# 2025-20757: Government Delays Tariff Tango Over Empty Capsules from Afar

2025-20757, Hard Empty Capsules From Brazil, China, India, and Vietnam; Revised Schedule for the Subject Proceeding, is a Federal Register notice from International Trade Commission published 2025-11-24, effective 2025-11-20 (as of 2026-06-08).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2025-20757
- Title: Hard Empty Capsules From Brazil, China, India, and Vietnam; Revised Schedule for the Subject Proceeding
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: International Trade Commission
- Citation: 90 FR 52999
- Published: 2025-11-24
- Effective: 2025-11-20
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

Government Delays Tariff Tango Over Empty Capsules from Afar

## Summary

The U.S. International Trade Commission is updating the schedule for its investigation into hard empty capsules from Brazil, China, India, and Vietnam due to a government funding pause. Companies involved need to meet new deadlines for filings and hearings between late November and December 2025. This affects importers and manufacturers, with final decisions expected by the end of December, potentially impacting trade and prices.

## Effects PRIA read

- Compressed Investigation Filing Schedule: cost, medium. If you are a company involved in the investigation of hard empty capsules, you must meet a revised set of deadlines: prehearing briefs due November 24, 2025; requests to appear due November 25, 2025; prehearing conference (if needed) on November 28, 2025; written testimony and slides due by noon De…
- Investigation Could Affect Trade Prices: mixed, medium. The Commission's investigation and its final release of information on December 19, 2025 (with final party comments due December 23, 2025 and final decisions expected by the end of December 2025) concerns hard empty capsules from Brazil, China, India, and Vietnam and could potentially affect trade…

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## Sources
- [2025-20757 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/24/2025-20757/hard-empty-capsules-from-brazil-china-india-and-vietnam-revised-schedule-for-the-subject-proceeding)
- [2025-20757 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-24/pdf/2025-20757.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-20757 (as of 2026-06-08).