Malaysia Ferrosilicon Hit with U.S. Antidumping Duties Over Low Prices
Published Date: 3/28/2025
Notice
Summary
The U.S. Department of Commerce found that ferrosilicon from Malaysia is being sold in the U.S. for less than its fair price during 2023. This means importers might face extra duties starting March 28, 2025, to keep things fair for American businesses. If you’re involved in ferrosilicon trade, get ready for these changes that could affect costs and competition.
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.
Antidumping duties and deposit rates
Commerce found ferrosilicon from Malaysia sold at less than fair value and set company-specific and all-others estimated dumping margins. The determined weighted-average dumping margins are: OM Materials (Sarawak) Sdn. Bhd. 5.13% (cash deposit rate 4.69%), Pertama Ferroalloys Sdn. Bhd. 21.26% (cash deposit rate 20.98%), and All Others 12.24% (cash deposit rate 11.85%). CBP will require cash deposits for estimated antidumping duties upon publication of this notice, and suspension of liquidation remains for entries on or after November 6, 2024.
ITC decision may refund or trigger duties
Commerce will notify the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) and the ITC will decide within 45 days whether U.S. industry is materially injured. If the ITC finds no injury, the proceeding ends, cash deposits will be refunded, and suspension of liquidation will be lifted. If the ITC finds injury, Commerce will issue an antidumping duty order and CBP will assess duties on imports entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on or after the effective suspension date.
No critical circumstances found
Commerce made a final negative determination of critical circumstances and found that critical circumstances do not exist for imports of ferrosilicon from Malaysia for all producers and exporters. This is the agency's final finding on critical circumstances for the period of investigation January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023.
No cash deposits for export-subsidy adjustments now
Commerce stated it adjusted cash deposit rates for export subsidy offsets in the companion countervailing duty case but provisional measures in that CVD case ended on January 8, 2025. As a result, Commerce is not instructing CBP to collect cash deposits based on the adjusted dumping margins for those export subsidies at this time.
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