Commerce issued a run of antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) decisions in October and opened two new investigations. Some of the rates are high, and several apply to products that move through ordinary import programs. The figures below come from Commerce fact sheets and ITC notices.
Preliminary determinations
Commerce made a preliminary affirmative CVD determination on CBS (N-Cyclohexylbenzothiazole-2-Sulfenamide), a rubber chemical, from China. It was announced October 6 and published in the Federal Register on October 8. Commerce set a rate of 107.57% for Shandong Derek New Materials, Shandong Yanggu Huatai International, non-responsive companies and all other producers. The rate for the first three rests on adverse facts available. Commerce also made a preliminary finding of critical circumstances. The ITC lists CBS under HTS 2934.20.80. The final CVD determination is aligned with the final AD determination and is expected on or around January 11, 2027, unless it is postponed. The AD preliminary determination was still pending when the ITC notice was published. LANXESS is the petitioner.
On October 30, Commerce announced preliminary AD margins on oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from three countries. For Austria the margin is 47.21%, which applies to Voestalpine Tubulars and to all others. For Taiwan, Shin Yang received 51.19%, Tension Steel 54.74%, and all others 52.43%. For the UAE, Universal Tube and THL Pipe received 61.45%, Ajmal 68.88%, and all others 68.23%. Final determinations are expected around January 20, 2027 for the UAE and around March 22, 2027 for Austria and Taiwan. The Austria CVD case is aligned to the March date. In 2025, imports of OCTG from Austria were valued at $222.0 million, from Taiwan $188.7 million, and from the UAE $67.1 million. The product falls under the HTS 7304.29, 7305.20 and 7306.29 families. The petitioners are USOMA, U.S. Steel and the United Steelworkers.
New investigations
Commerce initiated AD investigations on corrugated die-cut cardboard boxes from China, Malaysia and Türkiye, along with a CVD investigation on Türkiye. The scope is primarily pizza boxes, including die-cut blanks. Petitioners allege dumping margins of 97.71% to 297.26% for China, 83.72% to 116.58% for Malaysia, and 51.27% to 92.81% for Türkiye. They also allege CVD subsidies above the de minimis level for Türkiye. The petitioners are the American Pizza Boxes Manufacturers Coalition, whose members include Smurfit Westrock and Pratt Industries, and the United Steelworkers.
The import data in the case explains the targeting. Imports from Türkiye reached $35.2 million in 2025, up from $10.5 million in 2023. Imports from Malaysia rose from $13,000 in 2023 to $5.9 million in 2025, while imports from China fell to $8.4 million. The ITC voted on October 30 that there is a reasonable indication of injury, so the investigations continue. Commerce’s preliminary determinations come next. The Commerce fact sheet gives December 24, 2026 for CVD and March 9, 2027 for AD if the deadlines are not extended. Wiley Rein, which announced the ITC vote, expects February 2027 for CVD and April 2027 for AD, assuming extensions.
Commerce also initiated AD and CVD investigations on certain amine compounds from China. Petitioners Evonik and Huntsman allege dumping margins of 244.94% to 352.32% and subsidies above the de minimis level. A law firm summary describes the products as catalysts used in polyurethane foam systems. Imports were $234.9 million in 2025, down from $375.5 million in 2024. The ITC’s preliminary injury vote is due around November 13, 2026. If it is affirmative and the deadlines are not extended, Commerce’s preliminary CVD determination falls on December 24, 2026 and its AD determination on March 9, 2027.
Final determinations
On chromium trioxide, Commerce set final AD margins of 14.44% for India and 40.88% for Türkiye. For India the rate applies to Vishnu Chemicals and all others, and the cash deposit rate is adjusted to 11.82%. For Türkiye the rate applies to Şişecam and all others. Both AD rates rest on adverse facts available. The final CVD rate for India is 29.35% for Vishnu and all others. The petitioner is American Chrome & Chemicals. The ITC held its final hearing on September 29, 2026.
On high purity dissolving pulp, the final AD margin is 6.50% for Brazil, which applies to Bracell with a cash deposit rate of 6.40%, and 6.51% for Norway, which applies to Borregaard. The final CVD rate for Brazil is 9.37% for Bracell Bahia Specialty Cellulose and its cross-owned affiliates. The ITC lists the product under HTS 4702.00.00 and has 45 days from the Commerce final to issue its determination. Rayonier Advanced Materials and the United Steelworkers are the petitioners.
On truck bed covers from China, the final CVD rates are 77.17% for Changzhou Sunwood and 11.60% for Hangzhou Golden Sun. Eight companies, including Century Distribution Systems (Shenzhen), Foshan Baitai and Shenzhen Maichuang, received 142.11% on an adverse facts available basis. All other producers get 43.43%. The ITC lists the product under HTS 8708.29.51. The companion AD preliminary was announced September 29, and the ITC held its final hearing October 15. RealTruck and other domestic producers filed the petition.
What these determinations mean for importers
A final Commerce determination does not by itself create an order. Duties follow only if the ITC also finds injury. Rates are set by exporter, so the same product from two producers in one country can carry very different duties. Coverage turns on the scope language in the notice, not on the HTS number. The numbers cited by the ITC and Commerce are for import statistics and can also cover goods that are out of scope.