# 2026-02499: Silicon Metal From Australia: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Postponement of Final Determination, and Extension of Provisional Measures

2026-02499, Silicon Metal From Australia: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Postponement of Final Determination, and Extension of Provisional Measures, is a Federal Register notice from Commerce Department, International Trade Administration published 2026-02-09, effective 2026-02-09 (as of 2026-06-08).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-02499
- Title: Silicon Metal From Australia: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Postponement of Final Determination, and Extension of Provisional Measures
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Commerce Department; International Trade Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 5711
- Published: 2026-02-09
- Effective: 2026-02-09
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## Summary

The U.S. government says Australian silicon metal is being sold in the U.S. for less than it should be, which could mean extra duties soon. This affects Australian exporters and U.S. buyers, with the final decision delayed to give everyone more time. Provisional measures are extended, so money rules might change after March 31, 2025.

## Abstract

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that silicon metal from Australia is being, or is likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV). The period of investigation (POI) is April 1, 2024, through March 31, 2025. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination.

## Effects PRIA read

- Preliminary Finding: Dumping Found: cost, medium. The Department of Commerce preliminarily determined that silicon metal from Australia is being sold in the U.S. at less than fair value (LTFV). The period of investigation covers April 1, 2024 through March 31, 2025, and this preliminary determination was published on February 9, 2026.
- 6.28% Dumping Margin Assigned: cost, medium. Commerce preliminarily calculated an estimated weighted-average dumping margin of 6.28 percent for Simcoa Operations Pty Ltd. and assigned an all-others rate of 6.28 percent to other producers and exporters of silicon metal from Australia.
- Importers Must Post Cash Deposits: cost, medium. Commerce will direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to suspend liquidation and require a cash deposit equal to the estimated dumping margin (6.28%) for entries of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the date of publication of this notice (Fe…
- Final Decision Delayed; Provisional Measures Extended: mixed, medium. Commerce is postponing the final determination and extending provisional measures from a four-month period to a period not greater than six months; Commerce will make its final determination no later than 135 days after the date of publication of this preliminary determination. Requests to postpone…
- No Countervailing Offset Applied: cost, low. Commerce notes that the companion countervailing duty (CVD) investigation preliminarily found no export subsidies for silicon metal from Australia; therefore Commerce made no offset to the estimated weighted-average dumping margin.

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## Sources
- [2026-02499 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/09/2026-02499/silicon-metal-from-australia-preliminary-affirmative-determination-of-sales-at-less-than-fair-value)
- [2026-02499 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-09/pdf/2026-02499.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-02499 (as of 2026-06-08).