# 2025-10982: Washington Takes on Chinese Slag Pots in Trade Fight

2025-10982, Slag Pots From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, is a Federal Register notice from Commerce Department, International Trade Administration published 2025-06-17, effective 2025-06-17; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-03).

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- As of: 2026-11-03
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## Facts
- Document number: 2025-10982
- Title: Slag Pots From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Commerce Department; International Trade Administration
- Citation: 90 FR 25584
- Published: 2025-06-17
- Effective: 2025-06-17
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-11-03

## In one line

Washington Takes on Chinese Slag Pots in Trade Fight

## Summary

The U.S. Department of Commerce found that slag pots from China are likely being sold in the U.S. for less than their fair price. This means importers of these slag pots might face new duties soon, starting from June 17, 2025. Businesses involved should get ready for possible changes that could affect prices and trade.

## Abstract

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that slag pots from the People's Republic of China (China) are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV). The period of investigation is April 1, 2024, through September 30, 2024. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination.

## Effects PRIA read

- Cash Deposits Required on Imports: cost, high. If you import slag pots covered by this investigation, U.S. Customs and Border Protection will suspend liquidation and require a cash deposit for entries entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after June 17, 2025. The cash deposit rate assigned to the China‑wide entity is 278.8…
- High Dumping Margin Assigned: cost, high. Commerce preliminarily assigned a weighted‑average dumping margin of 294.43% to the China‑wide entity for slag pots from China. This 294.43% figure is the estimated dumping margin Commerce found in the preliminary determination.
- All Chinese Companies Treated China‑wide: cost, high. Commerce preliminarily determined that no respondent qualified for a separate rate, and therefore all investigated Chinese producers/exporters are part of the China‑wide entity. As a result, individual Chinese exporters were not assigned individual (lower) rates in this preliminary determination.
- Products Covered: 65–1200 cu ft Slag Pots: cost, medium. The investigation covers slag pots with a nominal capacity of 65 cubic feet to 1200 cubic feet (any shape, form, or finish), including integral attachments and pots further processed in third countries; HTSUS subheadings cited include 7309.00.0090 and 8454.20.0080. If your imports match this descri…

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## Sources
- [2025-10982 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/06/17/2025-10982/slag-pots-from-the-peoples-republic-of-china-preliminary-affirmative-determination-of-sales-at-less)
- [2025-10982 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-06-17/pdf/2025-10982.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-10982 (as of 2026-11-03).