In the News
• After 25 years, US-Africa trade lifeline AGOA comes to an end - [AfricaNews]
• AGOA expiry impact on African export diversification - [UN Trade & Development]
• Canada signs free trade agreement with Indonesia - [Yahoo Finance]
• China forgoes ‘developing country’ perks at WTO to bolster global trade amid Trump tariff wars - [TRT World]
• Officials seize $1.5 million shipment from China at US airport: 'Could potentially harm the health and well-being of people' - [MSN]
• How a U.S. government shutdown could impact global markets - [CNBC]
• Can CBP Keep Trade Flowing Through a US Shutdown? [Supply Chain digital]
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Federal Register Notices:
• Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews: Paper File Folders From Sri Lanka: Antidumping Duty Order
• Sol Gel Alumina-Based Ceramic Abrasive Grains From the People's Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Order and Countervailing Duty Order
• High Purity Dissolving Pulp From Brazil: Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Countervailing Duty Investigation
• Sales at Less Than Fair Value; Determinations, Investigations, etc.: Certain Chassis and Subassemblies Thereof From Thailand: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Postponement of Final Determination, and Extension of Provisional Measures
• Certain Chassis and Subassemblies Thereof From Mexico: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Postponement of Final Determination, and Extension of Provisional Measures
• Certain Chassis and Subassemblies Thereof From the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Postponement of Final Determination, and Extension of Provisional Measures
• Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews: Multilayered Wood Flooring From the People's Republic of China: Notice of Court Decision Not in Harmony With the Results of Antidumping Administrative Review; Notice of Amended Final Results
• Thermoformed Molded Fiber Products From the People's Republic of China: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination
• Silicon Metal From the Kingdom of Thailand: Alignment of Final Countervailing Duty Determination With Final Less-Than-Fair-Value Determinations
• Unwrought Palladium From the Russian Federation: Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Countervailing Duty Investigation
• Certain Freight Rail Couplers and Parts Thereof From India: Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Countervailing Duty Investigation
• Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, From the People's Republic of China: Initiation and Preliminary Results of Changed Circumstances Reviews and Intent To Revoke the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders, in Part
• Raw Honey From Brazil: Preliminary Results and Rescission, in Part, of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024
• Thermoformed Molded Fiber Products From the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and Final Affirmative Critical Circumstances Determination
• Sales at Less Than Fair Value; Determinations, Investigations, etc.: Thermoformed Molded Fiber Products From the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value
• Thermoformed Molded Fiber Products From the People's Republic of China: Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value
• Silicon Metal From the Lao People's Democratic Republic: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value
• Silicon Metal From Angola: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value
• Investigations; Determinations, Modifications, and Rulings, etc.: Certain Smart Televisions; Notice of Institution of Investigation
• Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews: Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity To Request Administrative Review and Join Annual Inquiry Service List
• Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From the Republic of Türkiye: Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2024
• Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Advance Notification of Sunset Review
• Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews: Hexamine From Germany, India, and Saudi Arabia; Supplemental Schedule for the Final Phase of Countervailing Duty and Antidumping Duty Investigations
• Investigations; Determinations, Modifications, and Rulings, etc: Tetrahydrofurfuryl Alcohol From China; Institution of a Five-Year Review
• Certain Rolled-Edge Rigid Plastic Food Trays; Notice of Commission Determination to Permanently Rescind a Limited Exclusion Order; Termination of the Rescission Proceeding
• Monosodium Glutamate From China and Indonesia; Institution of Five-Year Reviews
• Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand From Brazil, India, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, and Thailand; Institution of Five-Year Reviews
• Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews: Chromium Trioxide From India and Turkey; Institution of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations and Scheduling of Preliminary Phase Investigations
• Investigations; Determinations, Modifications, and Rulings, etc.: Overhead Door Counterbalance Torsion Springs From China; Determinations
• Certain Pre-Stretched Synthetic Braiding Hair and Packaging Therefor; Notice of Commission Final Determination To Issue a Limited Exclusion Order and Cease and Desist Orders; Termination of the Investigation.
• Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews: Certain Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing of Carbon and Alloy Steel From India: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024
• Glycine From India: Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2023
• Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand From Spain: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024
• Chlorinated Isocyanurates From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024
• Raw Honey From Argentina: Preliminary Results and Rescission, In Part, of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024
• Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand From Malaysia: Preliminary Results and Rescission, in Part, of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024
• Barium Carbonate From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Sunset Review and Revocation of Antidumping Duty Order
• Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip From Taiwan: Preliminary Results and Preliminary Intent To Rescind, In Part, of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024
• Certain Non-Refillable Steel Cylinders From the People's Republic of China: Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2024
• Chlorinated Isocyanurates From Spain: Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024
• Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products From India, Indonesia, the People's Republic of China, Taiwan, Thailand, and Ukraine: Continuation of Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Orders
• Calcium Hypochlorite From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Second Expedited Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order
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FTC Sues Zillow and Redfin Over Illegal Agreement to Suppress Rental Advertising Competition - FTC
Illegal deal stunts multifamily rental advertising competition, harming American renters and property managers, the FTC alleges
Today, the Federal Trade Commission sued Zillow and Redfin over an unlawful agreement that eliminates Redfin as a competitor in the market for placing advertising of rental housing on internet listing services (ILSs)—the websites that millions of Americans use to find their next rental home.
Zillow Group, Inc., and Zillow, Inc., (Zillow) and Redfin Corporation operate two of the nation’s largest rental ILS networks by traffic and revenue, including sites such as Zillow Rentals, Rent.com, and ApartmentGuide.com. The complaint alleges that in February 2025, Zillow and Redfin entered into an illegal agreement to dismantle Redfin as a competitor in the ILS advertising market for multifamily rental properties.
In exchange for a $100 million payment and other compensation from Zillow, the complaint alleges, Redfin agreed:
• To end its contracts with advertising customers and help Zillow take over that business,
• To stop competing in the advertising market for multifamily properties for up to nine years, and
• To serve merely as an exclusive syndicator of Zillow listings, making Redfin sites effectively a copy of the listings that appear on Zillow’s sites.
Zillow and Redfin framed their agreement as a “partnership,” but in reality the arrangement is an end run around competition that insulates Zillow from competing head-to-head on the merits with Redfin, the complaint states. In connection with the agreement, Redfin fired hundreds of employees, then helped Zillow to hire its pick of those terminated workers.
“Paying off a competitor to stop competing against you is a violation of federal antitrust laws,” said Daniel Guarnera, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Competition. “Zillow paid millions of dollars to eliminate Redfin as an independent competitor in an already concentrated advertising market—one that’s critical for renters, property managers, and the health of the overall U.S. housing market. The FTC will do our part to ensure that Americans who are looking for safe, affordable rentals receive all the benefits of robust competition between internet listing services like Zillow and Redfin.”
The FTC alleges that this agreement destroys competition for multifamily rental properties advertising on ILSs, harming both property managers seeking to advertise properties for rent and renters searching for a home. The agreement also constitutes an unlawful acquisition in violation of Section 7 of the Clayton Act, the complaint alleges.
The FTC alleges that the unlawful agreement will:
• Likely lead to higher prices and worse terms for multifamily unit advertising; and
• Reduce incentives for Zillow and Redfin to compete for renters, including through investment in attracting visitors and innovation to improve user experience when searching on an ILS for a rental property.
The complaint seeks to stop Zillow and Redfin from continuing their unlawful agreement and contemplates a potential divestiture of assets or the reconstruction of businesses to restore competition.
Throughout this investigation, the FTC worked in close collaboration with the offices of several state attorneys general. The Commission looks forward to ongoing cooperation with the states in this matter.
The Commission vote to authorize staff to file a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia was 3-0.
NOTE: The Commission issues a complaint when it has “reason to believe” that the law has been or is being violated, and it appears to the Commission that a proceeding is in the public interest. The case will be decided by the court.
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Port of NY & NJ Records Second-Busiest August Ever - Port of NY/NJ
August was a busy month on all fronts at the Port of New York and New Jersey. Total volume increased by 5.7 percent, reaching 835,845 TEUs (455,904 containers), compared to the 790,891 TEUs (431,782 containers) recorded in August 2024. August 2025 marked the port’s second-busiest August ever. The increase brings our year-to-date total through August to 6,047,395 TEUs (3,325,805 containers).
Read further: By The Numbers
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Fizzled: CBP seizes more than $13 million in methamphetamine at Roma Port of Entry in shipment of carbonated soft drinks - U.S. Customs & Border Protection
ROMA, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations officers at the Roma Port of Entry cargo facility intercepted $13 million in alleged methamphetamine concealed in a tractor trailer hauling a shipment of carbonated soft drinks.
“This large seizure of methamphetamine illustrates the seriousness of the drug threat we face every day and the resolve of our frontline officers to utilize technology and experience to prevent this poison from entering our country,” said Port Director Andres Guerra, Roma Port of Entry.
On Sept. 22, CBP officers at the Roma International Bridge cargo facility encountered a tractor trailer hauling a commercial shipment of carbonated soft drinks attempting to make entry to the U.S. from Mexico. A CBP officer selected the tractor trailer for inspection, which included utilizing nonintrusive inspection equipment and a canine team. Physical inspection led to the discovery of alleged methamphetamine within the beverage shipment with combined weight of 1,473.65 pounds (668.44 kg). The methamphetamine has a total estimated street value of $13,173,615.
CBP OFO officers seized the narcotics and vehicle. Homeland Security Investigations special agents initiated a criminal investigation.