CSMS # 65136263 - Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations: Silicon Metal from Angola, Australia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Laos), Norway, and Thailand

CSMS # 65136263 - Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations: Silicon Metal from Angola, Australia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Laos), Norway, and Thailand
U.S. Customs and Border Protection sent this bulletin at 05/23/2025 03:55 PM EDT
CSMS # 65136263 - Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations: Silicon Metal from Angola, Australia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Laos), Norway, and Thailand
On May 14, 2025, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) initiated its less-than-fair-value and countervailing duty investigations on “Silicon Metal from
Angola, Australia, Laos, Norway, and Thailand
” (Initiation Notices). These investigations have been assigned the following case numbers:
A-762-001 (Angola), A-602-813 and
C-602-814 (Australia),
A-553-001 and C-533-002 (Laos), A-403-806 and C-403-807 (Norway),
C-549-856 (Thailand).
The Scope of Merchandise covered by these investigations reads as follows:
The scope of these investigations covers all forms and sizes of silicon metal, including silicon metal powder. Silicon metal contains at least 85.00 percent but less than 99.99 percent silicon, and less than 4.00 percent iron, by actual weight. Semiconductor grade silicon (merchandise containing at least 99.99 percent silicon by actual weight and classifiable under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States [HTSUS] subheading 2804.61.0000) is excluded from the scope of these investigations.
Silicon metal is currently classifiable under subheadings 2804.69.1000 and 2804.69.5000 of the HTSUS. While the HTSUS numbers are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the scope remains dispositive.
Parties may submit comments on the scope of the investigations.
Please be sure to comply with all requirements pertaining to submitting comments as described in the forthcoming Initiation
Notices.
Upon their publication in the Federal Register, the Initi
ation Notic
es
may be found at
www.federalregister.gov
via the search bar using the case numb
ers
assigned to
these investigations.
Importers should be aware that entries of subject merchandise made after the initiation of an
investigation may retroactively be subject to
antidumping and/or countervailing duties.
For questions about CBP’s AD/CVD enforcement, see
Priority Trade Issue: Antidumping and Countervailing Duties | U.S. Customs and Border Protection (cbp.gov)
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