Archived News

Divisions

U.S. House of Representatives Resolution Supports Effective Enforcement of Trade Laws, Including Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders

October 5, 2010

Representatives Roy Blunt, Spencer Bachus, Sam Graves, Jo Ann Emerson, Todd Akin, and Blaine Luetkemeyer introduced House Resolution 1681 yesterday, supporting effective enforcement of United States trade laws. The resolution noted the blatant and widespread schemes of some unscrupulous foreign producers and certain complicit U.S. importers to engage in transshipment, document fraud, and false descriptions of imported merchandise subject to antidumping and countervailing duty orders.

Certain Steel Threaded Rod from China Injures U.S. Industry, says USITC

March 26, 2009

The United States International Trade Commission today determined that a U.S. industry is materially injured or threatened with material injury by reason of imports of certain steel threaded rod from China that the U.S. Department of Commerce has determined are sold in the United States at less than fair value.

Commerce Finds Unfair Dumping of Steel Threaded Rod from the People’s Republic of China

February 23, 2009

On February 23, the Department of Commerce announced its affirmative final determination in the antidumping duty investigation on imports of steel threaded rod from the People’s Republic of China (China). Dumping occurs when a foreign company sells a product in the United States at less than normal value.