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USITC Requests Public Comments on Section 338 Responsibilities
The U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission) is now accepting public comments on how the Commission can best meet its statutory obligations under Section 338(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1338(g)). The notice requesting comments has been published on the Commission’s website and will be published in the Federal Register.
Under Section 338, the Commission investigates instances of discrimination against U.S. commerce and advises the President on these matters. Comments from this notice will help guide the Commission's next steps regarding its Section 338(g) responsibilities.
The publication of this notice follows several years of internal deliberation and careful review of the Commission’s prior work under this statute and its predecessor, Section 317 of the Tariff Act of 1922. As in the Commission’s other mission areas, thoroughness, impartiality, independence, and nonpartisanship are essential to carrying out this work.
Comments must be filed by 5:15 p.m. on November 8, 2026. All comments should be addressed to the Secretary to the Commission, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436, and must submitted through the Commission’s Electronic Document Information System (EDIS) or via email at Secretary@usitc.gov.
For questions on electronic filing, contact the Office of the Secretary, Docket Services Division (EDIS3Help@usitc.gov or 202–205–1802), or consult the Commission’s Handbook on Filing Procedures and the Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 201.8).
About the U.S. International Trade Commission
The U.S. International Trade Commission 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.
USITC Votes To Continue Investigations on Welded Stainless Steel Line and Pressure Pipe from India, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates
The U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission or USITC) today determined there is a reasonable indication that a U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of welded stainless steel line and pressure pipe from India, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates that are allegedly sold in the United States at less than fair value and subsidized by the governments of India and Turkey.
Chairman Brett W. Doyle and Commissioners Jason E. Kearns, Peter-Anthony Pappas, and David Foley Jr. voted in the affirmative. Commissioner Bart Thanhauser 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 this product from India, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates.
The USITC’s public report, Welded Stainless Steel Line and Pressure Pipe from India, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates, (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-800-801 and 731-TA-1796-1798 (Preliminary), USITC Publication 5789, August 2026), will contain the views of the Commission and information developed during the investigations.
The report will be available on the USITC website by October 6, 2026.
USITC institutes Section 337 Investigation of Certain Mobile Devices with Hardware and Software for Exchanging Electronic Content
The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) voted to institute an investigation of certain mobile devices with hardware and software for exchanging electronic content. 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 GG Technologies, Inc. d/b/a StayTouch of Santa Monica, California, on July 28, 2026. An amended complaint was filed on August 14, 2026. The complaint, as amended, alleges violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in the importation into the United States and sale of certain mobile devices with hardware and software for exchanging electronic that infringe certain claims of the patent asserted by the complainant. The complainant requests that the USITC issue a limited exclusion order and a cease and desist order.
The USITC has identified the respondent in this investigation as Apple Inc. of Cupertino, California.
By instituting this investigation (337-TA-1520), 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 Polyvinyl Alcohol from China and Japan
The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that revoking the existing antidumping orders on imports of polyvinyl alcohol from China and Japan 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 this product from China and Japan 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.
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, Polyvinyl Alcohol from China and Japan (Inv. Nos. 731-TA-1014 and 1016 (Fourth Review), USITC Publication 5787, September 2026), will contain the views of the USITC and information developed during the reviews.
The report will be available on the USITC website by October 6, 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 Polyvinyl Alcohol from China and Japan were instituted on March 2, 2026.
On June 5, 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, and David Foley Jr. did not participate in the adequacy votes.
A record of the USITC’s votes to conduct expedited reviews is available on the investigations page for Polyvinyl Alcohol from China and Japan; Inv. No. 731-TA-1014 and 1016 (Review 4).
Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from Bulgaria, Egypt, and Vietnam 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 steel concrete reinforcing bar from Bulgaria, Egypt, and Vietnam 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 governments of Egypt and Vietnam.
Chairman Brett W. Doyle and Commissioners Jason E. Kearns and Peter-Anthony Pappas voted in the affirmative. Commissioners Bart Thanhauser and David Foley Jr. 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 Bulgaria, Egypt, and Vietnam and countervailing duty orders on imports of this product from Egypt and Vietnam.
The USITC’s public report, Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from Bulgaria, Egypt, and Vietnam (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-769-770 and 731-TA-1752-1754 (Final), USITC Publication 5786, September 2026), will contain the views of the USITC and information developed during the investigations.
The report will be available on the USITC website by October 9, 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 Institutes Section 337 Investigation of Certain Melanoma Predictive and Prognostic Tests and Components Thereof
The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) voted to institute an investigation of certain melanoma predictive and prognostic tests and components thereof. 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 Castle Biosciences, Inc. of Friendswood, Texas, on July 10, 2026. The complaint alleges violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 by reason of the upon the importation into the United States or in the sale of certain melanoma predictive and prognostic tests and components by reason of unfair competition through false advertising. The complainant requests that the USITC issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders.
The USITC has identified the following respondents in this investigation:
- SkylineDx Holding B.V., Rotterdam, Netherlands
- SkylineDx USA, Inc., San Diego, California
- Qiagen GmbH, Hilden, Germany
- QIAGEN LLC, Germantown, Maryland
By instituting this investigation (337-TA-1519), 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 Silicon Metal from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Kazakhstan, and Malaysia
The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that revocation of the countervailing duty order on imports of silicon metal from Kazakhstan and the antidumping duty orders on silicon metal from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, and Malaysia 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 this product from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Kazakhstan, and Malaysia 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.
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, Silicon Metal from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Kazakhstan, and Malaysia (Inv. Nos. 701-TA- 652 and 731-TA-1524-1526 (Review), USITC Publication 5785, August 2026), will contain the views of the USITC and information developed during the reviews.
The report will be available on the USITC website by September 28, 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 Silicon Metal from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Kazakhstan, and Malaysia were instituted on March 2, 2026.
On June 5, 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, and David Foley Jr. did not participate in the adequacy votes.
A record of the USITC’s vote to conduct expedited reviews is available on the investigations page for Silicon Metal from Bosnia-Herzegovina, Iceland, Kazakhstan, and Malaysia; Inv. No. 701-TA-652 and 731-TA-1524-1526 (Review).
USITC Institutes Section 337 Investigation of Certain Secondary Cylindrical Batteries, Components Thereof, and Products Containing the Same
The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) voted to institute an investigation of certain secondary cylindrical batteries, components thereof, and products containing the same. 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 LG Energy Solution Ltd. of Seoul, Republic of Korea, and LG Energy Solution Arizona, Inc. of Queen Creek, Arizona, on July 21, 2026. A supplement was filed on August 5, 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 secondary cylindrical batteries, components thereof, and products containing the same 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:
- EVE Energy Co., Ltd., Guangdong, China
- EVE Energy North America Corporation, Lewis Center, Ohio
- EVE Energy US Holding LLC, Lake Forest, California
- Robert Bosch GmbH, Gerlingen-Schillerhöhe, Germany
- Robert Bosch Tool Corporation, Mount Prospect, Illinois
- Koki Holdings Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
- Koki Holdings America Ltd., Braselton, Georgia
- Chervon (China) Trading Co., Ltd, Nanjing, China
- Nanjing Chervon Industry Co., Ltd., Nanjing, China
- Chervon North America, Inc., Naperville, Illinois
By instituting this investigation (337-TA-1518), 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 Votes on Hardwood and Decorative Plywood from China, Indonesia, and Vietnam
The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) today announced its injury determinations in its antidumping and countervailing duty investigations concerning hardwood and decorative plywood from China, Indonesia, and Vietnam that the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determined are subsidized and sold in the United States at less than fair value and subsidized by the governments of China, Indonesia, and Vietnam.
The USITC defined three domestic like products in these investigations.
Chairman Brett W. Doyle and Commissioners Jason S. Kearns and Peter-Anthony Pappas voted in the affirmative regarding hardwood and decorative plywood (excluding all softwood structural plywood) from China, Indonesia, and Vietnam. As a result of the USITC’s affirmative determinations regarding hardwood and decorative plywood, Commerce will issue antidumping and countervailing duty orders on imports of this product from China, Indonesia, and Vietnam.
Chairman Doyle and Commissioners Kearns and Pappas found that the imports of softwood structural plywood downfall and stamped and certified softwood structural plywood from China, Indonesia, and Vietnam that Commerce determined are sold at less than fair value and subsidized by the governments of China, Indonesia, and Vietnam are negligible, and voted to terminate the antidumping and countervailing duty investigations for these products from China, Indonesia, and Vietnam.
Commissioners Bart Thanhauser and David Foley Jr. did not participate in today’s vote.
The USITC’s public report on Hardwood and Decorative Plywood from China, Indonesia, and Vietnam (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-764-766 and 731-TA-1747-1749 (Final), USITC Publication 5784, August 2026) will contain the views of the USITC and information developed during the investigations.
The report will be available on the USITC website by September 28, 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).
L-lysine from China Injures 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 L-lysine from China that the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) has determined are sold at less than fair value and subsidized by the government of China.
Chairman Brett W. Doyle and Commissioners Jason E. Kearns and Peter-Anthony Pappas voted in the affirmative. Commissioners Bart Thanhauser and David Foley Jr. did not participate in the vote.
As a result of the USITC’s affirmative determinations, Commerce will issue an antidumping duty order and a countervailing duty order on imports of this product from China.
The USITC’s public report on L-lysine from China (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-767 and 731-TA-1750 (Final), USITC Publication 5783, September 2026) will contain the views of the USITC and information developed during the investigations.
The report will be available on the USITC website by September 15, 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).