Certain Tungsten Shot From the People's Republic of China: Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Orders

<NOTICE> DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE <SUBAGY>International Trade Administration</SUBAGY> <DEPDOC>[A-570-178, C-570-179]</DEPDOC> <SUBJECT>Certain Tungsten Shot From the People's Republic of China: Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Orders</SUBJECT> <HD SOURCE="HED">AGENCY:</HD> Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. <SUM> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUMMARY:</HD> Based on affirmative final determinations by the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), Commerce is issuing antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on certain tungsten shot (tungsten shot) from the People's Republic of China (China). </SUM> <DATES> <HD SOURCE="HED">DATES:</HD> Applicable August 27, 2025. </DATES> <FURINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:</HD> Caroline Carroll (AD) or Samuel Evans (CVD), AD/CVD Operations, Office IX, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4948 or (202) 482-2420, respectively. </FURINF> <SUPLINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:</HD> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Background</HD> In accordance with section 705(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), on July 11, 2025, Commerce published its affirmative final determination that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of tungsten shot from China. <SU>1</SU> <FTREF/> Also on July 11, 2025, pursuant to sections 735(a), 735(d), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.210(c), Commerce published its affirmative final determination of sales at less than fair value (LTFV) of tungsten shot from China. <SU>2</SU> <FTREF/> <FTNT> <SU>1</SU>   <E T="03">See Certain Tungsten Shot from the People's Republic of China: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination,</E> 90 FR 30869 (July 11, 2025) ( <E T="03">CVD Final Determination</E> ), and accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum (IDM). </FTNT> <FTNT> <SU>2</SU>   <E T="03">See Certain Tungsten Shot from the People's Republic of China: Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value,</E> 90 FR 30849 (July 11, 2025), and accompanying IDM. </FTNT> On August 20, 2025, the ITC notified Commerce of its final affirmative determinations that an industry in the United States is materially retarded within the meanings of sections 705(b)(1)(B) and 735(b)(1)(B) of the Act by reason of subsidized imports of tungsten shot from China and by reason of imports of tungsten shot from China that are sold in the United States at LTFV. <SU>3</SU> <FTREF/> <FTNT> <SU>3</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> ITC's Letter, “Notification of ITC Final Determinations,” dated August 20, 2025 (ITC Notification Letter). </FTNT> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Scope of the Orders</HD> The products covered by these orders are tungsten shot from China. For a complete description of the scope of the orders, <E T="03">see</E> the appendix to this notice. <HD SOURCE="HD1">AD Order</HD> On August 20, 2025, in accordance with section 735(d) of the Act, the ITC notified Commerce of its final determination that the establishment of an industry in the United States is materially retarded within the meaning of section 735(b)(1)(B) of the Act by reason of imports of tungsten shot from China that are sold in the United States at LTFV. <SU>4</SU> <FTREF/> Therefore, in accordance with sections 735(c)(2) and 736 of the Act, Commerce is issuing this AD order. <FTNT> <SU>4</SU>   <E T="03">Id.</E> </FTNT> Because the ITC determined that imports of tungsten shot from China are materially retarding the establishment of the U.S. industry, section 736(b)(2) of the Act is applicable. Thus, in accordance with section 736(a)(1) of the Act, Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to assess, upon further instruction from Commerce, antidumping duties equal to the amount by which the normal value of the merchandise exceeds the export price (or constructed export price) of the merchandise for all relevant entries of tungsten shot from China. Because the ITC's final injury determination is based on material retardation, antidumping duties will be assessed on entries of tungsten shot from China entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of the ITC's final injury determination, in accordance with section 736(b)(2) of the Act. In addition, section 736(b)(2) of the Act requires CBP to refund any cash deposit made of estimated antidumping duties posted since Commerce's preliminary antidumping duty determination. Accordingly, Commerce will direct CBP to terminate the suspension of liquidation of entries of tungsten shot from China entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption prior to the publication of the ITC final determination in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> . Commerce will also instruct CBP to refund any cash deposits made with respect to entries of tungsten shot from China entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after February 19, 2025, the date of publication of the <E T="03">AD Preliminary Determination</E> in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> . <SU>5</SU> <FTREF/> <FTNT> <SU>5</SU>   <E T="03">See Certain Tungsten Shot from the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final Determination and Extension of Provisional Measures,</E> 90 FR 9890 (February 19, 2025) ( <E T="03">AD Preliminary Determination</E> ). </FTNT> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Suspension of Liquidation and Cash Deposits—AD</HD> In accordance with section 735(c)(1)(B) of the Act, Commerce will instruct CBP to reinstitute the suspension of liquidation effective on the date of publication of the ITC's final injury determination in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> and to assess, upon further instruction from Commerce, pursuant to section 736(a)(1) of the Act, antidumping duties for each entry of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption equal to the amount by which the normal value of the merchandise exceeds the export price (or constructed export price) of the merchandise. These instructions suspending liquidation will remain in effect until further notice. Commerce will also instruct CBP to require cash deposits for the subject merchandise equal to the estimated weighted-average dumping margin listed in the table below. Accordingly, effective on the date of publication of the ITC's final injury determination in the <E T="04">Federal Register,</E> CBP shall require, at the same time as importers would normally deposit estimated duties on subject merchandise, a cash deposit equal to the rate listed below. <SU>6</SU> <FTREF/> <FTNT> <SU>6</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> section 736(a)(3) of the Act. </FTNT> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Estimated Weighted-Average Dumping Margin</HD> The estimated weighted-average antidumping duty margin is as follows: <GPOTABLE COLS="2" OPTS="L2,tp0,i1" CDEF="s25,10"> <TTITLE> </TTITLE> <CHED H="1">Producer/exporter</CHED> <CHED H="1"> Weighted-average dumping margin (percent) </CHED> <ROW> <ENT I="01">China-wide Entity</ENT> <ENT>* 201.32</ENT> </ROW> <TNOTE>*Rate based on facts available with adverse inferences.</TNOTE> </GPOTABLE> <HD SOURCE="HD1">CVD Order</HD> As stated above, based on the ITC's final injury determination that an industry in the United States is materially retarded within the meaning of section 705(b)(1)(B) of the Act by reason of subsidized imports of tungsten shot from China, <SU>7</SU> <FTREF/> in accordance with section 705(c)(2) of the Act, Commerce is issuing this CVD order. According to section 706(b)(2) of the Act, countervailing duties shall be assessed on subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of the ITC's final injury determination if that determination is based on material retardation. In addition, section 706(b)(2) of the Act requires CBP to refund any cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties posted before the date of publication of the ITC's final injury determination. <FTNT> <SU>7</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> ITC Notification Letter. </FTNT> Accordingly, Commerce will direct CBP to terminate the suspension of liquidation of entries of tungsten shot from China entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption prior to the publication of the ITC final determination in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> . Commerce will also instruct CBP to refund any cash deposits made with respect to entries of tungsten shot from China entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after December 20, 2024, the date of publication of the <E T="03">CVD Preliminary Determination</E> in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> . <E T="51">8</E> <FTREF/> <FTNT> <SU>8</SU>   <E T="03">See Certain Tungsten Shot from the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and Alignment of Final Determination With Final Antidumping Duty Determination,</E> 90 FR 104083 (December 20, 2024) ( <E T="03">CVD Preliminary Determination</E> ). </FTNT> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Suspension of Liquidation and Cash Deposits—CVD</HD> In accordance with section 706 of the Act, Commerce intends to instruct CBP to reinstitute the suspension of liquidation of tungsten shot from China, effective on the date of publication of the ITC's notice of final determination in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> . 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