USITC
High Purity Dissolving Pulp From Brazil and Norway Does Not Injure U.S. Industry, Says USITC
The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that a U.S. industry is not materially injured or threatened with material injury by reason of imports of high purity dissolving pulp from Brazil and Norway that the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) has determined are sold in the United States at less than fair value and subsidized by the government of Brazil.
Chairman Brett W. Doyle and Commissioners Jason E. Kearns, Peter-Anthony Pappas, Bart Thanhauser, and David Foley Jr. voted in the negative. Commissioner Samuel T. Negatu did not participate in the vote.
As a result of the Commission’s negative determinations, Commerce will not issue antidumping duty orders on this product from Brazil and Norway, nor will it issue a countervailing duty order on imports from Brazil.
The USITC’s public report, High Purity Dissolving Pulp from Brazil and Norway (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-777 and 731-TA-1762-1763 (Final), USITC Publication 5813, November 2026), will contain the views of the USITC and information developed during the investigations.
The report will be available on the USITC website by December 21, 2026.
Status of proceedings, links to relevant documents, and more information about the investigations can be found at the USITC’s Investigations Database System (IDS).
USITC Makes Determinations In Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews Concerning Certain Steel Grating From China
The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that revocation of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on imports of steel grating from China would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time.
As a result of the USITC’s affirmative determinations, the existing antidumping duty order and the existing countervailing duty order for this product from China will remain in place.
Chairman Brett W. Doyle and Commissioners Jason E. Kearns, Peter-Anthony Pappas, Bart Thanhauser, David Foley Jr., and Samuel T. Negatu voted in the affirmative.
Today’s action comes under the five-year (sunset) review process required by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. See the attached page for background on these five-year (sunset) reviews.
The USITC’s public report, Steel Grating from China (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-465 and 731-TA-1161 (Third Review), USITC Publication 5812, November 2026), will contain the views of the USITC and information developed during the reviews.
The report will be available on the USITC website by December 17, 2026.
BACKGROUND
The Uruguay Round Agreements Act requires the Department of Commerce to revoke an antidumping or countervailing duty order, or terminate a suspension agreement, after five years unless the Department of Commerce and the USITC determine that revoking the order or terminating the suspension agreement would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping or subsidies (Commerce) and of material injury (USITC) within a reasonably foreseeable time.
The USITC’s institution notice in five-year reviews requests that interested parties file responses with the USITC concerning the likely effects of revoking the order under review as well as other information. Generally, within 95 days from institution, the USITC will determine whether the responses it has received reflect an adequate or inadequate level of interest in a full review. If responses to the USITC’s notice of institution are adequate, or if other circumstances warrant a full review, the USITC conducts a full review, which includes a public hearing and issuance of questionnaires.
The USITC generally does not hold a hearing or conduct further investigative activities in expedited reviews. Commissioners base their injury determination in expedited reviews on the facts available, including the USITC’s prior injury and review determinations, responses received to its notice of institution, data collected by staff in connection with the reviews, and information provided by the Department of Commerce.
The five-year (sunset) reviews concerning Steel Grating from China were instituted on May 1, 2026.
On August 4, 2026, the USITC determined to conduct expedited five-year reviews. Chairman Brett W. Doyle and Commissioners David S. Johanson, Jason E. Kearns, Amy A. Karpel, and Peter-Anthony Pappas concluded that the domestic interested party group responses were adequate and the respondent interested party group responses were inadequate. Commissioner Johanson voted for full reviews; Chairman Doyle and Commissioners Kearns, Karpel, and Pappas voted for expedited reviews.
Commissioners Bart Thanhauser, David Foley Jr., and Samuel T. Negatu did not participate in the adequacy votes, as they were not members of the USITC at the time.
A record of the USITC’s vote to conduct expedited reviews is available on the investigations page for Steel Grating from China; Inv. No. 701-TA-465 and 731-TA-1161 (Third Review)
USITC to Appoint Lisa Murray and Benjamin Richards as New Administrative Law Judges
Brett W. Doyle, Chairman of the U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission or USITC), announced today that Lisa A. Murray and Benjamin S. Richards have been named USITC Administrative Law Judges (ALJs). Murray and Richards will manage an active litigation docket, preside over evidentiary hearings, and make initial determinations in the Commission’s investigations involving unfair practices in import trade under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930. These investigations most often involve allegations of patent and trademark infringement.
About Lisa A. Murray
Prior to her selection as ALJ, Murray served as an Administrative Patent Judge (APJ) on the Patent Trial and Appeal Board at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office from 2024 to 2026. Prior to her appointment as APJ, Murray worked as an investigative attorney in the USITC’s Office of Unfair Import Investigations from 2008 to 2024, where she represented the public interest in section 337 investigations involving patent infringement and trade secret misappropriation.
Murray began her career as a judicial law clerk to the Hon. Dominick L. DiCarlo, Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of International Trade, and practiced intellectual property and international trade law at various private firms before rejoining the federal government.
Murray holds a juris doctor degree, cum laude, from the University of Michigan Law School, a master of science degree in computer science from the George Washington University, a master of arts degree in political science (world politics) from the University of Michigan, and a bachelor of arts degree, with honors, in history and music performance from Oberlin College.
About Benjamin S. Richards
Before his selection as ALJ, Richards served as Of Counsel at Winston Taylor LLP in Washington, DC. Previously, he served as an attorney-advisor in both the Office of the General Counsel and the Office of the Administrative Law Judges at the USITC. In those roles, he advised the Commission and ALJs on section 337 investigations and represented the Commission in appellate litigation before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Earlier in his career, he served as a trial attorney in the Intellectual Property Section of the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Division, where he represented the United States in patent, trademark, and copyright litigation.
He holds a juris doctor degree from the George Washington University Law School and a bachelor's degree in mathematics from the University of Utah.
About the U.S. International Trade Commission
The USITC is an independent, nonpartisan, factfinding federal agency that investigates and makes determinations in proceedings involving imports claimed to injure a domestic industry or violate U.S. intellectual property rights; provides independent analysis and information on tariffs, trade, and competitiveness to the President and the Congress; and maintains the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule.
Chromium Trioxide from India and Turkey Injures U.S. Industry, Says USITC
The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that a U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of chromium trioxide from India and Turkey that the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) has determined are sold in the United States at less than fair value and subsidized by the government of India.
Chairman Brett W. Doyle and Commissioners Jason E. Kearns, Peter-Anthony Pappas, Bart Thanhauser, and David Foley Jr. voted in the affirmative. Commissioner Samuel T. Negatu did not participate in the vote.
As a result of the USITC’s affirmative determinations, Commerce will issue antidumping duty orders on imports of this product from India and Turkey and a countervailing duty order on imports of this product from India.
The USITC’s public report, Chromium Trioxide from India and Turkey (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-779 and 731-TA-1765 -1766 (Final), USITC Publication 5811 November 2026), will contain the views of the USITC and information developed during the investigations.
The report will be available on the USITC website by December 16, 2026.
Status of proceedings, links to relevant documents, and more information about the investigations can be found at the USITC’s Investigations Database System (IDS).
USITC Votes To Continue Investigations On Corrugated Die-Cut Cardboard Boxes From China, Malaysia, and Turkey
The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined there is a reasonable indication that a U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of corrugated die-cut cardboard boxes from China, Malaysia, and Turkey that are allegedly sold in the United States at less than fair value and subsidized by the government of Turkey.
Chairman Brett W. Doyle and Commissioners Jason E. Kearns, Peter-Anthony Pappas, Bart Thanhauser, and David Foley Jr. voted in the affirmative. Samuel T. Negatu did not participate in the vote.
As a result of the USITC’s affirmative determinations, the U.S. Department of Commerce will continue its investigations of imports of these products from China, Malaysia, and Turkey.
The USITC’s public report, Corrugated Die-Cut Cardboard Boxes from China, Malaysia, and Turkey (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-806 and 731-TA-1805-1807 (Preliminary), USITC Publication 5810, November 2026), will contain the views of the USITC and information developed during the investigations.
The report will be available on the USITC website by December 18, 2026.
USITC Institutes Section 337 Investigation of Certain Extrusion-Coated Magnet Wire
The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) voted to institute an investigation of certain extrusion-coated magnet wire. The products at issue in the investigation are described in the USITC’s notice of investigation.
The investigation is based on a complaint filed on behalf of Essex Solutions Inc. of Atlanta, Georgia, and Essex Solutions USA LLC of Atlanta, Georgia, on September 29, 2026. A supplement was filed on October 13, 2026. The complaint, as supplemented, alleges violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in the importation into the United States and sale of certain extrusion-coated magnet wire that infringe certain claims of the patents asserted by the complainants. The complainants request that the USITC issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders.
The USITC has identified the following respondents in this investigation:
- Wellascent Electronic (Ganzhou) Co., Ltd., Ganzhou, China
- Wellascent Technologies USA LLC, Grand Prairie, Texas
By instituting this investigation (337-TA-1527), the USITC has not yet made any decision on the merits of the case. The USITC’s Chief Administrative Law Judge will assign the case to one of the USITC’s administrative law judges (ALJ), who will schedule and hold an evidentiary hearing. The ALJ will make an initial determination as to whether there is a violation of section 337; that initial determination is subject to review by the USITC.
The USITC will make a final determination in the investigation at the earliest practicable time. Within 45 days after institution of the investigation, the USITC will set a target date for completing the investigation. USITC remedial orders in section 337 cases are effective when issued and become final 60 days after issuance unless disapproved for policy reasons by the U.S. Trade Representative within that 60-day period.
USITC Makes Determinations In Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews Concerning Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand From China
The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that revocation of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on imports of prestressed concrete steel wire strand from China would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time.
As a result of the USITC’s affirmative determinations, the existing orders on imports of these products from China will remain in place.
Chairman Brett W. Doyle and Commissioners Jason E. Kearns, Peter-Anthony Pappas, Bart Thanhauser, and David Foley Jr. voted in the affirmative. Commissioner Samuel T. Negatu did not participate.
Today’s action comes under the five-year (sunset) review process required by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. See the attached page for background on these five-year (sunset) reviews.
The USITC’s public report, Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from China (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-464 and 731-TA-1160 (Third Review), USITC Publication 5809, November 2026), will contain the views of the USITC and information developed during the reviews.
The report will be available on the USITC website by December 3, 2026.
BACKGROUND
The Uruguay Round Agreements Act requires the Department of Commerce to revoke an antidumping or countervailing duty order, or terminate a suspension agreement, after five years unless the Department of Commerce and the USITC determine that revoking the order or terminating the suspension agreement would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping or subsidies (Commerce) and of material injury (USITC) within a reasonably foreseeable time.
The USITC’s institution notice in five-year reviews requests that interested parties file responses with the USITC concerning the likely effects of revoking the order under review as well as other information. Generally, within 95 days from institution, the USITC will determine whether the responses it has received reflect an adequate or inadequate level of interest in a full review. If responses to the USITC’s notice of institution are adequate, or if other circumstances warrant a full review, the USITC conducts a full review, which includes a public hearing and issuance of questionnaires.
The USITC generally does not hold a hearing or conduct further investigative activities in expedited reviews. Commissioners base their injury determination in expedited reviews on the facts available, including the USITC’s prior injury and review determinations, responses received to its notice of institution, data collected by staff in connection with the reviews, and information provided by the Department of Commerce.
The five-year (sunset) reviews concerning Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from China were instituted on April 1, 2026.
On July 6, 2026, the USITC determined to conduct expedited five-year reviews. Commissioners David S. Johanson, Jason E. Kearns, and Amy A. Karpel concluded that the domestic interested party group responses were adequate and the respondent interested party group responses were inadequate. Commissioner Johanson voted for full five-year reviews; Commissioners Kearns and Karpel voted for expedited five-year reviews.
Chairman Brett W. Doyle and Commissioners Peter-Anthony Pappas, Bart Thanhauser, David Foley Jr., and Samuel T. Negatu did not participate in the adequacy votes, as they were not members of the USITC at the time.
A record of the USITC’s vote to conduct expedited reviews is available on the investigations page for Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from China; Inv. No. 701-TA-464 and 731-TA-1160 (Third Review).
USITC Makes Determination in Five-Year (Sunset) Review Concerning Diamond Sawblades and Parts Thereof from China
The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that revoking the existing antidumping duty order on imports of diamond sawblades and parts thereof from China would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time.
As a result of the USITC’s affirmative determination, the existing antidumping duty order on imports of these products from China will remain in place.
Chairman Brett W. Doyle and Commissioners Jason E. Kearns, Peter-Anthony Pappas, Bart Thanhauser, and David Foley Jr. voted in the affirmative. Commissioner Samuel T. Negatu did not participate in the vote.
Today’s action comes under the five-year (sunset) review process required by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. See the attached page for background on this five-year (sunset) review.
The USITC’s public report, Diamond Sawblades and Parts Thereof from China (Inv. No. 731-TA-1092 (Third Review), USITC Publication 5807, October 2026), will contain the views of the USITC and information developed during the review.
The report will be available on the USITC website by November 25, 2026.
BACKGROUND
The Uruguay Round Agreements Act requires the Department of Commerce to revoke an antidumping or countervailing duty order, or terminate a suspension agreement, after five years unless the Department of Commerce and the USITC determine that revoking the order or terminating the suspension agreement would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping or subsidies (Commerce) and of material injury (USITC) within a reasonably foreseeable time.
The USITC’s institution notice in five-year reviews requests that interested parties file responses with the USITC concerning the likely effects of revoking the order under review as well as other information. Generally, within 95 days from institution, the USITC will determine whether the responses it has received reflect an adequate or inadequate level of interest in a full review. If responses to the USITC’s notice of institution are adequate, or if other circumstances warrant a full review, the USITC conducts a full review, which includes a public hearing and issuance of questionnaires.
The USITC generally does not hold a hearing or conduct further investigative activities in expedited reviews. Commissioners base their injury determination in expedited reviews on the facts available, including the USITC’s prior injury and review determinations, responses received to its notice of institution, data collected by staff in connection with the reviews, and information provided by the Department of Commerce.
The five-year (sunset) review concerning Diamond Sawblades and Parts Thereof from China was instituted on March 2, 2026.
On June 5, 2026, the USITC determined to conduct an expedited five-year review. Commissioners David S. Johanson, Jason E. Kearns, and Amy A. Karpel concluded that the domestic interested party group response was adequate and the respondent interested party group response was inadequate, and voted for an expedited review.
Chairman Brett W. Doyle and Commissioners Peter-Anthony Pappas, Bart Thanhauser, David Foley Jr., and Samuel T. Negatu did not participate in the adequacy votes, as they were not members of the USITC at the time.
A record of the USITC’s vote to conduct an expedited review is available on the investigations page for Diamond Sawblades and Parts Thereof from China; Inv. No. 731-TA-1092 (Review 3).
USITC Makes Determinations in Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews Concerning Chassis and Subassemblies from China
The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that revocation of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on imports of chassis and subassemblies from China would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time.
As a result of the USITC’s affirmative determinations, the existing orders on imports of these products from China will remain in place.
Chairman Brett W. Doyle and Commissioners Jason E. Kearns, Peter-Anthony Pappas, Bart Thanhauser, and David Foley Jr. voted in the affirmative. Commissioner Samuel T. Negatu did not participate in the vote.
Today’s action comes under the five-year (sunset) review process required by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. See the attached page for background on these five-year (sunset) reviews.
The USITC’s public report, Chassis and Subassemblies from China (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-657 and 731-TA-1537 (Review), USITC Publication 5806, October 2026), will contain the views of the USITC and information developed during the reviews.
The report will be available on the USITC website by November 27, 2026.
BACKGROUND
The Uruguay Round Agreements Act requires the Department of Commerce to revoke an antidumping or countervailing duty order, or terminate a suspension agreement, after five years unless the Department of Commerce and the USITC determine that revoking the order or terminating the suspension agreement would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping or subsidies (Commerce) and of material injury (USITC) within a reasonably foreseeable time.
The USITC’s institution notice in five-year reviews requests that interested parties file responses with the USITC concerning the likely effects of revoking the order under review as well as other information. Generally, within 95 days from institution, the USITC will determine whether the responses it has received reflect an adequate or inadequate level of interest in a full review. If responses to the USITC’s notice of institution are adequate, or if other circumstances warrant a full review, the USITC conducts a full review, which includes a public hearing and issuance of questionnaires.
The USITC generally does not hold a hearing or conduct further investigative activities in expedited reviews. Commissioners base their injury determination in expedited reviews on the facts available, including the USITC’s prior injury and review determinations, responses received to its notice of institution, data collected by staff in connection with the reviews, and information provided by the Department of Commerce.
The five-year (sunset) reviews concerning Chassis and Subassemblies from China were instituted on April 1, 2026.
On July 6, 2026, the USITC determined to conduct expedited five-year reviews. Commissioners David S. Johanson, Jason E. Kearns, and Amy A. Karpel concluded that the domestic interested party group responses were adequate and the respondent interested party group responses were inadequate, and voted for expedited reviews.
Chairman Brett W. Doyle and Commissioners Peter-Anthony Pappas, Bart Thanhauser, David Foley Jr., and Samuel T. Negatu did not participate in the adequacy votes, as they were not members of the USITC at the time.
A record of the USITC’s vote to conduct expedited reviews is available on the investigations page for Chassis and Subassemblies from China; Inv. No. 701-TA-657 and 731-TA-1537 (Review).
Freight Rail Couplers and Parts Thereof from Czech Republic and India Injure U.S. Industry, Says USITC
The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that a U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of freight rail couplers and parts thereof from Czech Republic and India that the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) has determined are sold in the United States at less than fair value and subsidized by the government of India.
Chairman Brett W. Doyle and Commissioners Jason E. Kearns, Peter-Anthony Pappas, Bart Thanhauser, and David Foley Jr. voted in the affirmative. Commissioner Samuel T. Negatu did not participate in the vote.
As a result of the USITC’s affirmative determinations, Commerce will issue antidumping orders on imports of this product from Czech Republic and India and a countervailing duty order on imports of this product from India.
The USITC’s public report, Freight Rail Couplers and Parts Thereof from Czech Republic and India (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-775 and 731-TA-1759-1760 (Final), USITC Publication 5805, November 2026), will contain the views of the USITC and information developed during the investigations.
The report will be available on the USITC website by November 30, 2026.
Status of proceedings, links to relevant documents, and more information about the investigations can be found at the USITC’s Investigations Database System (IDS).