# 2026-11963: U.S. Keeps Tariffs on Indian Matchbooks to Protect Industry

2026-11963, Commodity Matchbooks From India; Determinations, is a Federal Register notice from International Trade Commission published 2026-06-15, effective 2026-06-11; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-22).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-11963
- As of: 2026-06-22
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-11963
- Title: Commodity Matchbooks From India; Determinations
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: International Trade Commission
- Citation: 91 FR 36001
- Published: 2026-06-15
- Effective: 2026-06-11
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-22

## In one line

U.S. Keeps Tariffs on Indian Matchbooks to Protect Industry

## Summary

The U.S. International Trade Commission decided to keep special taxes on matchbooks from India because removing them could hurt American businesses. This means import duties will stay in place to protect U.S. industries. The decision was finalized in June 2026 after a careful review that started in late 2025.

## Effects PRIA read

- Import Duties Stay on Indian Matchbooks: cost, low. The United States International Trade Commission decided that antidumping and countervailing duties on commodity matchbooks from India will remain in place. The Commission completed and filed this determination on June 11, 2026 after a five-year review that was instituted on October 1, 2025 and an…
- U.S. Matchbook Industry Protected: benefit, low. The Commission found that removing the antidumping and countervailing duty orders would likely cause material injury to a U.S. industry, so the orders will remain to protect that industry. The Commission filed its views in USITC Publication 5750 and completed the determinations on June 11, 2026.

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## Sources
- [2026-11963 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/15/2026-11963/commodity-matchbooks-from-india-determinations)
- [2026-11963 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-15/pdf/2026-11963.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-11963 (as of 2026-06-22).