Friday, September 4, 2026

Scientific-instrument duty-free applications open comments through September 24

Comments are invited through September 24, 2026 on whether instruments of equivalent scientific value are manufactured in the United States for the listed applications for duty-free entry. The notice opens a participation window; it does not itself approve or deny duty-free treatment.

The window covers the scientific instruments and applicants identified in the notice's docket table, under the Educational, Scientific and Cultural Materials Importation Act and 15 CFR part 301. Comments must comply with 15 CFR 301.5(a)(3) and (4), be postmarked by September 24, 2026, and have a copy emailed to the listed address; no general duty-rate, classification, or entry-filing change is announced for other goods.

Sources

• Northwestern University and Cornell University et. al; Application(s) for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instruments
  Federal Register · Sep 4, 2026

India frozen shrimp final antidumping rates: 4.04%, 7.01%, and 5.53%

Cash deposit rates for covered frozen warmwater shrimp from India changed on September 4, 2026. Commerce set a 4.04 percent dumping margin for the Devi Group, 7.01 percent for Sandhya Aqua Exports, and 5.53 percent for companies not selected for individual examination. The new deposit requirements apply to shipments entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after that date and remain in effect until further notice.

The final results reach subject merchandise from India covered by the antidumping order, with the complete scope governed by the Issues and Decision Memorandum identified in the notice. Commerce will direct CBP to assess appropriate period-of-review entries using importer-specific ad valorem rates for the Devi Group and Sandhya; an importer-specific rate below 0.5 percent results in liquidation without antidumping duties. Entries produced by those companies for which the U.S. destination was unknown to them are subject to the automatic-assessment practice, and non-selected companies receive the 5.53 percent review-specific rate. Previously reviewed companies not listed retain their most recently completed segment rate, while other producers or exporters retain the 10.17 percent all-others cash deposit rate. Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions no earlier than 35 days after publication; if a timely summons is filed, liquidation of relevant entries is deferred under the stated injunction procedure.

Sources

• Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from India: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2024-2025
  Federal Register · Sep 4, 2026

Also reported by Federal Register, Federal Register

India steel cylinders: preliminary AD margins of 0.00% and 3.97%, with briefs due

A preliminary 0.00 percent dumping margin applies to Bhiwadi Cylinders Private Limited/Sapphire (India) Private Limited and a preliminary 3.97 percent margin applies to Mauria Udyog Limited for the December 1, 2023 through May 31, 2025 period of review. These are preliminary results, not final assessment or cash-deposit rates. Commerce will determine assessment and CBP will assess appropriate entries under the final results; cash-deposit requirements described in the notice begin only for shipments entered or withdrawn for consumption on or after publication of the final results. (E1)

The action reaches subject non-refillable steel cylinders from India covered by the order, but the notice says the Preliminary Decision Memorandum governs the complete scope, so this notice alone does not resolve whether a particular product is covered. Parties must file case briefs by September 24, 2026, rebuttal briefs by September 29, 2026, and any hearing request by October 3, 2026; briefs and hearing requests must be received through ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the applicable deadline. Importers also should file the required reimbursement certificate before liquidation of relevant entries during the review period, because noncompliance may lead to a presumption of reimbursement and double antidumping-duty assessment. If a timely summons is filed at the U.S. Court of International Trade, CBP will be directed not to liquidate relevant entries until the statutory-injunction request period expires. (E1)

Sources

• Certain Non-Refillable Steel Cylinders From India: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-25
  Federal Register · Sep 3, 2026

Steel nails from five countries: Commerce finds revocation likely, margins up to 323.99%

Revocation of the antidumping duty orders would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping for certain steel nails from Korea, Malaysia, Oman, Taiwan, and Vietnam. Commerce reports likely prevailing margins of up to 11.80 percent for Korea, 39.35 percent for Malaysia, 9.10 percent for Oman, 2.24 percent for Taiwan, and 323.99 percent for Vietnam. The final results are applicable September 3, 2026.

The result reaches merchandise covered by those five orders, but the notice says the full product description is in the concurrently adopted Issues and Decision Memorandum, which governs whether a particular nail falls within scope. The notice records Commerce's likelihood-of-dumping finding and the potential margins if the orders were revoked; it does not state a new entry assessment or cash-deposit rate, and it does not state that the orders have been revoked. Parties handling these country-specific nail entries should therefore use the cited scope memorandum and existing order treatment rather than treat the listed margins as a newly imposed entry rate.

Sources

• Certain Steel Nails From the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, the Sultanate of Oman, Taiwan, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Final Results of the Expedited Second Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders
  Federal Register · Sep 3, 2026

Taiwan narrow woven ribbons: 83.67% AD margins finalized for two exporters

An 83.67 percent weighted-average antidumping dumping margin now applies to Lace Fashions Industrial Co., Ltd. and Trydent Co., Ltd. for the September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2024 review period. Commerce made the final results applicable on September 4, 2026, and the same 83.67 percent company rate governs cash deposits for covered shipments entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after that date.

The rule reaches subject narrow woven ribbons with woven selvedge from Taiwan, but the complete scope is in the cited Preliminary Results rather than this notice. For other covered companies, deposits follow the most recently completed company-specific segment; if only the manufacturer is covered, its most recent segment rate applies; all other manufacturers or exporters remain at the 4.37 percent all-others rate. Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions no earlier than October 9, 2026, and a timely summons at the Court of International Trade delays liquidation of relevant entries until the statutory-injunction request period expires on December 3, 2026. Importers must file reimbursement certificates before liquidation or risk double-duty assessment.

Sources

• Narrow Woven Ribbons with Selvedge From Taiwan: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024
  Federal Register · Sep 4, 2026

Also reported by Federal Register, Federal Register

South African brass rod: preliminary 19.82% NFMW dumping margin and comment deadlines

A preliminary estimated weighted-average dumping margin of 19.82 percent applies to Non-Ferrous Metal Works (SA) (PTY) Ltd. for sales during the December 1, 2023, through May 31, 2025 period of review. Commerce issued this preliminary result, so it is not yet the final assessment rate or cash deposit rate. The final results will provide the basis for assessing covered entries and, where applicable, setting future deposits.

The notice reaches brass rod from South Africa covered by the antidumping order, but the exact merchandise scope is stated to be in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. After the final results, CBP will assess appropriate covered entries; cash deposits for shipments entered or withdrawn for consumption on or after publication of the final results will use the final rate. Other manufacturers or exporters remain subject to the 10.67 percent all-others rate, subject to the company-specific and manufacturer-rate rules stated in the notice. Interested parties must file case briefs by September 24, 2026, rebuttal briefs by September 29, 2026, and any hearing request by October 3, 2026, with filings successfully received in ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the applicable deadline.

Sources

• Brass Rod From South Africa: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2025
  Federal Register · Sep 3, 2026

AD/CVD administrative reviews open filing deadlines for listed companies and parties

The listed antidumping and countervailing duty administrative reviews become applicable on September 4, 2026. Commerce initiated reviews covering the companies and proceedings identified in the notice, with periods of review that generally run from January or July 2025 through December 2025 or June 2026. The notice does not state a new assessment rate or cash-deposit rate; it instead starts review proceedings that may determine treatment of suspended entries and future review-related obligations.

The notice reaches the named exporters, producers, respondents, and interested parties in the listed AD/CVD proceedings. Exporters and producers in NME proceedings, and companies seeking individual examination where Commerce issues a quantity-and-value questionnaire, must submit the applicable Separate Rate Application or Certification by September 18, 2026; a company later selected as a mandatory respondent must answer all parts of Commerce's questionnaire to remain eligible for separate-rate treatment. Companies not currently eligible for certification must file a Certification Eligibility Application by October 4, 2026. A producer or exporter named in an AD review that had no exports, sales, or entries during the period of review may notify Commerce by October 4, 2026, for consideration of suspended entries.

A party that requested a review may withdraw its request by December 3, 2026, subject to possible case-by-case extension. A domestic interested party may request a duty-absorption review by October 4, 2026, when the review covers the specified anniversary periods and the subject merchandise was sold through an importer affiliated with the exporter or producer. Commerce also sets respondent-selection procedures: CBP or quantity-and-value data are intended to be placed on the record within five days of publication, respondent selection is intended within 35 days, and comments and rebuttal comments follow the notice's seven-day and five-day periods. These deadlines govern participation in the reviews; the notice also states that first-review gap-period entries, where applicable, receive no AD/CVD duty assessment for the described gap period.

Sources

• Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews
  Federal Register · Sep 4, 2026

China Tris antidumping preliminary determination postponed 50 days

The preliminary determination in the less-than-fair-value investigation of Tris from China is postponed by 50 days, from September 28, 2026, to no later than November 17, 2026. Commerce granted the petitioner's timely postponement request under the cited antidumping procedures; this notice does not set a dumping margin, cash-deposit rate, or assessment amount.

The change reaches imports of Tris from China covered by the investigation and changes the date on which Commerce must issue its preliminary determination; it does not establish a new duty for entries or resolve coverage of particular merchandise. The final determination deadline remains 75 days after the preliminary determination, unless Commerce postpones it later, making the currently calculated deadline January 31, 2027.

Sources

• Tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane From the People's Republic of China: Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation
  Federal Register · Sep 4, 2026

Also published

• Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee
  Federal Register · Sep 3, 2026
• Non-Oriented Electrical Steel From Japan: Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2024-2025
  Federal Register · Sep 3, 2026
• Tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane From the People's Republic of China: Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation
  Federal Register · Sep 4, 2026
• Notice of Scope Ruling Applications Filed in Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings
  Federal Register · Sep 4, 2026

For information only; not legal advice, and no attorney-client relationship is created by publishing or reading it. Every development above cites the official document it rests on, and those sources were checked through September 4, 2026.