# 2026-19378: Indonesia Fatty Acids Face Dumping Duties and Critical Circumstances

2026-19378, Certain Fatty Acids From Indonesia: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances, in Part, Postponement of Final Determination, and Extension of Provisional Measures, is a Federal Register notice from Commerce Department, International Trade Administration published 2026-09-22, effective 2026-09-22; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-29).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-19378
- Title: Certain Fatty Acids From Indonesia: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances, in Part, Postponement of Final Determination, and Extension of Provisional Measures
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Commerce Department; International Trade Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 60096
- Published: 2026-09-22
- Effective: 2026-09-22
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-09-29

## In one line

Indonesia Fatty Acids Face Dumping Duties and Critical Circumstances

## Summary

The U.S. Department of Commerce found that certain fatty acids from Indonesia are likely being sold in the U.S. for less than their fair price. This means importers from Indonesia might face extra duties soon. The final decision is delayed, but provisional measures are extended to protect U.S. businesses while the investigation continues.

## Abstract

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that certain fatty acids (fatty acids) from Indonesia are being, or are likely to be sold, in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV). The period of investigation (POI) is January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination.

## Effects PRIA read

- Preliminary dumping margins announced: cost, high. The Department of Commerce preliminarily set estimated antidumping margins for certain fatty acids from Indonesia: P.T. Musim Mas (and PT Inti Benua Perkasatama) at 23.04% (adjusted 22.96%), PT Wilmar Nabati Indonesia at 12.32% (adjusted 12.31%), and an all-others rate of 19.55% (adjusted 19.49%).…
- Suspension of liquidation and cash deposits required: cost, high. Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to suspend liquidation of entries of the subject fatty acids and to require cash deposits equal to the estimated dumping margins as of the publication of this notice on September 22, 2026. The notice states: (1) cash deposit rates for the na…
- Retroactive suspension for some exporters (critical circumstances): cost, medium. Commerce preliminarily found that critical circumstances do not exist for P.T. Musim Mas (and PT Inti Benua Perkasatama) and PT Wilmar Nabati Indonesia, but that critical circumstances do exist for all other exporters and producers. For those exporters/producers with a preliminary critical-circumst…
- Final determination postponed; provisional measures extended: cost, medium. At the request of Musim Mas and PT Wilmar, Commerce postponed the final determination and extended provisional measures from a four-month period to a period not to exceed six months. Commerce will make its final determination no later than 135 days after the publication of this preliminary determin…

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## Sources
- [2026-19378 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/22/2026-19378/certain-fatty-acids-from-indonesia-preliminary-affirmative-determination-of-sales-at-less-than-fair)
- [2026-19378 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-22/pdf/2026-19378.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19378 (as of 2026-09-29).