# 2026-15890: Commerce Declares Critical Crisis on Indonesian Fatty Acids Imports

2026-15890, Certain Fatty Acids From Indonesia: Preliminary Determination of Critical Circumstances, in Part, in the Countervailing Duty Investigation, is a Federal Register notice from Commerce Department, International Trade Administration published 2026-08-05, effective 2026-08-05; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15890
- As of: 2026-08-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-15890
- Title: Certain Fatty Acids From Indonesia: Preliminary Determination of Critical Circumstances, in Part, in the Countervailing Duty Investigation
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Commerce Department; International Trade Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 50515
- Published: 2026-08-05
- Effective: 2026-08-05
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-08-12

## In one line

Commerce Declares Critical Crisis on Indonesian Fatty Acids Imports

## Summary

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that critical circumstances exist, in part, with respect to imports of certain fatty acids (fatty acids) from Indonesia. The period of investigation is January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025.

## Effects PRIA read

- Suspension of Liquidation and Cash Deposits: cost, medium. Commerce intends to direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to suspend liquidation and require a cash deposit equal to the estimated preliminary subsidy rates for unliquidated entries of certain fatty acids from Indonesia that were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after…
- PT Musim Mas Not Subject to Critical Circumstances: benefit, low. Commerce preliminarily found that critical circumstances do not exist for PT Musim Mas, meaning Commerce did not find the necessary increase in import volumes for PT Musim Mas over a relatively short period. As a result, PT Musim Mas's shipments were not included in the preliminary suspension of li…
- Export-Contingent Programs Found Inconsistent: cost, medium. In the Preliminary Determination, Commerce found certain Indonesian programs to be export-contingent and therefore inconsistent with the WTO Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (SCM) Agreement. The programs identified include: Exemption from Import Income Tax Withholding for Companies in Bonded Z…

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## Sources
- [2026-15890 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/05/2026-15890/certain-fatty-acids-from-indonesia-preliminary-determination-of-critical-circumstances-in-part-in)
- [2026-15890 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-05/pdf/2026-15890.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15890 (as of 2026-08-12).