Press Releases
Press Releases Issued by the
International Trade Administration
February 2020
- 2/26/20
U.S. Department of Commerce Announces Affirmative Preliminary Circumvention Ruling on Imports of Hydrofluorocarbon Blends from China - 2/26/20
U.S. Department of Commerce Issues Affirmative Preliminary Antidumping Duty Determination on Polyethylene Terephthalate Sheet from Korea and Oman - 2/26/20
U.S. Department of Commerce Initiates Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Investigations of Imports of Corrosion Inhibitors from China - 2/25/20
U.S. Department of Commerce Issues Affirmative Preliminary Determination in the Countervailing Duty Investigation of Imports of Certain Glass Containers from China - 2/25/20
Interagency Launch of D.C. Central Deal Team Takes Economic Statecraft to the Next Level - 2/24/20
U.S. Department of Commerce Finds Dumping and Countervailable Subsidization of Imports of Wooden Cabinets and Vanities from China - 2/13/20
U.S. Department of Commerce Initiates Antidumping Duty Investigation of Imports of Difluoromethane (R-32) from China - 2/13/20
U.S. Department of Commerce Issues Final Circumvention Ruling Regarding Diamond Sawblades - 2/12/20
Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Leads U.S. Delegation to Africa - 2/10/20
U.S. Department of Commerce Announces Preliminary Rulings in Self-Initiated Circumvention Inquiries Regarding Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products - 2/10/20
U.S. Department of Commerce Finds Dumping and Countervailable Subsidization of Imports of Carbon and Alloy Steel Threaded Rod from China and India - 2/7/20
U.S. Department of Commerce Finds Dumping of Imports of Acetone from Belgium, Korea, and South Africa - 2/5/20
U.S. Department of Commerce Issues Affirmative Preliminary Antidumping Duty Determinations on Utility Scale Wind Towers From Canada, Indonesia, Korea and Vietnam - 2/5/20
U.S. Department of Commerce Initiates Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Investigations of Imports of Vertical Shaft Engines From China
January 2020
- 1/31/20
International Trade Administration Introduces New Website and Digital Tools to Improve Customer Engagement - 1/27/20
Acting Under Secretary Semsar Addresses Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, Holds Roundtable with Georgia Businesses on Utilizing ITA Resources to Increase Exports
November 2019
- 11/08/19
Commerce Department Official Highlights Ways To Expand The U.S.-German Economic Relationship
October 2019
- 10/24/19
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross Welcomes Release of the European Commission's Report on the 2019 EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework - 10/21/19
U.S. Department of Commerce Officials Showcase Transportation's Role In Binational Trade During Laredo, Texas Visit - 10/08/19
U.S. Department of Commerce and U.S. Customs and Border Protection Announce Enhancements to ACE Module
September 2019
- 09/20/19
U.S. Department of Commerce Releases Enhanced Global Steel Trade Monitor to Help American Industry Better Track Markets - 09/11/19
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross Welcomes Privacy Shield Milestone Privacy Shield Has Reached 5,000 Active Company Participants
August 2019
July 2019
- 07/18/19Â
Readout of Sixth U.S.-Mexico Energy Business Council Meeting - 07/15/19
U.S. Department of Commerce Clients Featured at White House "Made in America" Product Showcase
June 2019
- 06/21/19
Deputy Secretary of Commerce Leads U.S. Delegation to Mozambique - 06/20/19
Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross Appoints New Members fo the President's Advisory Council on DOing Business in Africa
May 2019
- 05/09/19
Over 100 American Businesses Join U.S. Department of Commerce Trade Mission to India and Bangladesh - 05/03/19
U.S. Department of Commerce Issues Affirmative Preliminary Determination in the Countervailing Duty Investigation of Imports of Magnesium from Israel
April 2019
March 2019
- 03/08/19
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Announces Application Process for the President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa - 03/07/19
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Appoints New Members to the Trade Finance Advisory Council
February 2019
- 02/07/19
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross Announces Participants for United States - India CEO Forum
December 2018
- 12/20/18
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross Welcomes Release of the European Commission's Report on the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework - 12/06/18
U.S., Indo-Pacific Trade is the Focus of Upcoming "Discover Global Markets" Conference, December 10-12 in Salt Lake City
November 2018
- 11/15/18
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross Announces New Data Application to Help American Companies Expand Overseas - 11/07/18
U.S., Mexico Energy Leaders Meet To Discuss Cross-Border Cooperation, Industry Needs
October 2018
September 2018
- 09/26/18
U.S. Department of Commerce Under Secretary for International Trade Kaplan Signs Industry Collabaration Agrrements with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Singapore Business Federation, and Singapore Manufacturing Federation - 09/12/18
U.S. Department of Commerce Arrivals Data Reports Record-Setting Spending By International Visitors
July 2018
June 2018
- 6/29/2018
U.S. Department of Commerce and Energy Appoint U.S. Section of the U.S. - Mexico Energy Business Council - 6/25/2018
U.S. Under Secretary for International Trade Gilbert Kaplan, Arrives in Ethiopia for Fact-Finding Mission - 6/19/2018
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa set for fact-finding mission to Ethiopia, Kenya, CÔTE D'ivoure and Ghana - 6/15/2018
Department of Commerce Hosts Fourth Meeting of U.S.-Mexico Energy Business Council - 6/5/2018
Commerce Finds Dumping of Imports of Stainless Steel Flanges from the People’s Republic of China
May 2018
- 5/21/2018
U.S. Department of Commerce Issues Affirmative Final Circumvention Rulings on Steel from Vietnam - 5/21/2018
Statement from U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Gilbert B. Kaplan on World Trade Week 2018 - 5/1/2018
Commerce Preliminarily Finds Dumping of Imports of Polytetrafluoroethylene Resin from China and India
April 2018
- 4/30/2018
Commerce Preliminarily Finds Dumping of Imports of Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin from Brazil, the Republic of Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, Pakistan, and Taiwan - 4/10/2018
Affirmative Final Determinations in the Antidumping Duty (AD) Investigations of Imports of Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing from the People's Republic of China, Germany, India, Italy, Korea, and Switzerland - 4/6/2018
International Trade Administration Announces Suspension of 2017 I-94 Overseas Arrivals Data Release - 4/6/2018
Affirmative Final Determinations in the Countervailing Duty Investigations of Imports of Stainless Steel Flanges from the People's Republic of China - 4/5/2018
Affirmative Final Determinations in the Antidumping Duty Investigations of Imports of Tool Chests and Cabinets from China and Vietnam
March 2018
- 3/28/2018
Initiation of AD and CVD Investigations of Imports of Laminated Woven Sacks from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam - 3/22/2018 Affirmative Final Determination in the Antidumping Duty (AD) Investigations of Imports of Carton-Closing Staples from China
- 3/20/2018 Affirmative Final Determinations in the Antidumping Duty (AD) and Countervailing Duty (CVD) Investigations of Imports of Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Italy, Korea, Spain, Turkey, and the United Kingdom
- 3/20/2018 Affirmative Preliminary Determinations in the Antidumping Duty (AD) Investigations of Imports of Stainless Steel Flanges from China and India
- 3/13/2018 Affirmative Preliminary Determination in the Antidumping Duty (AD) Investigation of Imports of Uncoated Groundwood Paper from Canada
- 3/8/2018 Preliminary Determination of the Countervailing Duty Investigation of Imports of Forged Steel Fittings from China
February 2018
- 2/27/2018 Affirmative Final Determinations in the Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Investigations of Imports of Certain Aluminum Foil from China
- 2/21/2018 Final Determinations in the Antidumping Duty (AD) Investigations of Imports of Biodiesel from Argentina and Indonesia
- 2/21/2018 Initiation of AD and CVD Investigations of Imports of Rubber Bands from China, Sri Lanka, and Thailand
- 2/14/2018 Commerce Preliminarily Finds Dumping of Imports of Cast Iron Soil Pipe Fittings from the People's Republic of China
- 2/12/2018 Initiations of Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Investigations of Imports of Large Diameter Welded Pipe from Canada, China, Greece, India, Korea, and Turkey
January 2018
- 1/30/2018 Preliminary Determination in the Antidumping Duty Investigation of Imports of Certain Tapered Roller Bearings from Korea
- 1/29/2018 Preliminary Determinations in the Antidumping Duty Investigations of Imports of Low Melt Polyester Staple Fiber from the Republic of Korea and Taiwan
- 1/19/2018
Commerce Preliminarily Finds Dumping of Imports of Ripe Olives from Spain - 1/17/2018 Preliminary Determinations of the Countervailing Duty (CVD) Investigations of Imports of Stainless Steel Flanges from China and India
- 1/17/2018 Final Determinations in the Countervailing Duty (CVD) Investigations of Imports of Fine Denier Polyester Staple Fiber from China and India
- 1/17/2018 Initiation of AD and CVD Investigations of Imports of Certain Plastic Decorative Ribbon from China
- 1/11/2018
Statement from the Department of Commerce on Submission of Steel Section 232 Report to the President - 1/9/2018 Final Determinations in the Antidumping Duty Investigations of Imports of Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from South Africa and Ukraine
- 1/9/2018 Preliminary Determination in the Countervailing Duty Investigation of Imports of Uncoated Groundwood Paper from Canada
- 1/9/2018
Commerce Department Congratulates Western Services Corporation on Export Deal with Ukraine - 1/2/2018 Affirmative Preliminary Determinations in the Antidumping Duty Investigations of Imports of Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from Belgium, Colombia, and Thailand
December 2017
- 12/21/2017 Initiation of AD and CVD Investigations of imports of Sodium Gluconate, Gluconic Acid, and Derivative Products from China (AD/CVD) and France (AD)
- 12/20/2017 Commerce Finds Dumping and Subsidization of Imports of 100- to 150-Seat Large Civil Aircraft from Canada
- 12/19/2017 Preliminary Determinations in the Antidumping Duty (AD) Investigations of Imports of Fine Denier Polyester Staple Fiber from the People's Republic of China, India, the Republic of Korea, and Taiwan
- 12/13/2017 Preliminary Determinations of the Countervailing Duty Investigations of Imports of Cast Iron Soil Pipe Fittings from the People's Republic of China
- 12/5/2017 Final Determinations in the Countervailing Duty (CVD) Investigations of Imports of Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing from the People's Republic of China and India
- 12/5/2017
Departments of Commerce and Energy Co-Chair Third Meeting of U.S.-Mexico Energy Business Council
November 2017
- 11/28/2017
Initiation of Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Investigations of Imports of Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet from the People's Republic of China - 11/27/2017
U.S. Commerce Department Announces Eighth Americas Competitiveness Exchange - 11/22/2017
Final Determination in the Countervailing duty Investigations of imports of Certain Tool Chests and Cabinets from the People's Republic of China - 11/21/2017
Preliminary Determination in the Countervailing duty Investigations of imports of Ripe Olives from Spain - 11/21/2017
Final Determinations in the Antidumping duty Investigations of imports of Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Belarus, the Russian Federation and the United Arab Emirates - 11/14/2017
Preliminary Determinations in the Antidumping duty Investigations of imports of Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing from the People's Republic of China, Germany, India, Italy, Korea, and Switzerland - 11/14/2017
U.S. Department Of Commerce To Promote U.S. Military/Defense And Specialty Textiles At Milipol Paris 2017 - 11/13/2017
Final Determinations in the Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Investigations of imports of Hardwood Plywood Products from the People's Republic of China - 11/13/2017
Preliminary Determinations in the Antidumping Duty (AD) Investigations of imports of Tool Chests and Cabinets from the People's Republic of China and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam - 11/9/2017
Final Determinations in the Countervailing Duty Investigations of imports of Biodiesel from Argentina and Indonesia - 11/2/2017
Final Determinations in the Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Investigations of imports of Softwood Lumber from Canada - 11/1/2017
Preliminary Determination in the countervailing duty (CVD) Investigation of imports of fine denier polyester staple fiber from China and India
October 2017
- 10/30/2017
Preliminary Determination in the Antidumping Duty (AD) Investigation of imports of Carton-Closing Staples from the People's Republic of China - 10/27/2017
Preliminary Determination in Antidumping Duty Investigation of Imports of Aluminum Foil from the People's Republic of China [
Non-Market Economy Review Memo ] - 10/26/2017
Initiation of AD investigations of imports of forged steel fittings from China, Italy, and Taiwan and a CVD investigation of imports of forged steel fittings from China - 10/19/2017
U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Sign Agreement to Improve Flow of E-Commerce Trade - 10/19/2017
Initiations of Antidumping Duty (AD) Investigations of Imports of Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) Resin from India and the People's Republic of China (China) and a Countervailing Duty (CVD) Investigation of Imports of PTFE Resin from India - 10/17/2017
U.S. Companies and Organizations Visit Southeast Europe to Explore Business and Investment Opportunities - 10/10/2017
The United States and Brazil Promote Commercial Defense Partnership at the 2nd U.S.-Brazil Defense Industry Dialogue [
Joint Statement ] - 10/06/2017
Commerce Preliminarily Finds Dumping of Imports of 100- to 150-Seat Large Civil Aircraft from Canada - 10/05/2017
U.S. Department of Commerce Defers the Issuance of the Preliminary Antidumping Duty Determination on Aluminum Foil from the People's Republic of China - 10/05/2017
Commerce Preliminarily Finds Dumping of Imports of Silicon Metal from Australia, Brazil, and Norway
September 2017
- 09/26/2017
Preliminary Determination in the Countervailing Duty (CVD) Investigation of Imports of 100- to 150-Seat Large Civil Aircraft from Canada - 09/19/2017
Preliminary Determinations in the Countervailing Duty (CVD) Investigations of Imports of Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing from the People’s Republic of China (China) and India - 09/14/2017
Initiation of Antidumping Duty (AD) and Countervailing Duty (CVD) Investigations of Imports of Titanium Sponge from Japan (AD) and Kazakhstan (AD and CVD) - 09/12/2017
Preliminary Determination in the Countervailing Duty Investigation of Imports of Certain Tool Chests and Cabinets from the People's Republic of China
August 2017
- 08/28/2017
U.S. Department of Commerce Issues Affirmative preliminary Countervailing Duty Determinations on Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod From Italy and Turkey [
Factsheet ] - 08/22/2017
Preliminary Determinations of the Countervailing Duty (CVD) Investigations of Imports of Biodiesel from Argentina and Indonesia - 08/07/2017
Newest Class Of U.S. And Foreign Commercial Service Officers Sworn-In By U.S. Secretary Of Commerce Wilbur Ross - 08/03/2017
Initiations of Antidumping Duty (AD) and Countervailing Duty (CVD) Investigations of Imports of Cast Iron Soil Pipe Fittings from the People's Republic of China
July 2017
- 07/21/2017
U.S. Department of Commerce Issues Affirmative Final Antidumping Duty Determination on Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From Taiwan | [
Fact Sheet ] - 07/18/2017
U.S. Department Of Commerce Initiates Antidumping Duty Investigations Of Imports Of Low Melt Polyester Staple Fiber From Korea And Taiwan - 07/18/2017
Possible Initiations of Antidumping Duty (AD) Investigations of Imports of Low Melt Polyester Staple Fiber (PSF) from the Republic of Korea (Korea) and Taiwan - 07/13/2017
Possible Initiations of Antidumping Duty (AD) and Countervailing Duty (CVD) Investigations of Imports of Ripe Olives from Spain - 07/11/2017
Final Determinations of the Antidumping Duty (AD) Investigations of Imports of Emulsion Styrene-Butadiene Rubber from Brazil, Korea, Mexico, and Poland
June 2017
- 06/29/2017
New International Trade Administration Report Indicates Steady Growth For The U.S. Media And Entertainment Industry, Along With Barriers To International Exports & Licensing - 6/26/2017
Preliminary Determination in the Antidumping Duty (AD) Investigation of Imports of Softwood Lumber from Canada - 06/21/2017
Final Determinations of Antidumping Duty (AD) and Countervailing Duty (CVD) Investigations of Imports of Finished Carbon Steel Flanges from India (AD/CVD), Italy (AD) - 06/21/2017
Initiations of Antidumping Duty (AD) and Countervailing Duty (CVD) Investigations of Imports of Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from Thailand (AD/CVD), Belgium (AD), and Colombia (AD) - 06/21/2017
U.S. Department of Commerce Initiates Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations of Imports of Fine Denier Polyester Staple Fiber From the People's Republic of China (China), India, The Republic of Korea (Korea), Taiwan, And the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam) - 06/20/2017
Final Determination of the Antidumping Duty (AD) Investigation of Imports of Dioctyl Terephthalate (DOTP) from Korea - 06/19/2017
U.S. Department of Commerce Issues Affirmative Preliminary Antidumping Duty Determination on Hardwood Plywood Products From China - 06/19/2017
Preliminary Determination in the Antidumping Duty (AD) Investigation of Imports of Hardwood Plywood Products from the People's Republic of China (China) - 06/15/2017
Commerce Official Hosts Second Meeting of U.S. - Mexico Energy Business Council - 06/12/2017
Commerce Official to Host U.S. - Mexico Energy Business Council
May 2017
- 05/19/2017
U.S. Commerce Secretary Honors 32 U.S. Companies with "E" Award - 05/18/17
Initiations of Antidumping Duty (AD) and Countervailing Duty (CVD) Investigations of Imports of 100- to 150-Seat Large Civil Aircraft from Canada - 05/16/17
Final Determinations of the Antidumping Duty (AD) and Countervailing Duty (CVD) Investigations of Imports of Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from Japan (AD) and Turkey (AD and CVD) - 05/15/2017
Commerce Department, USTR to Host Public Hearing on Trade Deficits - 05/12/2017
Commerce Department Issues Notice Of Funding Availability to Support FDI Attraction - 05/11/2017
Media Registration Now Open For SelectUSA Summit 2017 - 05/10/2017
Initiations of Antidumping Duty (AD) Investigations of Imports of Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing from China, Germany, Italy, India, Korea, and Switzerland and CVD Investigations of Imports of Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing from China and India - 05/08/2017Â Department of Commerce to Promote US Technical and Specialty Textiles at TECHTEXTIL 2017
- 05/03/2017
Global Business Leaders to Address 2017 SelectUSA Investment Summit - 05/02/2017
Possible Initiations of Antidumping Duty (AD) and Countervailing Duty (CVD) Investigations of Imports of Tool Chests and Cabinets (Tool Chests) from the People’s Republic of China (China) (AD/CVD) and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam) - 05/01/2017
Commerce Department Seeks Public Input on US Trade Deficit - 05/01/2017
New International Trade Administration Report Indicates Rebound of Global Market for U.S. Oil and Gas Equipment
April 2017
- 04/24/17
Preliminary Determination in the Countervailing Duty (CVD) Investigation of Imports of Softwood Lumber from Canada - 04/21/17
Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigation on Imports of Carton-Closing Staples from the People's Republic of China - 04/18/17
Commerce Initiates Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations of Imports of Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Belarus, Italy, Korea, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine, the United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom - 04/18/17
Commerce Preliminarily Finds Countervailable Subsidization of Imports of Hardwood Plywood Products from the People’s Republic of China - 04/13/2017
Initiation of Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Investigations of Imports of Biodiesel from Argentina and Indonesia - 04/12/2017
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Announces Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework is Open for Business
March 2017
- 03/30/2017
Department of Commerce Finds Dumping and Subsidization in the Investigations of Imports of Certain Carbon and Alloy Cut-to-Length Plate from Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, and Taiwan [
Fact Sheet ] - 03/29/2017
Initiation of Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Investigations of Imports of Silicon Metal from Australia, Brazil, Kazakhstan, and Norway - 03/28/2017
U.S. Department of Commerce Initiates Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations of Aluminum Foil from China - 03/21/2017
Final Determinations of the Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Investigations of Imports of 1-Hydroxyethylidene-1, 1-Diphosphonic Acid (HEDP) from the People's Republic of China - 03/17/2017
Final Determination of the Antidumping Duty Investigation of Imports of Ferrovanadium from the Republic of Korea (Korea) - 03/01/2017
Preliminary Determinations in the Antidumping Duty (AD) Investigations of Imports of Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from Japan, Taiwan, and Turkey
February 2017
- 02/28/2017
Final Determination of the Antidumping Duty Investigation of Imports of Phosphor Copper from the Republic of Korea - 02/22/2017
Final Determination of the Antidumping Duty Investigation of Imports of 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane from the People's Republic of China (China) - 02/22/2017
Preliminary Determination in the Countervailing Duty (CVD) Investigation of Imports of Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from Turkey - 02/21/2017
Preliminary Determinations in the Antidumping Duty (AD) Investigations of Imports of Emulsion Styrene-Butadiene Rubber from Brazil, Korea, Mexico, and Poland - 02/03/2017
Final Determinations in the Antidumping Duty (AD) and Countervailing Duty (CVD) Investigations of Imports of Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip from the People's Republic of China (China)
January 2017
- 01/27/2017
Preliminary Determination in the Antidumping Duty Investigation of Imports of Dioctyl Terephthalate from Korea - 01/27/2017
Preliminary Determinations in the Antidumping Duty Investigations of Imports of Finished Carbon Steel Flanges from India, Italy, and Spain - 01/23/2017
Final Determinations in the Antidumping Duty (AD) and Countervailing Duty (CVD) Investigations of Imports of Truck and Bus Tires
Press releases, fact sheets and statements issued by the International Trade Administration prior to January 20, 2017, please contact the Office of Public Affairs.