USITC
USITC to Investigate Impact of USMCA Automotive Rules of Origin on the United States in Third Factfinding Report in Series [UPDATED]
The U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission or USITC) is seeking input for its third factfinding investigation on the automotive rules of origin (ROOs) under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) and the ROOs’ impact on the U.S. economy, effect on U.S. competitiveness, and relevancy considering recent technology changes.
The Commission instituted this investigation, USMCA Automotive Rules of Origin: Economic Impact and Operation, 2027 Report (Inv. No. 332-608), for the purpose of preparing the third of five reports required by section 202A(g)(2) of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act. The report will be transmitted to the President, the Senate Committee on Finance and the House Committee on Ways and Means no later than July 1, 2027.
As required, the USITC, an independent, nonpartisan, factfinding federal agency, will examine the USMCA automotive ROOs and their impact on the United States in an investigation and produce a report. The report will provide information on:
- The economic impact of the USMCA automotive ROOs on U.S. gross domestic product (GDP); U.S. exports and imports; U.S. aggregate employment and employment opportunities; production, investment, use of productive facilities, and profit levels in the U.S. automotive industries and other pertinent industries; wages and employment of workers in the U.S. automotive sector; and the interests of U.S. consumers
- The operation of the ROOs and their effects on the competitiveness of the United States with respect to production and trade in automotive goods, considering developments in technology, production processes, or other related matters
- Whether the ROOs are relevant in light of technological changes in the United States; and
- Other matters identified by the Commission as relevant to the economic impact of the ROOs, including prices, sales, inventories, patterns of demand, capital investment, obsolescence of equipment, and diversification of production in the United States
As part of its investigation, the Commission intends to conduct a survey and will post the associated questionnaire on its website at a later date.
The USITC is required to submit reports on the USMCA automotive ROOs every two years until 2031, for a total of five reports. The Commission’s first and second reports are posted on the Commission’s website.
Public participation
The USITC expects to hold a public hearing in connection with this investigation on October 14, 2026, at U.S. International Trade Commission Building, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436. The hearing also will be streamed online. Key dates related to the investigation are as follows:
- September 29, 2026: Deadline for filing requests to appear at the public hearing
- October 1, 2026: Deadline for filing prehearing briefs and statements
- October 6, 2026: Deadline for filing electronic copies of hearing oral statements
- October 14, 2026: Public hearing
- October 21, 2026: Deadline for filing posthearing briefs
- November 2, 2026: Deadline for filing all other written submissions
Filings must be made through the Commission’s Electronic Document Information System (EDIS).
Interested individuals are encouraged to sign up for alerts from the USITC about Federal Register notices published with updates regarding USITC factfinding investigations like this one.
Further information on the scope of this investigation is available in the USITC’s notice of investigation dated February 19, 2026, and correction to the notice dated February 23, 2026, which may also be obtained by contacting the Office of the Secretary.
About USITC factfinding investigations
USITC general factfinding investigations, such as this one, cover matters related to tariffs, trade, and competitiveness and are generally conducted under section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930 at the request of the U.S. Trade Representative, the House Committee on Ways and Means, or the Senate Committee on Finance. The resulting reports convey the Commission’s objective findings and independent analyses on the subjects investigated. The Commission makes no recommendations on policy or other matters in its general factfinding reports. Upon completion of each investigation, the USITC submits its findings and analyses to the requester. General factfinding investigation reports are subsequently released to the public unless they are classified by the requester for national security reasons.
UPDATE AS OF 4:40 P.M. EASTERN TIME, FEBRUARY 23, 2026
This news release has been updated to include a link to the correction to the notice of investigation.
USITC Makes Determination in Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews Concerning Ferrovanadium from China and South Africa
The U.S. International Trade Commission Commission (Commission or USITC) today determined that revoking the existing antidumping orders on imports of ferrovanadium from China and South Africa would likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time.
As a result of the Commission’s affirmative determinations, the existing orders on imports of this product from China and South Africa will remain in place.
Chair Amy A. Karpel and Commissioners David S. Johanson and Jason E. Kearns 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 Commission’s public report, Ferrovanadium from China and South Africa (Inv. No. 731-TA-986-987 (Fourth Review), USITC Publication 5710, February 2026), will contain the views of the Commission and information developed during the reviews.
The report will be available by March 26, 2026; when available, it may be accessed on the USITC website.
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 Commission’s institution notice in five-year reviews requests that interested parties file responses with the Commission concerning the likely effects of revoking the order under review as well as other information. Generally, within 95 days from institution, the Commission 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 Commission conducts a full review, which includes a public hearing and issuance of questionnaires.
The Commission 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 Commission’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 ferrovanadium from China and South Africa was instituted on July 1, 2025.
On November 24, 2025, the Commission determined to conduct an expedited five-year review. Chair Amy A. Karpel and Commissioners David S. Johanson and Jason E. Kearns concluded that the domestic interested party group responses were adequate and the respondent interested party group responses were inadequate, and voted for expedited reviews.
A record of the Commission’s vote to conduct expedited reviews is available on the investigations page for Ferrovanadium from China and South Africa; Inv. No. 731-TA- 986-987 (Fourth Review).
Polypropylene Corrugated Boxes from China Injure U.S. Industry, Says USITC
The U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission or USITC) today determined that a U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of polypropylene corrugated boxes from China 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 China.
Chair Amy A. Karpel and Commissioners Jason E. Kearns and David S. Johanson voted in the affirmative.
As a result of the Commission’s affirmative determinations, Commerce will issue an antidumping duty order and a countervailing duty order on imports of this product from China.
The Commission’s public report, Polypropylene Corrugated Boxes from China (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-757 and 731-TA-1737 (Final), USITC Publication 5709, March 2026), will contain the views of the Commission and information developed during the investigations.
The report will be available by March 30, 2026; when available, it may be accessed on the USITC website.
Status of proceedings, links to relevant documents, and more information about the investigations can be found at the Commission’s Investigations Database System (IDS).
USITC Institutes Section 337 Investigation of Certain Power Converters, Circuit Board Assemblies, and Computing Systems Containing the Same
The U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission or USITC) voted to institute an investigation of certain power converters, circuit board assemblies, and computing systems containing the same. The products at issue in the investigation are described in the Commission’s notice of investigation.
The investigation is based on a complaint filed on behalf of Vicor Corporation of Andover, Massachusetts, on January 12, 2026. Supplements to the Complaint were filed on January 21, 23, and 26, 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 power converters, circuit board assemblies, and computing systems containing the same that infringe certain claims of the patent asserted by the complainant. 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:
- Delta Electronics, Inc., Taipei, Taiwan
- Delta Electronics (Americas) Ltd, Fremont, California
- DET Logistics (USA) Corporation, Fremont, California
- Luxshare Precision Industry Co., Ltd., Dongguan City, Guangdong, China
- Dongguan Luxshare Technology Co., Ltd. a/k/a Luxshare-Tech, Dongguan City, Guangdong, China
- Shanghai Peiyuan Electronics Co., Ltd. d/b/a MetaPWR Electronics Co., Ltd. and Shanghai MetaPWR Electronics Co., Ltd., Lingang New Area, China
- Monolithic Power Systems, Inc, Kirkland, Washington
- Chengdu Monolithic Power Systems Co., Ltd., Sichuan, China
- MPS International (Shanghai) Ltd., Shanghai, China
- Wistron Corporation, Taipei City, Taiwan,
- Wiwynn Corporation, New Taipei City, Taiwan
- Quanta Computer Inc., Taoyuan City, Taiwan
- Quanta Cloud Technology Inc., Taoyuan City, Taiwan
- Quanta Cloud Technology USA LLC, San Jose, California
- Quanta Computer USA Inc., Fremont, California
By instituting this investigation (337-TA-1484), 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 Commission.
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.
Multifunctional Acrylate and Methacrylate Monomers and Oligomers (MAMMOs) from Taiwan Injure U.S. Industry, Says USITC
The United States International Trade Commission (Commission or USITC) today determined that a U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of multifunctional acrylate and methacrylate monomers and oligomers (MAMMOs) from Taiwan that the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) has determined are sold at less than fair value and subsidized by the government of Taiwan.
Chair Amy A. Karpel and Commissioners David S. Johanson and Jason E. Kearns voted in the affirmative.
As a result of the Commission’s affirmative determinations, Commerce will issue an antidumping duty order and a countervailing duty order on imports of this product from Taiwan.
The Commission also made negative critical circumstances determinations with respect to subject imports from Taiwan for which Commerce has made final affirmative critical circumstances findings in the antidumping and countervailing duty investigations.
The Commission’s public report on Multifunctional Acrylate and Methacrylate Monomers and Oligomers (MAMMOs) from Taiwan (Inv. No. 701-TA-759 and 731-TA-1741 (Final), USITC Publication 5707, March 2026) will contain the views of the Commission and information developed during the investigations.
The report will be available by March 30, 2026; when available, it may be accessed on the USITC website.
Status of proceedings, links to relevant documents, and more information about the investigations can be found at the Commission’s Investigations Database System (IDS).
USITC Makes Determinations in Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews Concerning Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Moldova, and Trinidad and Tobago
The U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission or USITC) today determined that revoking the existing countervailing duty order on carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod from Brazil and the antidumping duty orders on carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod from Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Moldova, and Trinidad and Tobago would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time.
As a result of the Commission’s affirmative determinations, the existing orders on imports of this product from Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Moldova, and Trinidad and Tobago will remain in place.
Chair Amy A. Karpel and Commissioners David S. Johanson and Jason E. Kearns 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 Commission’s public report, Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Moldova, and Trinidad and Tobago (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-417 and 731-TA-953, 731-TA-957-959, and 731-TA-961 (Fourth Review), USITC Publication 5706, February 2026), will contain the views of the Commission and information developed during the reviews.
The report will be available by March 19,2026; when available, it may be accessed on the USITC website.
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 Commission’s institution notice in five-year reviews requests that interested parties file responses with the Commission concerning the likely effects of revoking the order under review as well as other information. Generally, within 95 days from institution, the Commission 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 Commission conducts a full review, which includes a public hearing and issuance of questionnaires.
The Commission 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 Commission’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 Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Moldova, and Trinidad and Tobago were instituted on July 1, 2025.
On November 24, 2025, the Commission determined to conduct expedited five-year reviews. Chair Amy A. Karpel and Commissioners David S. Johanson and Jason E. Kearns concluded that the domestic interested party group responses were adequate, and the respondent interested party group responses were inadequate, and voted for expedited reviews.
A record of the Commission’s vote to conduct expedited reviews is available on the investigations page for Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Moldova, and Trinidad and Tobago (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-417 and 731-TA-953, 731-TA-957-959, and 731-TA-961 (Fourth Review).
USITC Votes To Continue Investigations On Van-Type Trailers and Subassemblies from Canada, China, and Mexico
The U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission or USITC) today determined there is a reasonable indication that a U.S. industry is materially injured due to imports of van-type trailers and subassemblies from Canada, China, and Mexico that are allegedly sold in the United States at less than fair value and subsidized by the governments of Canada, China, and Mexico.
Chair Amy A. Karpel and Commissioners David S. Johanson and Jason E. Kearns voted in the affirmative.
As a result of the Commission’s affirmative determinations, the U.S. Department of Commerce will continue its investigations of imports of van-type trailers and subassemblies from Canada, China, and Mexico.
The Commission’s public report, Van-Type Trailers and Subassemblies from Canada, China, and Mexico (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-780-782 and 731-TA-1767-1769 (Preliminary), USITC Publication 5704, February 2026), will contain the views of the Commission and information developed during the investigations.
The report will be available by March 19, 2026; when available, it may be accessed on the USITC website.
USITC Makes Determination in Five-Year (Sunset) Review Concerning Electrolytic Manganese Dioxide from China
The U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission or USITC) today determined that revoking the existing antidumping order on imports of electrolytic manganese dioxide from China would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time.
As a result of the Commission’s affirmative determination, the existing order on imports of this product from China will remain in place.
Chair Amy A. Karpel and Commissioners David S. Johanson and Jason E. Kearns 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 Commission’s public report, Electrolytic Manganese Dioxide from China(Inv. No. 731-TA- 1125 (Third Review)), USITC Publication 5703, February 2026), will contain the views of the Commission and information developed during the review.
The report will be available by March 18,2026; when available, it may be accessed on the USITC website.
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 Commission’s institution notice in a five-year review requests that interested parties file responses with the Commission concerning the likely effects of revoking the order under review as well as other information. Generally, within 95 days from institution, the Commission 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 Commission conducts a full review, which includes a public hearing and issuance of questionnaires.
The Commission 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 Commission’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 electrolytic manganese dioxide from China was instituted on June 2, 2025.
On September 5, 2025, the Commission determined to conduct an expedited five-year review. Chair Amy A. Karpel and Commissioners David S. Johanson and Jason E. Kearns 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.
A record of the Commission’s vote to conduct an expedited review is available on the investigations page for Electrolytic Manganese Dioxide from China; Inv. No. 731-TA- 1125 (Third Review).
Overhead Door Counterbalance Torsion Springs from India Injure U.S. Industry, Says USITC
The U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission or USITC) today determined that a U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of overhead door counterbalance torsion springs from 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.
Chair Amy A. Karpel and Commissioners David S. Johanson and Jason E. Kearns voted in the affirmative.
As a result of the Commission’s affirmative determinations, Commerce will issue an antidumping duty order and a countervailing duty order on imports of this product from India.
The Commission also made negative critical circumstances determinations with respect to subject imports from India for which Commerce has made final affirmative critical circumstances findings in the antidumping and countervailing duty investigations.
The Commission’s public report on Overhead Door Counterbalance Torsion Springs from India (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-747 and 731-TA-1725 (Final), USITC Publication 5702, February 2026) will contain the views of the Commission and information developed during the investigations.
The report will be available by March 17, 2026; when available, it may be accessed on the USITC website.
Status of proceedings, links to relevant documents, and more information about the investigations can be found at the Commission’s Investigations Database System (IDS).
Paper File Folders from Cambodia Materially Injured U.S. Industry, Says USITC
The U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission or USITC) today determined that a U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of paper file folders from Cambodia that the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) has determined are subsidized by the government of Cambodia.
Chair Amy A. Karpel and Commissioners David S. Johanson and Jason E. Kearns voted in the affirmative.
As a result of the Commission’s affirmative determination, Commerce will issue a countervailing duty order on imports of this product from Cambodia.
The Commission’s public report on Paper File Folders from Cambodia (Inv. No. 701-TA-741 (Final), USITC Publication 5700, February 2026) will contain the views of the Commission and information developed during the investigation.
The report will be available by March 12, 2026; when available, it may be accessed on the USITC website.
Status of proceedings, links to relevant documents, and more information about this investigation can be found at the Commission’s Investigations Database System (IDS).