On April 24, 2025, Ferroglobe USA, Inc. and Mississippi Silicon LLC (collectively, “Petitioners”) filed an antidumping and countervailing duties petition on ferrosilicon from Angola, Australia, Laos, Norway, and Thailand.
Background on AD/CVD Investigations
Antidumping responsibility (“AD”) and countervailing responsibility (“CVD”) investigations are introduced collectively by the U.S. Worldwide Commerce Fee (“USITC”) and the U.S. Division of Commerce (“Commerce”). AD investigations are triggered when a home trade alleges that it has been injured by competing imports of explicit items from particular nations being offered at lower than a good worth. In the meantime, CVD investigations are triggered when a home trade alleges that it has been injured by competing imports which can be being unfairly sponsored by their governments. The home trade initiating the investigation is called the petitioner whereas the overseas trade collaborating within the investigation is called the respondent.
Scope of the Investigation
The merchandise lined is all kinds and sizes of silicon metallic, together with silicon metallic powder. Silicon metallic comprises no less than 85.00 p.c however lower than 99.99 p.c silicon, and fewer than 4.00 p.c iron, by precise weight. Semiconductor grade silicon (merchandise containing no less than 99.99 p.c silicon by precise weight and classifiable below Harmonized Tariff Schedule of america (HTSUS) subheading 2804.61.0000) is excluded from the scope of this investigation.
Silicon metallic is presently classifiable below subheadings 2804.69.1000 and 2804.69.5000 of the HTSUS. Whereas the HTSUS numbers are supplied for comfort and customs functions, the written description of the scope stays dispositive.
Subsequent Steps
On Could 21, 2025, the U.S. Division of Commerce (“Commerce”) initiated each the antidumping and countervailing duties investigations. The interval of investigation for the antidumping investigation is April 1, 2024, to March 31, 2025. The interval of investigation for the countervailing duties investigation is January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2024.
The preliminary dedication for the antidumping investigation is scheduled to be revealed on October 8, 2025 (could also be prolonged by Commerce till November 27, 2025). The preliminary dedication for the countervailing duties investigation is scheduled to be revealed on July 25, 2025 (could also be prolonged by Commerce till September 28, 2025).
As with all continuing, participation is essential to guard your rights. We urge anybody who imports ferrosilicon to pay shut consideration to this case and to make sure that all applicable steps are taken to mitigate any harm.
AD/CVD investigations may end up in determinations opposed to respondent pursuits for years that might successfully prohibit entry to the U.S. market. Failure to successfully take part in investigations can put exporters and importers at a big drawback.
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