# 2026-19518: Big Graphite from China Faces Quick Duties

2026-19518, Large Diameter Graphite Electrodes From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Critical Circumstances Determination in Countervailing Duty Investigation, is a Federal Register notice from Commerce Department, International Trade Administration published 2026-09-24, effective 2026-09-24; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-01).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-19518
- Title: Large Diameter Graphite Electrodes From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Critical Circumstances Determination in Countervailing Duty Investigation
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Commerce Department; International Trade Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 60593
- Published: 2026-09-24
- Effective: 2026-09-24
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-10-01

## In one line

Big Graphite from China Faces Quick Duties

## Summary

The U.S. Department of Commerce has found strong reasons to believe that imports of large diameter graphite electrodes from China got unfair help from their government. This means extra taxes (countervailing duties) might be added quickly to these products to protect U.S. businesses. If you’re involved in this trade, watch out for changes starting September 24, 2026, which could affect prices and import rules.

## Abstract

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that critical circumstances exist with respect to imports of large diameter graphite electrodes (large graphite electrodes) from the People's Republic of China (China). The period of investigation is January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination of critical circumstances.

## Effects PRIA read

- Immediate cash deposits on imports: cost, medium. U.S. Customs and Border Protection will be directed to suspend liquidation and require a cash deposit equal to the estimated preliminary subsidy rates for any unliquidated entries of large diameter graphite electrodes from China entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after May…
- Preliminary finding of export-contingent subsidies: cost, medium. Commerce preliminarily finds a reasonable basis to believe or suspect that certain programs provided to Chinese producers/exporters (including Dantan New Materials Co., Ltd. and Shanxi Juxian Graphite New Material Co., Ltd.) are countervailable and inconsistent with the WTO Subsidies and Countervai…
- Record shows massive surge in imports: mixed, medium. Petitioners provided monthly import data showing a 105.43 percent increase in imports of large graphite electrodes from China when comparing their cited base and comparison periods, and Commerce found Trade Data Monitor (TDM) data for HTSUS 8545.11.0020 showed the comparison period shipments exceed…

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## Sources
- [2026-19518 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/24/2026-19518/large-diameter-graphite-electrodes-from-the-peoples-republic-of-china-preliminary-affirmative)
- [2026-19518 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-24/pdf/2026-19518.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19518 (as of 2026-10-01).