Notice2025-16553
Slag Pots From the People's Republic of China: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination
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Published
August 28, 2025
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of slag pots from the People's Republic of China (China). The period of investigation is January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 165 (Thursday, August 28, 2025)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-16553]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-570-197]
Slag Pots From the People's Republic of China: Final Affirmative
Countervailing Duty Determination
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that
countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters
of slag pots from the People's Republic of China (China). The period of
investigation is January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023.
DATES: Applicable August 28, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Samuel Brummitt or T.J. Worthington,
AD/CVD Operations, Office III, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-7851
or (202) 482-4567, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On April 3, 2025, Commerce published its Preliminary Determination
in the Federal Register.\1\ Because no comments were submitted by
interested parties, we have adopted our Preliminary Determination for
purposes of this final determination. Accordingly, no decision
memorandum accompanies this Federal Register notice. Commerce conducted
this investigation in accordance with section 705 of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (the Act).
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\1\ See Slag Pots from the People's Republic of China:
Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, 90 FR
14625 (April 3, 2025) (Preliminary Determination), and accompanying
Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM).
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Scope of the Investigation
The products covered by this investigation are slag pots from
China. For a complete description of the scope of this investigation,
see Appendix.
Scope Comments
In the Preliminary Scope Memorandum, we set aside a period of time
for parties to raise issues regarding product coverage (i.e., scope) in
scope-specific case or other written comments on scope issues.\2\ We
received no comments from interested parties on the scope of the
investigation as it appeared in the Preliminary Scope Memorandum.
Therefore, we made no changes to the scope of the investigation.\3\
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\2\ See Memorandum, ``Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum,''
dated March 27, 2025 (Preliminary Scope Memorandum).
\3\ Id. at Appendix.
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Verification
Because the mandatory respondents in this investigation did not
provide information requested by Commerce, and Commerce determined that
the mandatory respondents were uncooperative, no verification was
conducted.
All-Others Rate
As discussed in the Preliminary Determination, Commerce based the
selection of the all-others rate on the countervailable subsidy rates
established for the mandatory respondents, in accordance with 703(d) of
the Act.\4\ Consistent with section 705(c)(5)(A)(ii) of the Act, we
made no changes to the methodology used to
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select the all-others rate for the final determination; specifically,
we have assigned the sole rate assigned to the mandatory respondents to
all other companies.
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\4\ See Preliminary Determination, 90 FR at 14625, 14626.
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Final Determination
Commerce determines that the following estimated countervailable
subsidy rates exist:
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Subsidy rate
Company (percent ad
valorem)
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Chaeng Great Wall Steel Casting Co. Ltd.............. * 226.16
UMECC Beijing Equipment Inc. Ltd..................... * 226.16
Cast-Con Engineering GmbH & Co. KG................... * 226.16
Changzhou Jinyuan Machinery Equipment Ltd. Co........ * 226.16
Dawang Metals Co. Ltd................................ * 226.16
GVA Krefeld GmbH..................................... * 226.16
Liaoning Mineral and Metallurgy Group Co. Ltd........ * 226.16
Luoyang Zhongtai Industries Co., Ltd................. * 226.16
Shantou Huaxing Metallurgical Equipment Co. Ltd...... * 226.16
Tangshan Sinya International Trade Co., Ltd.......... * 226.16
All Others........................................... 226.16
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* Rate is based on facts available with adverse inferences.
Disclosure
Normally, Commerce discloses to interested parties the calculations
performed in final determination within five days of any public
announcement or, if there is no public announcement, within five days
of the date of publication of this final determination in the Federal
Register, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). However, the program
rates assigned as AFA in the Preliminary Determination are unchanged,
there are no additional calculations performed in this final
determination and, therefore, there are no calculations to disclose.
Suspension of Liquidation
As a result of our Preliminary Determination and pursuant to
sections 703(d)(1)(B) and (d)(2) of the Act, we instructed U.S. Customs
and Border Protection (CBP) to suspend liquidation of entries of
subject merchandise from China that were entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption, on or after April 3, 2025, the date of
publication of the Preliminary Determination in the Federal Register.
In accordance with section 703(d) of the Act, we instructed CBP to
discontinue the suspension of liquidation of all entries of subject
merchandise entered or withdrawn from warehouse, on or after August 1,
2025 but to continue the suspension of liquidation of all entries of
subject merchandise on or before July 31, 2025.
If the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) issues a final
affirmative injury determination, we will issue a countervailing duty
order, reinstate the suspension of liquidation under section 706(a) of
the Act, and require a cash deposit of estimated countervailing duties
for entries of subject merchandise in the amounts indicated above. If
the ITC determines that material injury, or threat of material injury,
does not exist, this proceeding will be terminated, and all estimated
duties deposited or securities posted as a result of the suspension of
liquidation will be refunded or canceled.
ITC Notification
In accordance with section 705(d) of the Act, we intend to notify
the ITC of our final affirmative determination that countervailable
subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of slag pots
from China. Because the final determination in this proceeding is
affirmative, in accordance with section 705(b) of the Act, the ITC will
make its final determination as to whether the domestic industry in the
United States is materially injured, or threatened with material
injury, by reason of imports of slag pots from China no later than 45
days after our final determination. In addition, we are making
available to the ITC all nonprivileged and nonproprietary information
related to this investigation. We will allow the ITC access to all
privileged and business proprietary information in our files, provided
the ITC confirms that it will not disclose such information, either
publicly or under an administrative protective order (APO), without the
written consent of the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
If the ITC determines that material injury or threat of material
injury does not exist, this proceeding will be terminated and all cash
deposits will be refunded or canceled, as Commerce determines to be
appropriate. If the ITC determines that such injury does exist,
Commerce intends to issue a countervailing duty order directing CBP to
assess, upon further instruction by Commerce, countervailing duties on
all imports of the subject merchandise that are entered, or withdrawn
from warehouse, for consumption on or after the effective date of the
suspension of liquidation, as discussed above in the ``Continuation of
Suspension of Liquidation'' section.
Administrative Protective Order (APO)
In the event that the ITC issues a final negative injury
determination, this notice will serve as the only reminder to parties
subject to an APO of their responsibility concerning the destruction of
proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR
351.305(a)(3). Timely written notification of the return/destruction of
APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order is hereby
requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO
is a violation which is subject to sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing this final determination in
accordance with sections 705(d) and 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.210(c).
Dated: August 25, 2025.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
Scope of the Investigation
The merchandise covered by the investigation is slag pots with a
nominal capacity of 65 cubic feet to 1200 cubic feet regardless of
shape, form, or finish.
Slag pots are load bearing devices typically formed as a curved
shell or bowl-shaped container. Slag pots are metallurgical goods
typically produced either using a casting
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process or a fabrication process (e.g., welding) and may include a
ceramic refractory coating, heat treatment or various finishes in
order to handle high temperature slag. Slag pots may contain
integral features or attachments including (1) legs (or a stand) and
(2) pivotal mounting hooks or brackets. Legs (or a stand) are a
fixed or detachable support structure which allows the slag pot to
be securely positioned upright on a surface when not being lifted or
transported and may also keep the slag pot off the ground and allow
for air cooling. The pivotal mounting hooks and brackets are
specialized attachment points (such as lifting lugs or trunnions)
that allow the slag pot to be securely lifted and transported by a
crane or lifting device, or that enable the slag pot to swing or
rotate while remaining attached to the lifting mechanism. The
merchandise covered by this investigation includes all
aforementioned attachments of a fully assembled slag pot, regardless
of whether shipped assembled or unassembled.
Slag pots are included within the scope whether finished or
unfinished, whether imported individually or with other subject or
non-subject merchandise, or whether assembled with attachments or
unassembled. Finishing includes, but is not limited to, arc washing,
welding, grinding, shot blasting, heat treatment, machining, and
assembly of various parts.
The country of origin for slag pots whether fully assembled,
unfinished or finished, is the country where the slag pot was cast
or forged. Subject merchandise includes slag pots that have been
further processed or further assembled in a third country. Further
processing and further assembly include, but is not limited to, arc
washing, welding, grinding, shot blasting, heat treatment, painting,
coating, priming, machining, and assembly of attachments.
Slag pots subject to the investigation are specified within the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under
subheadings 7309.00.0090 and 8454.20.0080. The slag pot attachments
covered by the scope of this investigation may enter under HTSUS
subheadings 7316.00.0000, 7325.10.0080, 7325.99.1000, 7325.99.5000,
and 7326.19.0080. The HTSUS subheading is provided for convenience
and customs purposes only. The written description of the scope of
the investigation is dispositive.
[FR Doc. 2025-16553 Filed 8-27-25; 8:45 am]
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