USITC Seeks Comments on Pickleball Paddle Import Complaint
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The notice opens a short public comment period on an amended trade complaint involving certain pickleball paddles imported or sold in the United States. Sport Squad, doing business as JOOLA, claims several companies violated U.S. trade rules and asks the International Trade Commission to block some imports, issue stop-sale orders, and require bonds during review. Pickleball paddle makers, importers, retailers, suppliers, and consumers may be affected if the requested orders limit product availability. Interested parties have eight calendar days from publication to file comments on public interest issues, including consumer impact, competition, supply replacement, and any health or safety concerns.
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Key Changes
- Opens public comments on an amended Section 337 complaint involving certain pickleball paddles.
- Identifies multiple proposed respondents across the United States, Spain, and Vietnam.
- Sets an eight-calendar-day deadline for public interest submissions and a three-calendar-day reply window for the complainant.
Obligations
What this law requires
Interested parties filing public interest or other written submissions must file them by close of business no later than eight calendar days after publication of the notice in the Federal Register.
The complainant may file replies to written submissions only within three calendar days after the initial submissions are due.
Submissions and replies responding to the notice must be limited to five pages in total, including attachments.
Persons filing written submissions must file the original document electronically through the Commission's Electronic Document Information System (EDIS).
Written submissions must prominently refer to Docket No. 3898 on the cover page and/or first page.