# 2025-01794: US Launches Probe into China's Slag Pot Subsidies for Fair Play

2025-01794, Slag Pots From the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigation, is a Federal Register notice from Commerce Department, International Trade Administration published 2025-01-28, effective 2025-01-21 (as of 2026-06-08).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2025-01794
- Title: Slag Pots From the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigation
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Commerce Department; International Trade Administration
- Citation: 90 FR 8267
- Published: 2025-01-28
- Effective: 2025-01-21
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

US Launches Probe into China's Slag Pot Subsidies for Fair Play

## Summary

The U.S. is starting an investigation into whether China is unfairly helping its slag pot makers with government money. This affects companies importing slag pots from China and could lead to extra taxes to protect U.S. producers like WHEMCO-Steel Castings. The investigation began January 21, 2025, and could change how much these imports cost soon.

## Effects PRIA read

- Possible Extra Taxes on Chinese Slag Pots: cost, medium. The Department of Commerce has started a countervailing duty investigation into slag pots from China, effective January 21, 2025. If Commerce and the ITC find Chinese producers received subsidies, imports could face countervailing duties (extra taxes) that would raise the cost of slag pots for comp…
- Potential Relief for U.S. Slag Pot Producers: benefit, medium. A U.S. producer, WHEMCO-Steel Castings, filed the petition and Commerce is investigating whether imports from China injure U.S. producers. If countervailing duties are imposed, U.S. slag pot producers could gain protection from subsidized imports as the ITC and Commerce complete their reviews (the…

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## Sources
- [2025-01794 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/28/2025-01794/slag-pots-from-the-peoples-republic-of-china-initiation-of-countervailing-duty-investigation)
- [2025-01794 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-28/pdf/2025-01794.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-01794 (as of 2026-06-08).