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Daily Tariff News and Trade Intelligence for September 21, 2026.
Quick Answer: What Actually Changed on September 21?
- Trump-Xi summit confirmed: Xi Jinping's state visit runs September 23 through 25, 2026, with the formal Trump-Xi meeting on September 24, expected to advance a Board of Trade process for reciprocal tariff cuts on non-sensitive goods, though no product list or rate has been published yet.
- China truce still unresolved: USTR and Treasury say truce-extension talks continue, ahead of the November 10, 2026 expiration of both the tariff truce and China's rare-earth export suspension.
- Chinese tin mill tariffs jump: Commerce set a 130.17% preliminary antidumping cash-deposit rate on Chinese tin mill products, with critical-circumstances treatment reaching back to entries from June 23, 2026.
- Two September 29 deadlines: A 100% Section 232 tariff on patented pharmaceuticals takes effect for most importers without an approved onshoring agreement, and a US import ban begins on specified Canadian alcoholic beverages, whey and molasses products, non-alcoholic beer, and motorcycles over 800cc.
- A refund opening at Commerce: Three Korean heavy-wall rectangular-tube exporters received final 0% antidumping margins, opening a release of excess cash deposits on qualifying entries.
- India-Canada origin risk: As India-Canada trade ties deepen, verify that any Indian-sourced goods don't carry undeclared Canadian content. CBP taxes by where a good was actually made, not who you bought it from.
- New Zealand-India trade opens: The India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement enters into force October 20, 2026, with 57% of New Zealand's current exports to India tariff-free from day one, rising to 82% over time. It affects India-NZ trade only and creates no US tariff change to track.
- Confirmed vs. active investigation: A "Confirmed" tag means a rate, deadline, or legal action is already in force or set by a published document; "Active investigation" means an agency is still gathering evidence toward a future determination.
- Critical circumstances: A Commerce finding that lets CBP suspend liquidation on entries made before a determination publishes, reaching back up to 90 days, so importers can face retroactive duty exposure.
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Every Tariff Change From September 21, 2026
Trump-Xi summit set for September 24: no tariff-cut list yet, but the calendar just got real
CONFIRMED SEPTEMBER 21 | SUMMIT SEPTEMBER 24What happened
- Xi Jinping's State Visit: Confirmed for September 23-25, 2026, with the formal Trump-Xi meeting, arrival ceremony, and state dinner on September 24.
- US-China Trade Talks: Treasury Secretary Bessent and USTR Greer met Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in New York on September 20. Greer said the Board of Trade, which covers reciprocal tariff cuts on non-sensitive goods, is already operational and teams are still working through a product list; no product list or new rate has been issued.
- Tariff Truce and Rare-Earth Export Controls: The truce and China's suspension of its rare-earth export controls both expire November 10, 2026. Greer said the US could support a three-to-six-month extension.
Business consequence
Nothing in force changed today. The summit is a calendar event and a negotiating milestone, not a rate. If the truce lapses, the concessions tied to it lapse too: 178 Section 301 tariff exclusions, the suspension of Commerce's 50% affiliates rule, and the suspension of Section 301 port fees on Chinese vessels, while China's rare-earth control suspension ends. The existing Section 301 tariffs on Chinese EVs, semiconductors, and batteries stay in place either way. That is a binary swing worth modeling before November 10, not after.
Real-World Breakdown
Illustrative stress test: if a product that currently uses one of the 178 expiring Section 301 exclusions goes back to a 25% List 3 rate, $2,000,000 in annual customs value on that line adds $500,000 in annual duty. Run it with your own excluded lines and their actual Section 301 list rates.
Procurement Action
- Do not move any China-origin rate in your systems based on the summit alone; wait for a published product list and rate.
- Build the truce-extension and lapse scenarios now for any product that uses a Section 301 exclusion, ahead of the November 10 deadline.
- Assign someone to watch for a Board of Trade product list to drop out of the September 24 meeting.
| SKU | Buyer-defined China-origin portfolio |
| Tariff Scenario | Board of Trade reciprocal tariff-cut process advances at the September 24 Trump-Xi summit; November 10 truce/rare-earth expiration is the binding deadline |
| Impact Level (1-5) | Set from the buyer's actual China-origin exposure |
| Response Strategy | Model both a truce-extension case and a lapse case for HTS lines that rely on expiring Section 301 exclusions |
| Implementation Timeline | Review before November 10, 2026 |
| Status | Under Review |
White House: Xi Jinping state visit details
Reuters via Investing.com: China's Xi to visit the US September 23-25
USTR: 178 Section 301 exclusions extended to November 10, 2026
Germany pharmaceutical pricing hearing is tomorrow: still an investigation, not a tariff
CONFIRMED | HEARING SEPTEMBER 22What happened
- Public Hearing: The Section 301 Committee holds its hearing September 22, 2026, at the US International Trade Commission on Germany's pharmaceutical pricing and rebate practices; a second hearing day is possible.
- Comment Timeline: Written comments closed August 10, 2026, and post-hearing rebuttal comments are due within seven days of the hearing's close, on current pace around September 29, 2026.
- No Tariff Proposed: This is a separate track from the Section 232 pharmaceutical tariff already in force, and no tariff has been proposed here.
Business consequence
This is a monitoring item, not an action item. Importers of German pharmaceutical products should track the hearing and rebuttal deadline, but nothing changes a rate today.
Procurement Action
- Confirm the hearing and rebuttal-comment deadline are already on your calendar.
- Do not adjust any German pharmaceutical rate based on this investigation; none has been proposed.
| Program | Section 301, Germany pharmaceutical pricing |
| Country | Germany |
| Comment Due | 8/10/2026 (closed) |
| Hearing Date | 9/22/2026 |
| Status | Open, on the free calendar right now |
Federal Register: Section 301 investigation of Germany's pharmaceutical pricing
USTR: public hearing notice
September 29: a 100% drug tariff for companies without an onshoring deal
CONFIRMED | RATE CHANGE SEPTEMBER 29What happened
- Default Rate: Companies without an approved onshoring agreement face a 100% Section 232 tariff on patented pharmaceuticals. September 29, 2026 is the start date for all importers other than the 17 large companies listed in Annex III, whose duties began July 31, 2026. Applications for onshoring agreements were requested by June 12, 2026.
- Onshoring Rate: Companies with an approved onshoring agreement pay 20% instead.
- HHS Pricing Rate: Companies that also have a most-favored-nation pricing agreement with HHS, including the companies listed in Annex II, pay 0% through January 20, 2029.
- Country Caps: Patented pharmaceuticals from the EU, Japan, South Korea, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein are capped at 15%. UK products have been at 0% since July 31, 2026 under the US-UK pricing arrangement. Generics are not covered.
- Separate Track: This is a rate change on an already-active tariff, distinct from the Germany pricing investigation above.
Business consequence
Several different rates can apply to the same HTS line depending on which agreements a specific company has on file and where the product comes from. Confirm which bucket each supplier sits in before September 29, not after the first entry clears at the wrong rate.
Procurement Action
- Confirm onshoring-agreement status, any HHS pricing agreement, and country of origin for every patented-pharmaceutical supplier before September 29.
- Flag any entry assessed at 100% where you have documentation of a qualifying onshoring or onshoring-plus-HHS agreement.
- Unliquidated? Correct it with a Post-Summary Correction. Liquidated? File a CBP protest within 180 days of liquidation.
| Product Category | Patented pharmaceuticals and associated pharmaceutical ingredients |
| Applicable HTS Chapters | Pharmaceutical HTS lines under Proclamation 11020 |
| Tariff Rate | 100% default; 20% with an approved onshoring agreement; 0% with an added HHS MFN pricing agreement through 1/20/2029; 15% cap for EU, Japan, South Korea, Switzerland, Liechtenstein; 0% for UK since 7/31/2026 |
| Effective Date | 9/29/2026 for all importers other than Annex III companies (7/31/2026) |
| Status | Rate change pending |
Proclamation 11020, Federal Register and CBP CSMS #69395344
Federal Register: UK patented pharmaceuticals reduced to 0%, effective July 31, 2026
Canada: import ban on alcohol, whey, and large motorcycles lands September 29, after a September 15 scope rewrite
CONFIRMED | IMPORT BAN SEPTEMBER 29What happened
- Canada's Retaliation: Canada imposed new retaliatory tariffs on about $20 billion of US exports (C$27.6 billion by Canada's count) effective September 8, 2026. The administration responded the same day with five proclamations that modified the existing 50% Section 338 duties under the Tariff Act of 1930 and added import bans.
- Section 338 Scope Change: Effective September 15, 2026, CBP added 122 HTSUS codes to the 50% Section 338 duty and removed 10, including rock salt and cement. Additions range from all-terrain vehicles, golf carts, and motorboats to cheeses and other dairy, paper, furniture, and steel and aluminum products.
- Import Ban: Separately, Canadian beer, wine, cider, spirits, and other alcoholic beverages; whey products, molasses, and non-alcoholic beer; and motorcycles over 800cc, all previously subject to the 50% Section 338 duty, face an import ban for goods imported on or after September 29, 2026.
Business consequence
Two different actions land nine days apart on the same country. The September 15 scope change is a rate-table update; the September 29 action is a prohibition, not a rate, so there is no duty to pay around, only a supplier to replace.
Procurement Action
- Identify and requalify suppliers for Canadian alcohol, whey, molasses, and over-800cc motorcycle lines ahead of the September 29 ban.
- Check each Canadian SKU at the 8-digit HTS level against the ban annexes and the updated 50% Section 338 list. ATVs and certain cheeses, for example, carry the 50% duty but are not banned.
- Goods imported before 12:01 a.m. ET September 29 but not yet entered pay the 50% duty instead of being banned.
| Record ID | Assign a new Record ID for each affected Canadian alcohol, whey, molasses, or motorcycle SKU in Data Input |
| Product Name | Buyer-defined Canadian alcohol / whey / molasses / over-800cc motorcycle line |
| Impact Level | High |
| Response Type | Supplier substitution |
| Due Date | Before 9/29/2026 |
| Status | Set in Record Register; flows to Response Plan automatically |
White House fact sheet, "President Donald J. Trump Responds to Canada's Retaliation"
Status check: Section 122 stayed dead, refund fight moves at its own pace
CONFIRMED EXPIRED | REFUND FIGHT ACTIVEWhat happened
- Section 122 Expired: The 10% global tariff, imposed February 24, 2026, expired by operation of law on July 24, 2026, and has not been renewed by Congress. It is not being collected on new entries.
- Replacement Tariff: For most affected trading partners, it was replaced the same day by new Section 301 forced-labor tariffs on 60 economies: 10% where USTR found the country bans forced-labor imports, 12.5% where it does not.
- Refund Fight: The Court of International Trade ruled the tariff unlawful May 7, 2026, and the appeal is pending at the Federal Circuit. Importers who paid the 10% surcharge on entries from February 24 through July 24, 2026 can pursue refunds if their entries meet the filing criteria.
Business consequence
This is a verification item, included because a stale rate table is worse than no rate table. If your system still shows Section 122 as an active 10% layer, it is wrong.
Procurement Action
- Confirm no rate table still carries Section 122 as active for new entries.
- Pull every entry that paid the Section 122 surcharge (February 24 through July 24, 2026) and check its liquidation status.
- Unliquidated? File a Post-Summary Correction (PSC) before liquidation.
- Liquidated? File a CBP protest (Form 19) within 180 days of liquidation. Missing that window forfeits the claim.
- Keep the entry summary, proof of payment, commercial invoice, and country-of-origin evidence together for each claim.
| Entry Window | 2/24/2026 through 7/24/2026 |
| Filing Route | PSC if unliquidated; protest within 180 days if liquidated |
| Deadline | 180 days from each entry's liquidation date |
| Filing Status | Not started |
Holland & Knight, Honigman, Skadden, and Reason/Volokh Conspiracy coverage.
130% duty on Chinese tin mill products, with a reach-back to June 23
CONFIRMED SEPTEMBER 21 | RETROACTIVE TO JUNE 23What happened
- Dumping Determination: Commerce preliminarily found tin mill products from China (flat-rolled steel coated or plated with tin, chromium, or chromium oxides, including tinplate and tin-free steel) are being sold at less than fair value, assigning the China-wide entity a 136.52% preliminary dumping margin.
- Cash-Deposit Rate: The adjusted cash-deposit rate is 130.17% after the offset for the companion countervailing duty case.
- Critical Circumstances: Commerce's affirmative critical-circumstances finding lets CBP's suspension of liquidation reach back to qualifying entries from June 23, 2026, 90 days before publication.
Business consequence
Any tin mill entry from China dated June 23, 2026 or later can carry retroactive cash-deposit exposure at this rate, not just entries made after today.
Procurement Action
- Pull every unliquidated entry of in-scope tin mill products from China entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after June 23, 2026.
- Check the separate 66.61% countervailing duty too. It reaches back to June 17, 2026, and both deposits apply to the same entries.
- The November 10 truce deadline is not relevant here; this is its own deadline. Track any final-determination date separately once Commerce sets one.
| Date | 6/23/2026 (retroactive suspension start) |
| Event | 130.17% preliminary AD cash-deposit rate on Chinese tin mill products, critical-circumstances treatment |
| Program | Antidumping (China) |
| Country | China |
| Impact Level | High |
| Status | Active |
Federal Register: Tin Mill Products from China, preliminary AD determination
Canada drops its AD/CVD order on Chinese solar modules
CONFIRMED SEPTEMBER 17What happened
- Order Rescinded: The Canadian International Trade Tribunal terminated its expiry review and rescinded the existing order covering photovoltaic modules and laminates from China.
- Duty Removed: CBSA will no longer impose the antidumping and countervailing duties tied to that order.
- Not a US Tariff Change: This is Canada's own duty on Chinese solar modules entering Canada. US tariffs on these modules are unchanged.
Business consequence
This only matters if you ship Chinese-origin solar modules into Canada. If you do, a duty layer just came off, and a Canada-bound landed-cost model that still carries the old AD/CVD treatment is overstating cost.
Procurement Action
- Remove the Canadian SIMA AD/CVD treatment for covered photovoltaic modules and laminates from any Canada-bound landed-cost model.
Canadian International Trade Tribunal: photovoltaic modules and laminates order rescinded
Three Korean exporters just went to 0% AD on rectangular tube: check for a refund
CONFIRMED SEPTEMBER 21 | REFUND OPPORTUNITYWhat happened
- Zero Margins: Commerce's final review set 0.00% dumping margins for Dong-A Steel, HiSteel, and Kukje Steel on heavy-walled rectangular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes from South Korea, for the review period September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2024.
- Liquidation Treatment: Commerce will instruct CBP to liquidate qualifying reviewed entries from these three exporters without antidumping duties, and their cash-deposit rate on new entries is 0.00% starting September 21, 2026.
- All-Others Rate: The existing all-others rate stays at 3.24%.
Business consequence
If you imported from any of these three exporters during the review period, the cash deposits you paid come back automatically, with interest, when CBP liquidates those entries. No filing is needed; the work is making sure the refunds arrive.
Procurement Action
- Pull review-period entries (September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2024) where Dong-A Steel, HiSteel, or Kukje Steel was the producer or exporter.
- Reconcile the refunds with interest as those entries liquidate, and set new-entry deposits for these three companies to 0.00%.
| CBP Entry No | Buyer-defined, per affected entry |
| Program Type | Antidumping (Korea, rectangular tube) |
| Country | South Korea |
| Refund Route | Excess cash deposit release at liquidation for Dong-A Steel, HiSteel, Kukje Steel entries |
| Deadline | Track per-entry liquidation date |
| Filing Status | Not started |
Federal Register: Korean heavy-wall rectangular pipe final review
India and Türkiye stainless pipe case pushed from October to December
ACTIVE INVESTIGATION | DEADLINE MOVED TO DECEMBERWhat happened
- Determination Postponed: Commerce postponed its preliminary countervailing-duty determinations covering welded stainless line and pressure pipe from India and Türkiye.
- New Date: The previously scheduled October 8, 2026 preliminary determinations move to December 14, 2026, the latest date the law allows.
- Parallel AD Case: A separate antidumping investigation covers India, Türkiye, and the UAE, with its preliminary determination due December 23, 2026. The ITC voted 4-0 on August 28 that there is a reasonable indication of injury.
Business consequence
Nothing is owed differently today; this is a timeline change, not a rate change. It buys sourcing teams roughly nine extra weeks before a preliminary rate exists.
Procurement Action
- Update your own calendar from October 8 to December 14 for this case.
- Use the time before the December 14 CVD and December 23 AD preliminaries to qualify alternate stainless pipe sources outside India, Türkiye, and the UAE. Critical circumstances can reach entries up to 90 days earlier.
| Scenario | Base vs. India, Türkiye, and UAE stainless pipe sources under a future CVD/AD rate |
| Tariff Multiplier | Set once preliminary rates publish (CVD 12/14/2026, AD 12/23/2026) |
| Status | Active investigation, no rate yet |
Federal Register: postponement of preliminary CVD determinations
ITA: AD/CVD initiation fact sheet (India, Türkiye, UAE)
India and Canada are fast-tracking a trade pact: verify Canadian content isn't riding through Indian suppliers
STANDING RULE | RELEVANT AS CEPA TALKS ADVANCEWhat happened
- CEPA Timeline: India and Canada are fast-tracking talks on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, with the fifth round set for October 5, 2026, and India's commerce minister saying both sides aim to conclude by the end of 2026.
- Not a US Tariff Change: CEPA itself does not change any US tariff. It is the reason to check origin now, as more Indian supply chains pick up Canadian inputs.
Business consequence
A growing India-Canada trade relationship does not change how CBP taxes a US import. Origin is set by where a good was substantially transformed (where its name, character, or use actually changed through real manufacturing), not by which country you bought it from or which country it last passed through. If a Canadian-made good is routed through an Indian supplier and only relabeled or lightly repackaged there, CBP can still treat it as Canadian-origin. That means the 50% Section 338 duty if its HTS code is on the list, or refusal at the border if it is on the September 29 ban list, even though your invoice says India. USMCA status gives no exemption.
Real-World Breakdown
Illustrative example: a $250,000 shipment invoiced from an Indian supplier that CBP later determines is Canadian-origin faces the 50% Section 338 duty if its HTS code is on the list. What decides the outcome isn't the invoice; it's whether genuine manufacturing, not relabeling or light assembly, happened in India.
Procurement Action
- Request substantial-transformation documentation (bill of materials, production records, supplier affidavits) for any Indian-sourced product with possible Canadian content.
- Flag orders where Indian processing looks limited to relabeling, repackaging, or minor assembly for review before purchase or shipment.
- Track this separately from the CEPA negotiation calendar; the origin-verification requirement applies today, regardless of whether the trade pact closes.
| Record ID | Assign a new Record ID for each Indian-sourced shipment with possible Canadian content |
| Product Name | Buyer-defined Indian-sourced line with Canadian-origin inputs or components |
| Impact Level | High if Canadian content is present and undocumented |
| Response Type | Origin verification and supplier documentation |
| Due Date | Before next shipment release |
| Status | Set in Record Register; flows to Response Plan automatically |
CBP substantial-transformation rulings and 19 CFR Part 102; India commerce ministry remarks on the CEPA timeline.
Trump floats a Belarus potash deal that would undercut Canadian supply
ANNOUNCED SEPTEMBER 21 | NO CONTRACT YETWhat happened
- Presidential Statement: In a September 21, 2026 Truth Social post, Trump said the United States is working on a major agreement to purchase Belarusian potash at prices below current Canadian supply costs.
- Not Yet a Contract: This is a confirmed sourcing-policy statement, not a signed purchase agreement, and would mark a material diversification away from Canada, which supplies nearly 85% of US potash imports.
- Logistics Constraint: EU sanctions and the loss of transit through Lithuania's Klaipeda port mean Belarusian potash would have to move through Russian ports. US sanctions on the Belarusian potash companies were eased in December 2025 and lifted in March 2026, but EU and UK sanctions remain.
Business consequence
This is exactly the kind of decision (stay with the current supplier, diversify, or relocate sourcing) that belongs in a formal decision framework before it becomes a live contract, not after.
Procurement Action
- Model potash sourcing under a stay-with-Canada, diversify, and Belarus-relocate scenario before any contract exists.
- Track sanctions and transit logistics separately from price, and screen any other Belarusian counterparties, banks, and vessels involved.
| Product | Potash |
| Current Supplier | Canada (nearly 85% of US potash imports) |
| Alternative Under Review | Belarus, price below current Canadian supply cost, pending sanctions/transit resolution |
| Decision Output | Stay / Diversify / Relocate, scored once contract terms exist |
BNN Bloomberg: US working on deal to buy potash from Belarus
Euronews: Trump promotes Belarus potash deal to undercut Canada
What to Do This Week
- Separate the summit from the tariff: September 24 is a meeting, not a rate. Nothing about China-origin duties changes until a Board of Trade product list and rate publish, so treat the date as a calendar entry, not a trigger.
- Check dates against status, not headlines: three stories above landed on the same day with three different statuses, an active investigation (Germany pharma), a confirmed rate change (Section 232 pharma), and a confirmed prohibition (Canada). Filing the wrong one as active can cost you a refund window or a wasted protest.
- Pull entries by date, not by news cycle: the tin mill retroactive window opens June 23, and the Korean tube refund opportunity is entry-specific. Both require a records pull, not a policy read.
- Don't let a rescinded duty sit in your cost model: Canada dropped its own AD/CVD order on Chinese solar modules September 17. If you ship those modules into Canada and your model still carries the old duty, it's overstated today.
- Verify origin before CBP does it for you: as India-Canada trade ties deepen, verify that any Indian-sourced goods don't carry undeclared Canadian content. CBP taxes by where a good was actually made, not who you bought it from.
Quick questions, plain answers
Is the September 24 Trump-Xi meeting a new tariff rate?
No. The White House confirms Xi Jinping's state visit runs September 23 through 25, 2026, with the formal meeting on September 24. Talks are expected to advance a Board of Trade process for identifying non-sensitive goods eligible for reciprocal tariff cuts, but no product list or rate has been published.
Does the 100% pharmaceutical tariff apply to every drugmaker on September 29?
No. Under Proclamation 11020, the 100% rate applies to companies without an approved onshoring agreement, and September 29 is the start date for all importers other than the 17 companies listed in Annex III, whose duties began July 31, 2026. Companies with an approved onshoring agreement pay 20%, companies that also have a most-favored-nation pricing agreement with HHS pay 0% through January 20, 2029, imports from the EU, Japan, South Korea, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein are capped at 15%, and UK products have been at 0% since July 31, 2026.
Is the Section 122 tariff still being collected?
No. The 10% Section 122 surcharge expired by operation of law on July 24, 2026, and is not being collected on new entries. Importers who paid it between February 24 and July 24, 2026 can pursue refunds if their entries meet the filing criteria: a Post-Summary Correction before liquidation, or a CBP protest within 180 days after liquidation.
Do the three Korean rectangular-tube exporters at 0% owe any antidumping duty?
No. Commerce's final review set 0.00% margins for Dong-A Steel, HiSteel, and Kukje Steel. CBP will liquidate their review-period entries without antidumping duties and refund the cash deposits with interest automatically, and new entries from these three companies carry a 0.00% deposit.
Does invoicing from an Indian supplier avoid the Canada Section 338 tariff if the goods were actually made in Canada?
No. CBP determines country of origin by where a good was substantially transformed, not by which country's invoice it carries. A Canadian-made good that is only relabeled or lightly repackaged in India can still be treated as Canadian-origin, so it can face the 50% Section 338 duty, or the September 29 import ban if it is on that list.
Six decisions for the operating team
- Trade compliance: Do not treat the September 24 Trump-Xi meeting as a rate change. No Board of Trade product list or reduced tariff has been published; track the summit as a calendar event, not an active rate.
- Procurement: Assign separate owners for the September 29 pharmaceutical rate change and the September 29 Canadian import ban; the two run on different legal authorities and different product lists.
- Finance: Model the November 10 truce expiration as a binary swing on China-origin lines that rely on expiring Section 301 exclusions, not a gradual change.
- Customs broker: Check tin mill entries made on or after June 23, 2026 (June 17 for the countervailing duty) for critical-circumstances exposure, and reconcile the automatic deposit refunds on Korean rectangular-tube entries.
- Supplier documentation: Require substantial-transformation proof for any Indian-sourced order with possible Canadian content before purchase, regardless of where CEPA talks land.
- Leadership: Require a published rate, product scope, and effective date before any tracker status moves from "Active investigation" to "Confirmed."
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