US Slaps Antidumping Duties on Aussie and Norwegian Silicon Metal
Published Date: 8/21/2026
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Summary
Based on affirmative final determinations by the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), Commerce is issuing antidumping duty (AD) orders on silicon metal from Australia and Norway.
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 3 costs, 0 mixed.
Antidumping orders issued for silicon metal
Commerce is issuing antidumping duty orders on silicon metal from Australia and Norway, published and applicable August 21, 2026. The ITC found that U.S. industry is materially injured by those imports, prompting these orders.
Cash deposit rates set for imports
Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to require cash deposits equal to the estimated weighted-average dumping margins: Australia (Simcoa Operations Pty Ltd and All Others) 6.16 percent, and Norway (Elkem ASA and All Others) 2.47 percent.
Duties assessed on entries from Feb 9, 2026
Antidumping duties will be assessed on unliquidated entries of silicon metal from Australia and Norway entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on or after February 9, 2026, equal to the amount by which normal value exceeds export price (or constructed export price).
Provisional measures window and liquidation rule
Commerce extended provisional measures to six months; the provisional measures period that began with publication of the Preliminary Determinations on February 9, 2026 ended on August 7, 2026. Entries of silicon metal entered or withdrawn for consumption from August 8, 2026 through the day before the ITC's final injury determination publication were to be liquidated without regard to antidumping duties, and suspension of liquidation and cash deposits resume on publication of the ITC's final determination.
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