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Morocco Phosphate Fertilizer CVD Sunset Review

Commerce's Morocco phosphate fertilizer CVD finding keeps subsidy risk in focus while the ITC completes its separate injury review.

Canadian Softwood Lumber CVD Rates Drop

Commerce lowered original Canadian softwood lumber CVD rates, but later review rates still govern cash deposits for many exporters.

Canada Section 338 Duties: New HTS Scope

Proclamation 11076 changes Canada Section 338 duties by removing 22 HTS lines, adding 100, and creating immediate compliance priorities.

Section 232 Robotics Tariffs: No New Duties Yet

New Section 232 findings cover robotics, industrial machinery, and wind turbines, but impose no new tariffs while negotiations proceed.

Ultimate Consignee for EEI: Distributor Scenarios

Learn how to identify the ultimate consignee for EEI when a foreign distributor uses a relabeler and end users are unknown at export.

Three FTZ Production Notifications to Watch in 2026

Three FTZ production notifications span meat processing, battery assemblies, and networking racks, with comments due December 9, 2026.

ITC Expedited Sunset Reviews: Importer Impacts

Expedited ITC sunset reviews for ironing tables and steel plate preserve trade remedies while creating immediate importer compliance tasks.

Section 337 Update: DRAM Case Ends, Carrier Case Expands

Netlist's DRAM investigation has ended by settlement, while an adjustable child carrier case adds a manufacturer as a new respondent.

Pizza Box AD/CVD Investigations: Importer Guide

New pizza box AD/CVD cases create classification, sourcing, cash deposit, and drawback issues for importers and customs brokers.

Welded Stainless Pipe AD Deadline Moves to 2027

Commerce moved preliminary AD decisions on welded stainless pipe from India, Turkiye, and the UAE to February 10, 2027.

Substitution Drawback for Reciprocal Tariffs

Substitution drawback can recover qualifying historical reciprocal tariffs, but HTS matching, duty caps, and refund controls determine the claim.

FTZ Board Notices: Honeywell, Lilly, and Vulcaflex

New FTZ actions for Honeywell, Eli Lilly, and Vulcaflex show how production authority, site structure, and tariff strategy intersect.

November 2026 AD/CVD Review Deadline Guide

Importers and trade teams must assess November-anniversary AD/CVD orders and decide whether to request review by November 30, 2026.

ITC Five-Year Reviews: Key AD/CVD Import Impacts

New ITC sunset review schedules affect twist ties and wind towers, while chassis from China remain subject to AD/CVD orders.

Section 337 Wi-Fi Router Case: Importer Risks

The ITC review of the ASUS and Plume Wi-Fi router case raises exclusion, bonding, sourcing, and entry-planning risks for importers.

Ningbo Scarman Antidumping Rate Corrected to 49.56%

Commerce corrected Ningbo Scarman's truck bed cover AD rate to 49.56%, creating retroactive deposit and refund work for importers.

Spent Vanilla Bean Seeds: Country of Origin

U.S. extraction may alter vanilla beans, but origin and USMCA eligibility for spent seeds require separate classification and transformation analyses.

FTZ Production Decisions: What Six Rulings Mean

Six FTZ production decisions show why manufacturers must distinguish full, limited, and deferred authority when planning duty strategy.

November 2026 AD/CVD Sunset Reviews Explained

November 2026 sunset reviews cover MAE, potassium permanganate, and polyester textured yarn, with critical deadlines for trade teams.

China Shopping Carts Face New AD/CVD Investigations

New AD/CVD investigations target shopping carts from China. Importers and brokers should assess scope, deadlines, duty risk, and drawback.

Mexico Corrosion-Resistant Steel AD Margins Amended

The CIT ruling lowers Galvasid's AD margin to 14.54 percent, revises the all-others rate, and triggers immediate entry review tasks.

Large Power Transformers From Korea: Zero AD Margins

Commerce preliminarily assigned zero margins to Hyundai and Iljin, but importers must maintain current deposits and plan for final results.

Spouse Information in Deemed Export Applications

Spouse passport, visa, and birth details are generally not required in a deemed export application, but reviewers may request them.

FTZ Production Authority: Four Board Decisions

Four FTZ production authority decisions clarify how authorizations, component limits, and full review affect manufacturers and zone controls.