Commerce's International Trade Administration issued the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review of certain paper shopping bags from Colombia for the 2024-2025 period. The Federal Register notice does not state the preliminary dumping margins or the cash deposit rates. The notice does not state an effective date or the next procedural step.
OFAC published a notice of sanctions actions in the Federal Register. The notice itself does not state the sanctions actions, the entities or countries covered, or any effective date.
The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service published an Agency Information Collection Activities notice requesting comments on Form 8881. The notice concerns the information collection associated with that form; the source does not state a comment deadline, a rate, an HTS code or an effective date.
Commerce's International Trade Administration issued preliminary results, a preliminary determination of no shipments and a partial rescission in the antidumping duty administrative review of certain paper shopping bags from Malaysia for the 2024-2025 period. The notice does not state cash deposit rates or a revised rate for any respondent.
OFAC published a notice of sanctions action in the Federal Register. The notice itself does not state the persons, entities, programs or effective date covered by the action.
USTR published a notice of conforming amendment to a product exclusion in the Section 301 investigation of China's acts, policies, and practices related to technology transfer, intellectual property, and innovation. The notice text was not available; the Federal Register page returned an automated-access notice, so the excluded products, HTS codes, rates and effective date are not stated here.
The Canada Border Services Agency has extended the conclusion of the administrative review of carbon and alloy steel line pipe originating in or exported from South Korea by Husteel Co., Ltd., Soon Hong Trading Co., Ltd. and Hyundai Steel Pipe Co., Ltd. A revised schedule for the review is now available. The notice does not state the new conclusion date.
The Federal Maritime Commission questioned Cosco over a late payment of reparations to an agricultural shipper, according to JOC. The report does not state the amount owed, the case number or the date the payment was due.
Commerce published a correction stating that its notices of July 25, 2018 (83 FR 35212) and October 20, 2023 (88 FR 72428) on the final results of the expedited first and second sunset reviews of the countervailing duty order on drawn stainless steel sinks from the People's Republic of China incorrectly stated an all-others rate of 8.61 percent. The correction notice does not state the corrected all-others rate.
Commerce determined in the final results of the countervailing duty administrative review of large diameter welded pipe from Türkiye that countervailable subsidies were provided to HDM Çelik Boru Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. during the period January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024. The results apply as of October 6, 2026, and the rate also applies to HDM Spiral Kaynakli Çelik Boru A.S. The rate calculated for HDM Çelik includes export subsidies of 0.61 percent.
Commerce determines in the final results of its antidumping duty administrative review that The Navigator Company, S.A, the only producer/exporter subject to the review, made sales of certain uncoated paper from Portugal at less than normal value during the period of review, March 1, 2024, through February 28, 2025. The final results are applicable October 6, 2026. The review follows the preliminary results published at 91 FR 33145 (June 3, 2026), and the underlying order at 81 FR 11174 (March 3, 2016).
Commerce issued the final results of its antidumping duty administrative review of certain frozen warmwater shrimp from Thailand for the period February 1, 2024, through January 31, 2025, determining that certain producers/exporters subject to the review made sales at less than normal value, applicable October 6, 2026. The notice also includes a final determination of no shipments and rescission of the review in part. Commerce treats the Thai Union companies and the Rubicon Group companies as single entities for this review. The notice does not state the cash deposit rates.
Commerce determines in the final results of its antidumping duty administrative review that producers/exporters of circular welded carbon-quality steel pipe from the United Arab Emirates made sales below normal value during the period of review, December 1, 2023, through November 30, 2024. The final results apply as of October 6, 2026, and follow the preliminary results published at 91 FR 33142. The notice does not state the cash deposit rates or the individual dumping margins.
Commerce's International Trade Administration issued a notice of decision on applications for duty-free entry of scientific instruments covering 43 listed instruments, including electron probe microanalyzers, transmission electron microscopes, NMR spectrometers, lasers and radar systems, for applicants such as the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, the University of Illinois, Washington University in St. Louis, the University of Washington, Battelle Memorial Institute and Fermi Forward Discovery Group, LLC. The notice lists each application under its case number, from 25-067 through 26-114, and identifies the instrument and applicant for each. The notice does not state duty rates, effective dates or the outcome for individual applications.
OFAC is publishing the names of one or more persons placed on its Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List after determining that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of this entity are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them. The action was issued on October 1, 2026. The notice does not name the designated persons or state the legal criteria applied.
OFAC is publishing the names of one or more persons placed on its Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) after determining that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them. The action was issued on September 29, 2026; the notice does not name the designated persons or state the legal criteria applied.
In a pv magazine USA analysis, Ryan Kennedy writes that counting announced c-Si cell capacity and focusing on the technology selected by the first U.S. cell fabs misses the key issue, which he says is building high-quality, performance-leading cell factories. The article forecasts quarterly U.S. c-Si cell production through Q4 2027, with upside and downside scenarios, from the new Solar Manufacturing USA Quarterly report, and notes the analysis follows the Solar Manufacturing USA 2026 event in Austin, Texas on 22-23 September.
OFAC is publishing the names of one or more persons placed on its Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) after determining that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property of these persons that are subject to U.S. jurisdiction are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them. The action was issued on October 1, 2026; the notice does not name the persons or state the legal criteria applied.
The Federal Maritime Commission questioned Cosco over its non-payment of reparations to an agricultural shipper, according to a JOC report. The material provides no further detail on the amount, the shipper, the case number or any deadline.
First Solar, Inc. filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware against JA Solar Technology Co., Ltd., four of its affiliates and U.S.-based distributor American Panel Solutions, LLC (AMPS), alleging infringement of U.S. Patent No. 9,130,074, which covers manufacturing methods for tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) crystalline silicon solar cells. First Solar seeks monetary damages and permanent injunctive relief to halt the import, assembly and sale of the disputed TOPCon modules in the U.S. The filing follows First Solar's withdrawal of its Section 337 complaint at the USITC; neither JA Solar nor representatives for Corning and AMPS immediately responded.
In a pv magazine USA commentary, ESS Inc. Chief Commercial Officer Randy Selesky writes that domestic content thresholds, foreign-entity-of-concern restrictions and Executive Order 14421 are driving U.S. developers to trace cell origin, cathode and anode material sourcing, cell finishing and system integration locations, and corporate ownership across the supply chain. He says sodium-ion has a structural advantage because it avoids concentrated lithium, nickel, cobalt and manganese supply chains, and that UL 9540A test data at the cell, module, unit and installation levels drives deflagration venting, suppression sizing, setbacks and fire service response plans.
In a pv magazine USA analysis, Ryan Kennedy presents the Solar Manufacturing USA Quarterly report's bottom-up forecast of domestic U.S. module production to the end of 2027, tracking capex and output for more than 40 companies. The analysis says the largest swing factor is imported solar cell volumes ahead of and after Section 232 at the start of December, and that 2026 volumes remain unknown. It adds that the forecast's downside would apply if project offtake falls short of production targets or buyers push back on cells under MIP conditions.
First Solar filed a lawsuit in U.S. district court against JA Solar and American Panel Solutions alleging infringement of U.S. Patent No. 9,130,074, which covers methods of manufacturing TOPCon silicon solar cells. First Solar said it is also pursuing TOPCon patent lawsuits against Canadian Solar, Jinko Solar, T1 Energy and Trina Solar, and it voluntarily terminated a Section 337 investigation at the International Trade Commission last month in favor of patent infringement lawsuits.
CBP will submit an information collection request to OMB for review and approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 covering the Court-Ordered Refunds Under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act Worksheet. Comments must be submitted no later than November 4, 2026, through www.reginfo.gov by selecting "Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments" or using the search function. The notice does not state the worksheet's contents, the refund process it supports or any change to entry or refund procedures.
The USITC gives notice of the institution of preliminary-phase antidumping and countervailing duty investigations Nos. 701-TA-808 and 731-TA-1809 (Preliminary) into imports of amine compounds from China provided for in HTS statistical reporting numbers 2909.11.00.00, 2921.29.00.55, 2922.19.96.90 and 2934.99.90.01, alleged to be sold at less than fair value and subsidized by the Government of China. The Commission must reach its preliminary determination by November 13, 2026, unless Commerce extends the time for initiation, and transmit its views to Commerce by November 20, 2026. The notice is dated September 29, 2026.
Why it matters: Importers of amine compounds from China under HTS statistical reporting numbers 2909.11.00.00, 2921.29.00.55, 2922.19.96.90 and 2934.99.90.01 are covered by the USITC's preliminary-phase injury investigation, with the Commission's preliminary determination due by November 13, 2026.
The USITC has instituted preliminary-phase antidumping and countervailing duty investigations Nos. 701-TA-809 and 731-TA-1810 (Preliminary) into railway tank cars and parts thereof from Mexico, provided for in HTS subheading 8606.10.00, alleged to be sold in the United States at less than fair value and alleged to be subsidized by the government of Mexico. The Commission must reach a preliminary determination by November 16, 2026, unless Commerce extends the time for initiation, and must transmit its views to Commerce by November 23, 2026. The institution date is September 30, 2026.
Why it matters: Importers of railway tank cars and parts from Mexico under HTS subheading 8606.10.00 are covered by these preliminary AD/CVD investigations, with the USITC's preliminary injury determination due by November 16, 2026.
USTR is commencing a public consultation process in advance of the 2027 annual joint review meeting of the USMCA and, as directed by Congress, is seeking public comments on the operation of the Agreement and providing notice of a public hearing. Written comments and requests to appear at the hearing are due January 12, 2027, at 11:59 p.m. EST, and a request to appear must include a summary of testimony. The date and location of the 2027 public hearing will be published on USTR's website, and post-hearing rebuttal comments are due seven calendar days after the last day of the hearing at 11:59 p.m.
Commerce preliminarily determines that producers/exporters subject to the 2024-2025 administrative review of steel concrete reinforcing bar from the Republic of Türkiye made sales below normal value during the period of review, July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025, and is rescinding the review with respect to three companies. The notice is applicable October 5, 2026, and interested parties are invited to comment on the preliminary results. The notice does not state the preliminary dumping margins or name the three companies.
Commerce preliminarily determines in the 2024-2025 administrative review of the antidumping duty order on oil country tubular goods from Ukraine that the producer/exporter subject to the review, Interpipe, made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value during the period of review, July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025. The notice applies October 5, 2026, and interested parties are invited to comment on the preliminary results. The review covers Interpipe Ukraine LLC; Interpipe Europe S.A.; LLC Interpipe Niko Tube; and PJSC Interpipe Niznedneprovsky Tube Rolling Plant, treated as a single entity.
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.
Commerce states in the final results of the expedited third sunset review of the antidumping duty order on certain potassium phosphate salts from China that revocation of the order would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the levels indicated in the notice's "Final Results of Sunset Review" section. The results are applicable October 5, 2026.
Why it matters: Importers of certain potassium phosphate salts from China remain subject to the existing antidumping duty order, with these final results applicable October 5, 2026.
Commerce states in the final results of the expedited third sunset review of the countervailing duty order on certain potassium phosphate salts from the People's Republic of China that revocation of the order would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the levels indicated in the Final Results of Sunset Review section of the notice. The notice is applicable October 5, 2026. The order was published at 75 FR 42682 (July 22, 2010), and the five-year sunset review was initiated at 91 FR 32376 (June 1, 2026).
Commerce finds in the final results of the expedited fifth sunset reviews of the antidumping duty orders on certain cut-to-length carbon steel plate from the People's Republic of China and the Russian Federation that revocation of the orders would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the levels indicated in the "Final Results of Sunset Reviews" section of the notice. The notice is applicable October 5, 2026. The reviews were initiated June 1, 2026 (91 FR 32376), with Cleveland-Cliffs Inc., Nucor Corporation and SSAB Enterprises LLC participating as domestic interested parties.
Commerce states in a Federal Register notice that it preliminarily intends to rescind in full the antidumping duty administrative review of mattresses from Poland for the period July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025, finding no reviewable, suspended entries for EBI, COM 40 or CORRECT, whose sales it preliminarily finds were not bona fide. Case briefs are due within 21 days of publication and rebuttal briefs five days later; final results are due not later than 120 days after publication. If Commerce proceeds to a final rescission, CORRECT's assessment rate will not be affected by this review.
Commerce states in the final results of the expedited second sunset review of the antidumping duty order on melamine from the People's Republic of China that revocation of the order would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the levels indicated in the notice's "Final Results of Sunset Review" section, applicable October 5, 2026. The order was published at 80 FR 80751, and the review was initiated at 91 FR 32376. The domestic interested party is Cornerstone Chemical Company.
Commerce states in the final results of the expedited first sunset reviews that revoking the antidumping duty orders on methionine from France, Japan and Spain would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the levels given in the notice's "Final Results of Sunset Reviews" section. The notice is applicable October 5, 2026. The orders were published at 86 FR 36705 for France and 86 FR 51119 for Japan and Spain, and the reviews were initiated at 91 FR 32376.
MOFCOM Notice No. 44 of 2026 states that, effective October 3, 2026, MOFCOM opened an anti-dumping investigation into imports of p-nitrotoluene (also 4-nitrotoluene, PNT or p-NT) originating in the European Union, under tariff heading 29042020 of China's Import and Export Tariff, with other products under that heading outside the scope. The dumping investigation period is July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026, and the injury investigation period is January 1, 2022 to June 30, 2026. Interested parties must register to participate with MOFCOM's Trade Remedy Investigation Bureau within 20 days of publication and may submit comments on the scope, applicant qualification and other issues within the same 20 days.
USTR announced a public consultation process in advance of the 2027 joint review of the USMCA, and states that, as directed by Congress, it is seeking public comments on the operation of the agreement. USTR will also convene a public hearing, with the date and location to be published on ustr.gov. Comments are due January 12, 2027, at 11:59 p.m. EST, and requests to appear at the hearing and summaries of testimony must be received by the same deadline.