May 2025

On April 24, 2025, Ferroglobe USA, Inc. and Mississippi Silicon LLC (collectively, “Petitioners”) filed an antidumping and countervailing duties petition on ferrosilicon from Angola, Australia, Laos, Norway, and Thailand.

Background on AD/CVD Investigations

Antidumping duty (“AD”) and countervailing duty (“CVD”) investigations are brought jointly by the U.S. International Trade Commission (“USITC”) and the U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”). AD investigations are triggered when a domestic industry alleges that it has been injured by competing imports of particular goods from specific countries being sold at less than a fair value. Meanwhile, CVD investigations are triggered when a domestic industry alleges that it has been injured by competing imports that are being unfairly subsidized by their governments. The domestic industry initiating the investigation is known as the petitioner while the foreign industry participating in the investigation is known as the respondent.

Scope of the Investigation

The merchandise covered is all forms and sizes of silicon metal, including silicon metal powder. Silicon metal contains at least 85.00 percent but less than 99.99 percent silicon, and less than 4.00 percent iron, by actual weight. Semiconductor grade silicon (merchandise containing at least 99.99 percent silicon by actual weight and classifiable under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) subheading 2804.61.0000) is excluded from the scope of this investigation.  

Silicon metal is currently classifiable under subheadings 2804.69.1000 and 2804.69.5000 of the HTSUS. While the HTSUS numbers are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the scope remains dispositive. 

Next Steps

On May 21, 2025, the U.S. Department […]

On May 22, 2025, Colombia Forest Products, Commonwealth Plywood Co., Ltd., Manthei Wood Products, States Industries LLC, and Timber Products Company (collectively, “Coalition for Fair Trade in Hardwood Plywood” or “Petitioners”) filed antidumping and countervailing duties petitions on hardwood and decorative plywood from Indonesia, the People’s Republic of China, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.  

Antidumping duty investigations are administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (“ITC”). Dumping occurs when a foreign company sells a product to the United States below its normal value or cost of production. Subsidy is defined by a foreign government providing financial assistance to a foreign company for manufacturing or exportation.  

The scope of the petition (subject to change during the investigation) covers: 

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Hardwood and decorative plywood, and certain veneered panels as described below. For purposes of this proceeding, hardwood and decorative plywood is defined as a generally flat, multilayered plywood or other veneered panel, consisting of two or more layers or plies of wood veneers in combination with a core or without a core. The veneers, along with the core, may be glued or otherwise bonded together. A hardwood and decorative plywood panel must have at least either the face or back veneer composed of one or more species of hardwood, softwood, or bamboo. Hardwood and decorative plywood may include products that meet the American National Standard for Hardwood and Decorative Plywood, ANSI/HPVA HP- 1-2024 (including any revisions to […]