Commerce's International Trade Administration issued preliminary results of its 2024-2025 antidumping duty administrative review of welded stainless steel pressure pipe from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, and stated its intent to rescind the review in part. The notice does not state the preliminary dumping margins, the companies covered, or the effective date of any cash deposit rate change.
Commerce issued the final results of the expedited first sunset review of the countervailing duty order on passenger vehicle and light truck tires from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, finding that revocation of the order would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the levels indicated in the notice's "Final Results of Sunset Review" section. The notice is applicable October 5, 2026. The order was published at 86 FR 38013 (July 19, 2021), and the five-year sunset review was initiated at 91 FR 32376 (June 1, 2026).
Why it matters: Importers of passenger vehicle and light truck tires from Vietnam remain subject to the countervailing duty order, which Commerce found would likely continue to produce countervailable subsidies if revoked.
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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 countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of stationary and portable air compressors from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, with the period of investigation January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025, applicable October 1, 2026. Commerce also aligns the final countervailing duty determination with the final antidumping duty determination, and interested parties are invited to comment on the preliminary determination. The notice does not state the cash deposit rates.
The USITC gives notice that it will proceed with full five-year reviews under the Tariff Act of 1930 to determine whether revocation of the countervailing duty order on passenger vehicle and light truck tires from Vietnam and the antidumping duty orders on passenger vehicle and light truck tires from South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time. The notice is dated September 4, 2026, and the Commission states that a schedule for the reviews will be established and announced at a later date.
The USITC terminated its five-year reviews of the antidumping duty orders on walk-behind lawn mowers from China and Vietnam and the countervailing duty order on walk-behind lawn mowers from China after Commerce published notice that it was revoking the orders effective August 31, 2026, because no domestic interested party filed a timely notice of intent to participate (91 FR 57132). The reviews had been instituted on June 1, 2026. The termination date is August 31, 2026.
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.
Commerce is issuing antidumping duty orders on steel concrete reinforcing bar from Bulgaria, Egypt and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, applicable September 18, 2026, based on its affirmative final determinations and the ITC's affirmative final injury determinations. The orders follow final affirmative less-than-fair-value determinations published at 91 FR 48084 (Bulgaria), 91 FR 48066 (Egypt) and 91 FR 48063 (Vietnam). Commerce states it is not making an export subsidy offset for Bulgaria or Egypt.
Why it matters: Entries of steel concrete reinforcing bar from Bulgaria, Egypt and Vietnam are subject to the antidumping duty orders as of September 18, 2026.
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Commerce is issuing countervailing duty orders on steel concrete reinforcing bar from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and Egypt, based on affirmative final determinations by Commerce and the U.S. International Trade Commission. The orders are applicable September 18, 2026. Commerce continues to find nine named companies cross-owned with Hoa Phat Group Joint Stock Company.
Why it matters: Entries of steel concrete reinforcing bar from Vietnam and Egypt are subject to the CVD orders as of September 18, 2026, with cash deposit rates set in the July 30, 2026 final determinations at 91 FR 48074 and 91 FR 48068.
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Commerce preliminarily determines that exporters subject to the antidumping duty administrative review of raw honey from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam made sales below normal value during the period of review, June 1, 2024, through May 31, 2025, and rescinds the review with respect to 17 companies. The notice applies September 14, 2026, and interested parties may comment on the preliminary results. The notice does not state the preliminary dumping margins or the cash deposit rates.
The USITC determined that a U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of hardwood and decorative plywood (excluding all softwood structural plywood) from China, Indonesia and Vietnam, provided for in HTS subheadings 4412.10.05, 4412.31.06, 4412.31.26, 4412.31.42, 4412.31.45, 4412.31.48, 4412.31.52, 4412.31.61, 4412.31.92, 4412.33.06, 4412.33.26, 4412.33.32, 4412.33.57, 4412.34.26, 4412.34.32, 4412.34.57, 4412.39.40, 4412.39.50, 4412.41.00, 4412.42.00, 4412.51.10, 4412.51.31, 4412.51.41, 4412.51.51, 4412.52.10, 4412.52.31, 4412.52.41, 4412.91.06, 4412.91.10, 4412.91.31, 4412.91.41, 4412.92.07, 4412.92.11, 4412.92.31 and 4412.92.42, found by Commerce to be sold at less than fair value and subsidized.
Why it matters: Importers of hardwood and decorative plywood from China, Indonesia and Vietnam covered by the listed HTS subheadings now face affirmative injury determinations in the final phase of the AD/CVD investigations, while the softwood structural plywood investigations were terminated on negligibility grounds.
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.
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal initiated an expiry review (RR-2026-006) of its September 2, 2021 finding in inquiry NQ-2021-002 on certain upholstered domestic seating from China and Vietnam, to determine whether expiry of the finding is likely to lead to continued or resumed dumping or subsidizing and injury to the domestic industry. The Canada Border Services Agency will determine no later than January 28, 2027 whether there is a likelihood of resumed or continued dumping or subsidizing; if positive, the Tribunal will decide no later than July 7, 2027 whether that is likely to result in injury. Interested persons, associations or governments may participate by filing Form I—Notice of Participation.