Friday, August 21, 2026

Chalk Seaplane Base proposed removal from the customs international-airport list

Foreign-area aircraft would no longer have Chalk Seaplane Base listed as a designated international airport for customs purposes if the proposal is finalized. CBP proposes removing the entry for Miami, Fla.--Chalk Seaplane Base from 19 CFR 122.13; the same proposal would remove the corresponding immigration listing from 8 CFR 100.4(b). The notice is a proposed rule, so it does not itself establish a final effective removal.

The operative customs line is the landing location. Since May 15, 2021, CBP has denied permission for aircraft arriving from foreign areas to land at Chalk Seaplane Base and has directed those flights to Miami International Airport or Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport for customs and immigration processing. The proposal states that the geographic boundaries of the Miami port of entry are unchanged, and it invites comments identified with docket USCBP-2026-0892 by October 20, 2026; submissions must be made through the Federal eRulemaking Portal.

Sources

• Withdrawal of International Airport Designation of Chalk Seaplane Base
  Federal Register · Aug 21, 2026

Mexican winter strawberries face preliminary antidumping deposits up to 5.28%

A preliminary antidumping cash-deposit requirement applies to covered fresh and chilled winter strawberries from Mexico entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after August 21, 2026. The rates are 5.28% for Driscoll's Operaciones S.A. de C.V., 3.37% for Mainland Farms S.A. de C.V., and 4.83% for all other producers and exporters. Commerce directed CBP to suspend liquidation of those entries until further notice.

The scope reaches winter strawberries entered during the November 1 through March 31 winter period, whether fresh or chilled, stemmed or de-stemmed, whole or sliced, bulk or retail-packaged, organic or not, and regardless of production method, color, grade, shape, size, or packaging. If the exporter is not a named respondent but the producer is, the producer's rate applies; otherwise the all-others rate applies. The written scope description controls over the listed HTSUS provisions, which are provided for convenience and customs purposes.

The final determination will be issued no later than January 3, 2027, calculated as 135 days after publication, and the provisional-measures period has been extended from four months to no more than six months. Commerce also states that the final scope decision will accompany the final determination, so ultimate scope treatment and final duty liability remain unresolved while the preliminary rates and suspension instructions operate.

Sources

• Fresh Winter Strawberries From Mexico: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Postponement of Final Determination, and Extension of Provisional Measures
  Federal Register · Aug 21, 2026

Australian and Norwegian silicon metal: AD orders at 6.16% and 2.47%

Antidumping duty orders now apply to covered silicon metal from Australia and Norway, effective August 21, 2026. The cash-deposit rate is 6.16% for Simcoa Operations Pty Ltd. and all other Australian producers or exporters, and 2.47% for Elkem ASA and all other Norwegian producers or exporters. Commerce will direct CBP to assess the amount by which normal value exceeds export price or constructed export price, and the cash-deposit requirements remain in effect until further notice.

The orders cover all forms and sizes of silicon metal, including powder, containing at least 85.00% but less than 99.99% silicon and less than 4.00% iron by actual weight. Semiconductor-grade silicon containing at least 99.99% silicon and classifiable under HTSUS 2804.61.0000 is excluded; the written scope controls over the tariff numbers. Unliquidated covered entries entered or withdrawn for consumption on or after February 9, 2026 are subject to assessment, except entries from August 8 through August 20, 2026, which fall after provisional measures ended and before suspension and cash deposits resumed on August 21, 2026.

Interested parties seeking placement on the annual inquiry service list must submit an entry of appearance in ACCESS within 30 days after publication. Commerce will create the list within five business days of publication and finalize it within five business days after the submission period; petitioners and the Governments of Australia and Norway must make an initial submission but generally do not need to resubmit in later years.

Sources

• Silicon Metal From Australia and Norway: Antidumping Duty Orders
  Federal Register · Aug 21, 2026

Australian and Norwegian silicon metal: 32.57% and 17.27% CVD orders

A 32.57% ad valorem countervailing-duty rate applies to Simcoa Operations Pty, Ltd. and all other Australian producers or exporters, while a 17.27% rate applies to Elkem ASA and all other Norwegian producers or exporters. Commerce issued the orders applicable August 21, 2026, and will direct CBP to assess duties on covered unliquidated entries upon further instruction.

The orders cover silicon metal from Australia and Norway, including powder, containing at least 85.00% but less than 99.99% silicon and less than 4.00% iron. Entries or warehouse withdrawals for consumption from September 26, 2025, are generally subject to assessment, except entries from January 24, 2026, through the day before publication of the ITC's final injury determinations, which are to be liquidated without regard to CVD. Semiconductor-grade silicon containing at least 99.99% silicon and classifiable under HTSUS 2804.61.0000 is excluded. Interested parties seeking placement on the annual inquiry service list must submit an entry of appearance in ACCESS within 30 days after August 21, 2026.

The source does not state the Federal Register publication date of the ITC's final injury determinations. That publication date controls when CBP must resume suspension of liquidation and require cash deposits, and it also fixes the boundary for the entries excluded from assessment during the provisional-measures gap. The order states that suspension and cash deposits will continue until further notice.

Sources

• Silicon Metal From Australia and Norway: Countervailing Duty Orders
  Federal Register · Aug 21, 2026

Oleoresin paprika from India: final CVD rates up to 25.42%, with suspension continuing

Commerce has issued final estimated countervailing-duty rates of 18.67% ad valorem for Mane Kancor Ingredients Private Limited, 25.42% for Synthite Industries Pvt. Ltd., and 21.90% for all other producers and exporters of subject oleoresin paprika from India. The determination applies August 21, 2026. Suspension of liquidation continues for applicable entries entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption from February 6 through June 5, 2026; the Synthite critical-circumstances finding adds coverage for applicable Synthite entries from November 8, 2025, through June 5, 2026.

The scope reaches oleoresin paprika from India with an ASTA value of at least 500 or a color unit value of at least 20,000, regardless of pepper variety, form, blending, additives, weight, pungency, quality, solvent content, or whether it was processed in a third country without removing it from scope. Commingled products remain covered only as to their subject oleoresin paprika component. The written scope description controls over the listed HTSUS classifications, and the notice states that subject merchandise may enter under HTSUS subheadings 3203.00.8000, 3301.90.1010, 1301.90.9190, 1302.19.9140, or 3205.00.0500.

The final rates do not yet establish a permanent CVD order or a new cash-deposit obligation because Commerce will issue an order only if the ITC makes a final affirmative injury determination. If the ITC finds no material injury or threat, the proceeding will terminate and estimated duties or securities resulting from suspension will be refunded or cancelled; if it finds injury, Commerce will issue the order and direct CBP to assess duties upon further instruction.

Sources

• Oleoresin Paprika From India: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and Final Affirmative Critical Circumstances Determination, in Part
  Federal Register · Aug 21, 2026

Oleoresin paprika from India: final margins and suspension continue

The final antidumping margins for oleoresin paprika from India are 5.78% for Synthite Industries, 4.24% for Mane Kancor Ingredients, and 5.08% for all other producers and exporters. Commerce will continue suspending liquidation for covered merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after April 2, 2026, and will require the company-specific or all-others cash-deposit rate identified in the notice; each listed rate is 0.00% after the stated subsidy offset. These measures remain in effect until further notice.

The scope turns on the written product description, not only tariff classification. It covers oleoresin paprika from India with an ASTA value of at least 500 or a CU value of at least 20,000, including specified blended, processed, crude, commingled, and third-country-processed merchandise when the processing does not remove it from scope. The merchandise is listed under HTSUS subheadings 3203.00.8000 and 3301.90.1010, and may also enter under 1301.90.9190, 1302.19.9140, and 3205.00.0500; the written scope controls. The ITC must issue its injury determination no later than 45 days after Commerce's final determination. If the ITC finds no injury, deposits will be refunded and suspension lifted; if it finds injury, Commerce will issue an antidumping duty order and later instruct CBP to assess duties.

Sources

• Oleoresin Paprika From India: Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Final Negative Determination of Critical Circumstances
  Federal Register · Aug 21, 2026

Also published

• Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Procedures for Submissions by Certain Steel and Aluminum Producers Committing to New U.S. Steel or Aluminum Production To Obtain Tariff Adjustments Under Proclamation 10984
  Federal Register · Aug 21, 2026

For information only; not legal advice, and no attorney-client relationship is created by publishing or reading it. Every development above cites the official document it rests on, and those sources were checked through August 21, 2026.