# 2026-19274: Commerce Slaps Preliminary Dumping Duties on Chinese Tin Products

2026-19274, Tin Mill Products From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances and Extension of Provisional Measures, is a Federal Register notice from Commerce Department, International Trade Administration published 2026-09-21, effective 2026-09-21; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-28).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-19274
- Title: Tin Mill Products From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances and Extension of Provisional Measures
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Commerce Department; International Trade Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 59760
- Published: 2026-09-21
- Effective: 2026-09-21
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-09-28

## In one line

Commerce Slaps Preliminary Dumping Duties on Chinese Tin Products

## Summary

The U.S. Department of Commerce has found that tin mill products from China are likely being sold in the U.S. for less than their fair price. This means extra duties could be added to these imports to protect American businesses. The investigation covers sales from October 2025 to March 2026, and the new rules start on September 21, 2026.

## Abstract

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that tin mill products from the People's Republic of China (China) are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV). The period of investigation (POI) is October 1, 2025, through March 31, 2026. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination.

## Effects PRIA read

- Very Large China-Wide Duty Rate: cost, high. If you import tin mill products from China, Commerce preliminarily set a China-wide cash deposit/duty of 136.52 percent (130.17 percent when adjusted for subsidy offsets). CBP will require that cash deposit starting on September 21, 2026, and the suspension of liquidation instructions will remain i…
- Retroactive Suspension for Critical Circumstances: cost, high. Commerce preliminarily found critical circumstances for the China-wide entity, so suspension of liquidation and cash deposit requirements apply to unliquidated entries entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after June 23, 2026 (90 days before the September 21, 2026 publication)…
- Named Exporters Assigned China-Wide Rate: cost, high. Commerce preliminarily determined that specific companies (listed in Appendix III) are part of the China-wide entity and thus subject to the China-wide rate; Appendix III includes GDH Zhongyue Tinplate Industrial Company Limited; Jiangsu Ninesky Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.; Jiangsu Suxun N…
- Adjustment of Deposit If CVD Measures Expire: cost, medium. Commerce states that if provisional measures in the companion countervailing duty (CVD) investigation expire before the LTFV provisional measures do, CBP will collect cash deposits at the unadjusted preliminary dumping margins (i.e., without subsidy pass-through offsets).

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## Sources
- [2026-19274 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/21/2026-19274/tin-mill-products-from-the-peoples-republic-of-china-preliminary-affirmative-determination-of-sales)
- [2026-19274 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-21/pdf/2026-19274.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19274 (as of 2026-09-28).