# 2026-18924: U.S. Slaps Taxes on Chinese Amino Acids to Shield Feed Makers

2026-18924, L-lysine From the People's Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Order and Countervailing Duty Order, is a Federal Register notice from Commerce Department, International Trade Administration published 2026-09-16, effective 2026-09-16; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-23).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-18924
- As of: 2026-09-23
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-18924
- Title: L-lysine From the People's Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Order and Countervailing Duty Order
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Commerce Department; International Trade Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 58627
- Published: 2026-09-16
- Effective: 2026-09-16
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-09-23

## In one line

U.S. Slaps Taxes on Chinese Amino Acids to Shield Feed Makers

## Summary

The U.S. government has officially slapped extra taxes on L-lysine imports from China because they were being sold too cheaply and getting unfair subsidies. This move protects American businesses making L-lysine by making Chinese imports more expensive starting September 16, 2026. If you’re in the L-lysine business or buy it, expect some price changes and keep an eye on these new rules!

## Abstract

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) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on L-lysine (lysine) from the People's Republic of China (China).

## Effects PRIA read

- Antidumping duties on lysine imports: cost, high. Commerce issued an antidumping duty (AD) order on L-lysine from China. CBP will require cash deposits equal to the estimated weighted-average dumping margins shown in the notice (examples: 139.83% for certain producers and the China-wide entity, and 73.55% for many named producers), and Commerce wi…
- Countervailing duties imposed on lysine: cost, high. Commerce issued a countervailing duty (CVD) order on L-lysine from China and will direct CBP to assess CVDs on relevant entries entered or withdrawn for consumption on or after January 22, 2026. CBP will require cash deposits at the rates listed in the notice (examples: 48.21% for Inner Mongolia Ep…
- Products covered: animal feed grade lysine: cost, medium. The orders cover animal feed grade L-lysine in all forms, including lysine monohydrochloride (lysine HCl), lysine sulfate, and liquid lysine, and lysine that is coated, encapsulated, combined in premixes, or processed in a third country. The notice lists CAS numbers (lysine HCl: 657-27-2; lysine su…
- Provisional-measures gap for certain entries: mixed, medium. Commerce instructed CBP to terminate suspension of liquidation for certain provisional periods so that some unliquidated entries were liquidated without regard to duties: for AD, entries of lysine entered or withdrawn for consumption on or after September 2, 2026 through the day preceding the ITC's…

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## Sources
- [2026-18924 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/16/2026-18924/l-lysine-from-the-peoples-republic-of-china-antidumping-duty-order-and-countervailing-duty-order)
- [2026-18924 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-16/pdf/2026-18924.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-18924 (as of 2026-09-23).