last update: January 12, 2006

For information on how American industry can seek relief from unfair foreign trade practices be sure to read: "An Introduction to U.S. Trade Remedies"   Noteworthy Items Formerly Featured on the Homepage   . . . displayed in reverse chronological order . . . Jan 11, 2006 Gray Portland Cement and Clinker from Mexico Final Results of Administrative Review Fact Sheet Jan 09, 2006 Orange Juice from Brazil Final Antidumping Determination Fact Sheet Dec 21, 2005 Diamond Sawblades and Parts Thereof from China and South Korea Preliminary Antidumping Determinations Fact Sheet Dec 07, 2005 Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from China, Germany and Turkey   Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigations   Fact Sheet FR Notice Quantity & Value Questionnaire PDF WPD   Separate Rates Application PDF WPD Dec 06, 2005 Softwood Lumber from Canada Final Results of AD and CVD 2nd Admin Reviews   FR Notices   AD CVD   Decision Memos   AD CVD Dec 05, 2005 Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis Final Rule (70 FR 72373, Dec 5, 2005) Nov 10, 2005 Liquid Sulfur Dioxide from Canada Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigation Factsheet Nov 07, 2005 Certain Artist Canvas from the People’s Republic of China Preliminary Antidumping Duty Determination Factsheet (Oct 31, 2005) FR Notice (70 FR 67412, Nov 7, 2005) Oct 26, 2005 Superalloy Degassed Chromium from Japan Final Antidumping Duty Investigation Factsheet (Oct 26, 2005) FR Notice (70 FR 67412, Nov 7, 2005) Oct 12, 2005 Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigations of Certain Lined Paper Products from India, Indonesia, and the People’s Republic of China and Countervailing Duty Investigations on Imports from India and Indonesia Factsheet (Sep 30, 2005) FR Notice (70 FR 58374, Oct 06, 2005) PRC Separate Rates Application (Oct 6, 2005) PDF WPD App A: Example Affiliation Chart (Oct 12, 2005) Sep 13, 2005 Market Economy Inputs Practice in Antidumping Proceedings involving Non-Market Economy Countries Original Request for Comments (May 26, 2005) Public Comments Received (Jun 24, 2005) Request for Further Comments (Aug 11, 2005) Further Comments Received (Sep 6, 2005) Sep 12, 2005 Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Ukraine: Changed Circumstances Review and Request for Comments on the Status of Ukraine as a Non-Market Economy (NME) Country under US Antidumping Law. Request for Comments (Apr 26, 2005) Public Comments Received (Jul 11, 2005) Rebuttal Comments Received (Aug 31, 2005) Sep 09, 2005 Duty Drawback Practice in Antidumping Proceedings Request for Comments (Jun 28, 2005) Deadline for Comments Extended to Aug 15, 2005 Public Comments Received Korea Iron and Steel Association O'Melveny and Myers LLP Sep 07, 2005 Expected Non-Market Economy Wages Calculation Methodology Request for Comments (June 30, 2005) Comments Received (July 30, 2005) Aug 31, 2005 Gray Portland Cement and Clinker From Mexico Preliminary Results of Administrative Review Factsheet FR Notice Aug 24, 2005 Orange Juice from Brazil Preliminary Antidumping Determination Factsheet FR Notice Aug 18, 2005 Superalloy Degassed Chromium from Japan Preliminary Antidumping Determination Factsheet FR Notice Aug 15, 2005 Procedures for Conducting Five-year Sunset Reviews of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders Comments period ended Sep 14, 2005 Proposed Rule and Request for Comments 70 FR 47738, Aug 15, 2005 BLANK   Jul 21, 2005 Metal Calendar Slides from Japan Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigation Initiation Checklist Factsheet FR Notice (70 FR 43122, July 26, 2005) Jul 20, 2005 Timing of Assessment Instructions for Antidumping Duty Orders Involving Non-Market Economy Countries Request for Comments (Jun 21, 2005) Public Comments Received July 15, 2005 Jul 13, 2005 Certain Softwood Lumber from Canada Remand Determinations Final Affirmative AD Determination Secretariat File No. USA-CDA-2002-1904-02 NAFTA Binational Panel Review Final Affirmative CVD Determination Secretariat File No. USA-CDA-2002-1904-03 NAFTA Binational Panel Review Jun 14, 2005 Diamond Sawblades and Parts Thereof from the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of Korea Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigations Factsheet FR Notice (June 21, 2005) PRC Separate Rate Application: PDF WPD Amendment Clarification Letter Amended Industry Polling Questionnaire Jun 01, 2005 Softwood Lumber from Canada Preliminary Results of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews Factsheet AD FR Notice CVD FR Notice May 12, 2005 Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis System (SIMA) Public Comments Received re: SIMA Interim Final Rule May 11, 2005 Carboxymethylcellulose from Finland, Mexico, the Netherlands and Sweden Final Antidumping Duty Determinations Factsheet (all 4 countries) Notices Finland Mexico Netherlands Sweden May 10, 2005 Notice of Clarification: Application of "Next Business Day" Rule for Administrative Determination Deadlines Pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930, As Amended May 03, 2005 Chlorinated Isocyanurates from the PRC and Spain Final Antidumping Duty Determinations Factsheet (both countries) Spain FR Notice Spain Decision Memo PRC FR Notice PRC Decision Memo May 03, 2005 Notice of Change in Practice Regarding Notification of Upcoming Sunset Reviews FR Notice (70 FR 22843, May 3, 2005) April 26, 2005 Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Ukraine: Changed Circumstances Review and Request for Comments on the Status of Ukraine as a Non-Market Economy (NME) Country under US Antidumping Law. FR Notice (70 FR 21396, April 26, 2005) April 22, 2005 Certain Artist Canvas from the PRC Initiation of Antidumping Investigation FR Notice Factsheet Separate Rates Application: PDF WPD April 21, 2005 Separate Rates and Combination Rates in Antidumping Investigations involving Non-Market Economy Countries Announcement of Change in Practice Policy Bulletin 05.1 Template for Application for Separate Rates March 25, 2005 Superalloy Degassed Chromium from Japan Initiation of Antidumping Investigation FR Notice Factsheet March 25, 2005 Ishar UAE Scope Ruling on Whether Stainless Steel Bar is Subject to the Scope of the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders on Stainless Steel Wire Rod from Subject Countries Final Scope Ruling (signed: February 7, 2005) March 16, 2005 Bottle-Grade Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin from India, Indonesia, Taiwan, and Thailand Final Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Determinations Factsheet (all 4 countries)   India AD: FR Notice Decision Memo   India CVD: FR Notice Decision Memo   Indonesia AD: FR Notice Decision Memo   Taiwan AD: FR Notice Decision Memo   Thailand AD: FR Notice Decision Memo   Thailand CVD: FR Notice Decision Memo March 11, 2005 Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis System Interim Final Rule FR Notice Factsheet March 11, 2005 Live Swine from Canada Final Antidumping & Countervailing Duty Determinations Factsheet AD FR Notice CVD FR Notice March 10, 2005 Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate from Romania Notice of Final Results and Final Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review Federal Register Notice Decision Memorandum March 7, 2005 Petroleum Wax Candles from the PRC Initiation of Anticircumvention Inquiries Factsheet FR Notice Identified PRC Manufacturers/Exporters February 24, 2005 Magnesium Metal from the People’s Republic of China and the Russian Federation Final Antidumping Duty Determinations PRC FR Notice Russia FR Notice Factsheet February 14, 2005 Certain Tissue Paper Products from the People’s Republic of China Final Antidumping Duty Determination FR Notice Factsheet February 11, 2005 Certain Orange Juice from Brazil Initiation of Antidumping Investigation FR Notice (70 FR 7233, Feb 11, 2005) Factsheet (Feb 8, 2005) Request for Info and Ext of Time (Jan 25, 2005) Industry Support Questionnaire (Jan 19, 2005) February 1, 2005 Amended Final Determinations and AD Orders Imports of Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from Brazil, Ecuador, India, Thailand, the PRC, and Vietnam Federal Register Notices Brazil Ecuador India PRC Thailand Vietnam Clerical/Ministerial Error Memoranda Brazil Ecuador India PRC Thailand Vietnam Amended Factsheet (all 6 countries) January 31, 2005 Certain Softwood Lumber Products from Canada Preliminary Determination Under Section 129 Of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act: Antidumping Measures January 25, 2005 Separate Rates Practice in Antidumping Proceedings Involving Non-Market Economy Countries Comments Received on Jan 24, 2005 December 28, 2004 Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the People’s Republic of China: Amended Final Determination and Antidumping Duty Order Factsheet FR Notice December 28, 2004 Separate Rates Practice in Antidumping Proceedings Involving Non-market Economy Countries Announcement of Change in Practice and Request for Comments Draft Application for Public Cmt (Dec 17, 2004) December 28, 2004 Outboard Engines from Japan Final Antidumping Duty Determination Factsheet FR Notice Decision Memo December 20, 2004 Certification of Factual Information To Import Administration During Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings. Public Comments December 20, 2004 Certain Frozen and Canned Warmwater Shrimp from Brazil, Ecuador, India, and Thailand Final Antidumping Duty Determinations Factsheet (all 4 countries) Federal Register Notices Brazil Ecuador India Thailand December 17, 2004 Carboxymethylcellulose from Finland, Mexico, the Netherlands and Sweden Preliminary Antidumping Duty Determinations Factsheet (all 4 countries) Federal Register Notices Finland Mexico Netherlands Sweden December 16, 2004 Certain Softwood Lumber from Canada Section 129 Determination Final Countervailing Duty Determination Decision Memo FR Notice December 14, 2004 Certain Softwood Lumber from Canada Final Results of First Administrative Reviews of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders Factsheet AD FR Notice CVD FR Notice December 13, 2004 Chlorinated Isocyanurates from Spain and the People’s Republic of China Preliminary Antidumping Duty Determinations Factsheet (both countries) Federal Register Notices Spain PR November 30, 2004 Certain Frozen and Canned Warmwater Shrimp from the People's Republic of China and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Final Antidumping Determinations Factsheet (both countries) PRC Decision Memo FR Notice Vietnam Decision Memo FR Notice November 30, 2004 Certain Crepe Paper Products from the People's Republic of China Final Determination Factsheet FR Notice November 29, 2004 O T E X A The Office of Textiles and Apparel has joined Import Administration November 29, 2004 Antidumping Duty Suspension Agreement on Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate from Ukraine Amendment: Signed November 24, 2004 November 17, 2004 Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the PRC Final Antidumping Duty Determination FR Notice Factsheet Decision Memo Companies Qualified for a "Separate Rate" October 22, 2004 Bottle-Grade Polyethylene Terephthalate (BG PET) Resin from India, Indonesia, Taiwan and Thailand Factsheet Preliminary Antidumping Duty Determinations India Indonesia Taiwan Thailand October 18, 2004 Separate Rates Practice in Antidumping Proceedings Involving Non-Market Economy Countries Public Comments Received October 15, 2004 Live Swine from Canada Preliminary Antidumping Duty Determination FR Notice Factsheet October 7, 2004 Hand Trucks and Certain Parts Thereof from the People’s Republic of China Final Antidumping Duty Determination FR Notice Factsheet Decision Memo October 5, 2004 Certain Aluminum Plate from South Africa Final Antidumping Duty Determination FR Notice Factsheet Decision Memo September 30, 2004 Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Line Pipe from Mexico, the PRC, and Korea: Preliminary Determinations Factsheet PRC FR Notice Mexico FR Notice Korea FR Notice September 30, 2004 Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the PRC Scope Issues and Decision Memorandum Concerning Mirrors September 28, 2004 Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis System Comments Received on Advanced Notice of Proposed Rule Making September 28, 2004 Polyvinyl Alcohol from Taiwan Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigation Factsheet September 27, 2004 Magnesium Metal from the People’s Republic of China and the Russian Federation Preliminary Antidumping Duty Determinations Factsheet September 23, 2004 NEW PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT Antidumping(AD)/Countervailing Duty(CVD) Petition Counseling and Analysis Unit September 23, 2004 Certification of Factual Information To Import Administration During Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings Request for Comments (69 FR 56738, Sep 22, 2004) September 15, 2004 Separate Rates Practice in Antidumping Proceedings Involving Non-Market Economy Countries Request for Comments (69 FR 56188, Sep 20, 2004) September 3, 2004 Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the PRC Amended Preliminary Antidumping Duty Determination Scope Issues & Decision Memorandum Aug 26, 2004 Certain Frozen and Canned Warmwater Shrimp from Brazil, the PRC and Vietnam: Amended Preliminary Antidumping Duty Determinations |    Factsheet     |     Brazil FR Notice | PRC FR Notice | Vietnam FR Notice  Aug 25, 2004 Bottle-Grade Polyethylene Terephthalate (BG PET) Resin from India and Thailand Preliminary Countervailing Duty Determinations   India FR Notice  |  Factsheet  |  Thailand FR Notice   August 17, 2004 Live Swine from Canada: Preliminary Negative Countervailing Duty Determination   Factsheet   |   FR Notice   August 12, 2004 Outboard Engines from Japan Preliminary Antidumping Duty Determination   Factsheet    |    FR Notice   August 4, 2004 Certain Frozen and Canned Warmwater Shrimp   |   Factsheet   |   Preliminary Antidumping Duty Determinations Brazil   |   Ecuador   |   India   |   Thailand August 3, 2004 Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the PRC Amended Preliminary Antidumping Duty Determination Factsheet   |   FR Notice July 16, 2004 Certain Frozen and Canned Warmwater Shrimp from the PRC and Vietnam Preliminary Antidumping Duty Determinations PRC FR Notice  |   Factsheet  | Vietnam FR Notice June 30, 2004 Unfair Trade Practices Task Force Public Comments Received June 24, 2004 Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the PRC Preliminary Antidumping Duty Determination Sep Rate List  |   Factsheet  |   FR Notice       June 14, 2004 Softwood Lumber from Canada Preliminary Determinations AD FR Notice  |   Factsheet  |   CVD FR Notice June 14, 2004 International Trade Administration U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade Working Group on Structural Issues Public Comments and Hearing Transcript June 10, 2004 Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags from Malaysia, Thailand, and the PRC   Final Antidumping Duty Determinations FR Notices    |     Fact Sheet June 3, 2004 Separate Rates Practice in Antidumping Proceedings Involving Non-Market Economy Countries Public Comments Received April 20, 2004 Final Results of Antidumping Duty Investigation: Certain Color Television Receivers from Malaysia and the People's Republic of China FR Notice   |   Factsheet April 7, 2004 Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of Stainless Steel Wire Rod from Korea FR Notice   |   Decision Memorandum March 30, 2004 Notice of Inquiry re: Certification and Submission of False Statements to Import Administration During Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings Public Comments Received January 21, 2004 Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigations: Certain Frozen and Canned Warmwater Shrimp from Brazil, Ecuador, India, Thailand, the PRC and Vietnam FR Notice     |     Factsheet January 16, 2004 Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate from Ukraine Amendment to the Antidumping Suspension Agreement November 20, 2003 Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the PRC Request for Information   |   FR Notice November 10, 2003 Treatment of Section 201 Duties and Countervailing Duties Public Rebuttal Comments September 21, 2003 Treatment of Section 201 Duties and Countervailing Duties Public Comments Files October 02, 2003 Fresh Tomatoes from Mexico Announcement Concerning an Increase in the Reference Price under the Suspension Agreement September 09, 2003 Reports on Compliance With the Ex-Parte Memoranda Provision of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. §1677f(a)(3)) August 29, 2003 Certain Durum Wheat and Hard Red Spring Wheat from Canada Final Determinations (PDF) AD:       FR Notice   |   Decision Memorandum CVD:     FR Notice   |   Decision Memorandum August 27, 2003 Policy Bulletin 03.3 Application of the Interest Provisions of Section 778(a) of the Tariff Act in the Context of New Shipper Reviews August 25, 2003 Softwood Lumber from Canada Rebuttal Comments on Proposed Policy Bulletin additional comment added Sep 15, 2003 August 04, 2003 Second Addendum to the Agreement Concerning Trade in Certain Steel Products From the Russian Federation PDF July 08, 2003 New Shipper Initiation Checklist June 18, 2003 Notice of Final Modification of Agency Practice Regarding Privatization Under Section 123 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act 68 FR 37125, June 23, 2003 June 18, 2003 Softwood Lumber From Canada Proposed Policies Regarding the Conduct of Changed Circumstance Reviews 68 FR 37456, June 24, 2003 Press Release PDF June 17, 2003 Certain Frozen Fish Fillets from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Final Affirmative Antidumping Duty Determination 68 FR 37116, June 23, 2003 Unpublished Decision Memorandum PDF June 17, 2003 Dynamic Random Access Memory "DRAM" Semiconductors from the Republic of Korea Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination 68 FR 37122, June 23, 2003 Unpublished Decision Memorandum PDF May 21, 2003     N e w   F e a t u r e !     The Trade Remedy Compliance Staff offers     extensive resources to monitor potential unfair     trade practices and track trade remedy activity     by China and other countries. May 02, 2003 Notice of Clarification of Automatic-Liquidation Regulation April 21, 2003 Public Comments and Rebuttals on Proposed Modification of Agency Practice Under Section 123 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act April 01, 2003 Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination: Dynamic Random Access Memory Semiconductors from the Republic of Korea   (PDF) March 10, 2003 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of Certain Small Diameter Carbon and Alloy Seamless Standard Line and Pressure Pipe from Romania Non-Market Economy Status Review March 7, 2003 Policy Bulletin 03.2 Combination Rates in New Shipper Reviews Date of Issue: Mar 04, 2003 March 3, 2003 Policy Bulletin 03.1 Market or Non-Market Economy Country Designation Date of Issue: Feb 28, 2003 March 3, 2003 Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Investigation on Urea Ammonium Nitrate Solutions From the Russian Federation Signed: Feb 19, 2003 Blank Table THIS TABLE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK February 28, 2003 Decision Memorandum Regarding Estonia’s Status as a Non-Market Economy Country for Purposes of the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Law under a Changed Circumstances Review of the Solid Urea Order Against Estonia (PDF) February 28, 2003 Decision Memorandum Regarding Lithuania’s Status as a Non-Market Economy Country for Purposes of the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Law under a Changed Circumstances Review of the Solid Urea Order Against Lithuania (PDF) February 24, 2003 Second Addendum to the Agreement Concerning Trade in Certain Steel Products from the Russian Federation. (PDF) January 27, 2003 Fact Sheet Antidumping Duty Investigation on Frozen Fish Fillets from Vietnam, Preliminary Determination (PDF) January 22, 2003 Draft Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Investigation on Urea Ammonium Nitrate Solutions from the Russian Federation (PDF) Extension of Deadline for Comments January 06, 2003 Steel Import Licensing and Surge Monitoring System Final Rule: 67 FR 79845, Dec 31, 2002 December 23, 2002 Final Suspension Agreement on Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate (CTL Plate) from the Russian Federation   (PDF) December 10, 2002 Honey from the People's Republic of China Notice of Opportunity to Request Administrative Review of Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation. December 10, 2002 Inquiry into the Status of Lithuania as a Non-Market Economy Country Under U.S. Antidumping Law (Comments and Rebuttals) November 27, 2002 Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate from Ukraine Amendment to the Suspension Agreement November 26, 2002 Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate from the People's Republic of China Amendment to the Suspension Agreement November 20, 2002 Inquiry into the Status of Romania as a Non-Market Economy Country Under U.S. Antidumping Law (Rebuttal Period Extended to Dec 30, 2002) November 12, 2002 Modification Concerning Affiliated Party Sales in the Comparison Market October 18, 2002 Changed Circumstances Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Solid Urea From Estonia Inquiry into the Status of Estonia as a Non-Market Economy (NME) under US Antidumping Laws November 22, 2002 Petroleum Wax Candles from the People's Republic of China Final Scope Rulings - (A-570-504) November 08, 2002 Inquiry into the Status of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam as a Non-Market Economy Country Under U.S. Antidumping Law October 18, 2002 Changed Circumstances Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Solid Urea From Estonia Inquiry into the Status of Estonia as a Non-Market Economy (NME) under US Antidumping Laws October 15, 2002 Revised Antidumping Market-Economy Questionnaires for Investigations and Administrative Reviews September 25, 2002 Final Suspension Agreement Cold-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products from the Russian Federation (A-821-815) - PDF 65Kb September 13, 2002 Expected Wages of Selected Non-Market Economy Countries Year 2000 Income Data Revised Sep 2002 September 12, 2002 Public Comments and Rebuttals Affiliated Party Sales in the Ordinary Course of Trade BLANK   August 08, 2002 Notice to Defer Decision on the Status of the Ukraine as a Non-Market Economy Country (67 FR 51536 Aug 08, 2002) United States Department of Commerce . 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