the antidumping order on butt-weld pipe fittings from China. The correction adds clear notice that liquidation of entries of these unfinished fittings will be retroactively suspended.
Commerce preliminarily determines that critical circumstances exist for imports of large diameter graphite electrodes from India in the countervailing duty investigation initiated in 91 FR 13577, applicable October 1, 2026, following its preliminary affirmative countervailing duty determination at 91 FR 48081. The period of investigation is January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025, and Commerce limits its critical circumstances findings to subsidies contingent on export performance or use of domestic over imported goods. Interested parties may comment on the preliminary determination.
Commerce determines that imports of model numbers 5C65M0 and BC70M0 of small vertical shaft engines produced by Chongqing Zongshen General Power Machine Co., Ltd. in China are later-developed merchandise that circumvent the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on certain vertical shaft engines between 99cc and up to 225cc, and parts thereof, from China. The determination applies as of September 24, 2026. The orders were published at 86 FR 23675, the circumvention inquiry was initiated at 90 FR 30874, and the affirmative preliminary determination was published at 91 FR 28555.
Why it matters: Entries of Zongshen's 5C65M0 and BC70M0 engines are covered by the AD/CVD orders on small vertical shaft engines from China as of September 24, 2026.
Commerce preliminarily determines that critical circumstances exist for imports of large diameter graphite electrodes from China in the countervailing duty investigation, applicable September 24, 2026; the period of investigation is January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025. The investigation was initiated on March 20, 2026 (91 FR 13577), and a preliminary affirmative countervailing duty determination was published on July 30, 2026 (91 FR 48076). Interested parties are invited to comment on the preliminary critical circumstances determination.
Commerce preliminarily determines that steel wire garment hangers completed in Cambodia using steel wire, or steel wire and paper accessories, produced in China or Vietnam are circumventing the antidumping duty order on hangers from China and the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on hangers from Vietnam. The determination applies September 22, 2026, and interested parties are invited to comment. The notice does not state cash deposit rates or the treatment of entries.
The USITC instituted five-year reviews on September 1, 2026, to determine whether revocation of the countervailing duty order on polyethylene retail carrier bags from Vietnam and the antidumping duty orders on polyethylene retail carrier bags from China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury. Interested parties must respond to the notice by October 1, 2026, to be assured of consideration, and comments on the adequacy of responses may be filed by November 16, 2026.