Tuesday, October 6, 2026

Duty-free entry approved for scientific instruments in listed applications

Duty-free entry applications are approved for the scientific instruments listed in the docket table. Commerce reports that it received no comments and knew of no instrument of equivalent scientific value being manufactured in the United States for the stated purposes at the time of order; the decision is under section 6(c) of the Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Materials Importation Act.

The operative line is the applicant and instrument named in each docket row: the decision covers those listed pairs, including the instruments identified for the named universities and other applicants. It does not announce general duty-free treatment for other instruments or applicants, so compare the imported instrument and applicant with the notice’s table when assessing an entry.

Sources

• New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology et.al, Notice of Decision on Application for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instruments
  Federal Register · Oct 6, 2026

Specialty sugar quota prorated at 44.58212% for opening entries

CBP prorated the opening-moment specialty sugar tariff-rate quota at 44.58212% (0.4458212) after it oversubscribed when it opened October 1, 2026; ACE calculated each entry’s reserved quantity and generated a UC status message. Entries and withdrawals for consumption presented after the opening-moment period were not used to calculate the proration. (CBP, Oct 1, 2026)

For qualifying opening-moment entry summaries, CBP rejects the summary and sends a UC message showing the prorated amount; the filer or importer must retransmit the reserved amount through ACE within five business days of authorized release. The stated window expires October 13, 2026, at 4:30 p.m. local time. (CBP, Oct 1, 2026)

Keep the original line order when retransmitting; additional lines may be added for non-prorated amounts entered at the high rate of duty. Do not change the original order or rearrange prorated amounts without an allotment transfer approved by the Quota and Agriculture Branch; unapproved adjustments may cost some or all of the reservation. Warehouse withdrawals require an updated entry summary with prorated amounts, and the entry and entry-summary transmissions must match. (CBP, Oct 1, 2026)

Sources

• CSMS # 70137850 - Information: October 1, 2026, Opening Moment Quota Bulletin 26-310 2027 Specialty Sugar Results
  CBP / CSMS · Oct 6, 2026
• Quota Bulletin 26-310 2027 Specialty Sugar Results
  CBP · Oct 1, 2026

Refined sugar opening-moment quota prorated at 51.03027%

The refined-sugar tariff-rate quota opened on October 1, 2026, and was oversubscribed at opening moment, so CBP calculated a 51.03027% pro rata percentage in ACE. Entry summaries qualifying for opening moment are rejected and receive UC messages showing the prorated (reserved) amounts. (CBP, Oct 1, 2026)

The quota covers refined sugar under the HTSUS Chapters 17 and 21 subheadings and Additional U.S. Note 5. Entries or withdrawals for consumption for specialty sugar presented after the opening-moment period were excluded from the proration. Filers must retransmit data within five business days of authorized release; the stated window expires October 13, 2026, at 4:30 p.m. local time. Refile in the original line order and in the UC-message amounts; transfer allotments require QAB approval, and non-prorated amounts may be entered at the high rate of duty. (CBP, Oct 1, 2026)

Sources

• CSMS # 70137929 - Information: October 1, 2026, Opening Moment Quota Results: Quota Bulletin 26-319 2027 Refined Sugar Results
  CBP / CSMS · Oct 6, 2026
• QB 26-319 2027 Refined Sugar Results
  CBP · Oct 1, 2026

China sinks’ all-others CVD rate corrected to 8.51%

The all-others countervailing duty rate for drawn stainless steel sinks from China is 8.51%, not 8.61%. Commerce corrected the 2018 and 2023 final sunset-review notices on October 6, 2026, changing the rate those notices stated for the existing CVD order.

For entries of covered Chinese sinks assigned the all-others rate, the corrected rate is 8.51%; the correction changes the all-others line and does not state a change to other rates. The CVD order governs which products are covered, and this correction does not provide its product-scope terms.

Sources

• Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited First and Second Sunset Reviews of the Countervailing Duty Order; Correction
  Federal Register · Oct 6, 2026

UAE steel pipe: final review sets 3.15%–5.11% dumping margins

Cash-deposit rates for the reviewed UAE steel-pipe companies change on October 6, 2026, to the weighted-average dumping margins in Commerce’s final results: 3.15% for Conares Metal Supply Limited; 5.11% for THL Tube and Pipe Industries LLC, KHK Scaffolding and Formwork LLC, and Universal Tube and Pipe Industries FZE; and 4.68% for each listed Ajmal entity, K.D. Industries Inc., and TSI Metal Industries L.L.C. These results cover the December 1, 2023–November 30, 2024 review period.

The deposit change applies to covered steel pipe entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after October 6; the Order covers circular welded carbon-quality steel pipe from the UAE, and the Issues and Decision Memorandum governs the full product scope. Previously reviewed or investigated companies not listed retain their company-specific rate from their most recently completed segment; where an exporter is not covered but its producer is, use the producer’s most recent segment rate; all other producers or exporters remain at 5.95%. For assessment of review-period entries, CBP will use importer-specific ad valorem rates for Conares and Universal, while non-individually examined companies receive the review-specific rate; zero or de minimis respondent or importer-specific rates result in liquidation without antidumping duties. A timely summons triggers instructions to withhold liquidation of relevant entries until the 90-day period for requesting a statutory injunction expires.

Sources

• Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe From the United Arab Emirates: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024
  Federal Register · Oct 6, 2026

Portugal uncoated paper: Navigator’s 2.70% dumping margin and cash-deposit rate

A 2.70% weighted-average dumping margin now applies to The Navigator Company, S.A. in the final review results, and the cash-deposit rate for subject merchandise exported by Navigator is 2.70% for shipments entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after October 6, 2026. These deposit requirements remain in effect until further notice.

The review covers certain uncoated paper from Portugal during March 1, 2024, through February 28, 2025; the 2.70% margin is not itself each importer’s assessment rate. Commerce calculated importer-specific assessment rates for examined sales, and an importer-specific rate below 0.5% means its entries are liquidated without antidumping duties. For Navigator-produced entries during the review period where Navigator did not know of U.S. destination, Commerce intends to direct liquidation at the investigation’s all-others rate if no rate exists for an intermediate company. Other previously reviewed companies retain their most recently published company-specific deposit rate; when an uncovered exporter’s manufacturer has a rate, that manufacturer’s rate applies; all other manufacturers or exporters retain the 7.80% all-others rate. Importers must file the reimbursement certificate before liquidation of relevant review-period entries or Commerce may presume reimbursement and assess double duties. Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions no earlier than 35 days after publication; if a timely summons is filed, CBP is to withhold liquidation until the 90-day period for requesting a statutory injunction expires. A party seeking that protection must file its request within 90 days of publication, by January 4, 2027. The Order and Preliminary Decision Memorandum govern the complete product scope.

Sources

• Certain Uncoated Paper From Portugal: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2024-2025
  Federal Register · Oct 6, 2026

Also reported by Federal Register

Turkish welded pipe: 3.34% countervailing duty rate for HDM Celik

A 3.34% ad valorem countervailing duty rate applies to HDM Çelik’s welded pipe for the January 1 through December 31, 2024 review period. Commerce’s final results also set the cash deposit rate for HDM Çelik at 3.34%, effective for covered shipments entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on or after October 6, 2026; the rate includes 0.61% in export subsidies.

The rule turns on the producer and exporter rates and on the entry date. The 3.34% review assessment rate applies to appropriate entries of subject merchandise for HDM Çelik, and also covers HDM Spirally Welded Steel Pipe Inc. For cash deposits on entries or withdrawals on or after October 6, the company rate applies unless it is below 0.50%, when the deposit rate is zero; if producer and exporter rates differ, use the higher assigned rate, and if only one has an assigned rate, use that rate. All other producers and exporters retain the 3.72% all-others deposit rate. The Order and the Preliminary Results Preliminary Decision Memorandum govern the full product scope; this notice identifies it as welded pipe from Türkiye.

Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions no earlier than November 10, 2026, 35 days after publication. If a timely summons is filed at the Court of International Trade, CBP is to withhold liquidation of relevant entries until the time to request a statutory injunction expires; that request period runs through January 4, 2027, 90 days after publication.

Sources

• Large Diameter Welded Pipe From the Republic of Türkiye: Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2024
  Federal Register · Oct 6, 2026

Also published

• CSMS # 70134067 - ACE Certification Standard Invasive Maintenance Window on October 7, 2026, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET
  CBP / CSMS · Oct 6, 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 October 6, 2026.