Notice2026-08487
Unwrought Palladium From the Russian Federation: Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value
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Published
May 1, 2026
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that unwrought palladium (palladium) from the Russian Federation (Russia) is being, or is likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV). The period of investigation is January 1, 2025, through June 30, 2025.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 84 (Friday, May 1, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23402-23404]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-08487]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-821-840]
Unwrought Palladium From the Russian Federation: Final
Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that
unwrought palladium (palladium) from the Russian Federation (Russia) is
being, or is likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair
value (LTFV). The period of investigation is January 1, 2025, through
June 30, 2025.
DATES: Applicable May 1, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Benjamin Nathan or Rebecca Janz, AD/
CVD Operations, Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3834 or (202)
482-2972, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On February 19, 2026, Commerce published in the Federal Register
its preliminary affirmative determination in the LTFV investigation of
palladium from Russia, and we invited interested parties to comment on
the Preliminary Determination.\1\ No interested party submitted
comments on the Preliminary Determination. Accordingly, the final
determination remains unchanged from the Preliminary Determination,
and, thus, there is no decision memorandum accompanying this notice.
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\1\ See Unwrought Palladium from the Russian Federation:
Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less-Than-Fair
Value, 90 FR 22704 (February 19, 2026) (Preliminary Determination),
and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM).
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Scope of the Investigation
The product covered by this investigation is palladium from Russia.
For a complete description of the scope of this investigation, see the
appendix to this notice.
Scope Comments
We received no comments from interested parties on the scope of the
investigation as it appeared in the Preliminary Determination.
Therefore, we made no changes to the scope of the investigation.
Verification
Because Commerce had no participating respondents in this
investigation, no verification was conducted.
Russia-Wide Entity and Use of Adverse Facts Available
As discussed in the Preliminary Determination, we found that all
Russian producers and exporters of palladium are part of the Russia-
wide entity because no companies were eligible for a separate rate.
Further, we relied solely on the application of adverse facts available
(AFA) for the Russia-wide entity, pursuant to sections 776(a) and (b)
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\ There is no new
information on the record that would cause us to revisit our decisions
in the Preliminary Determination. Accordingly, for this final
determination, we continue to find that all Russian producers and
exporters of palladium are part of the Russia-wide entity and the
application of AFA, pursuant to sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act, is
warranted with respect to the Russia-wide entity in this investigation.
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\2\ See Preliminary Determination PDM at 5-8.
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Combination Rates
Because no Russian exporters qualified for a separate rate, we did
not calculate producer/exporter combination rates for this final
determination.
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Final Determination
Commerce determines that the following estimated weighted-average
dumping margin exists:
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Weighted-average
Producer/exporter dumping margin Cash deposit rate
(percent) (percent) \3\
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Russia-Wide Entity........... * 132.83 132.83
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* Rate based on facts available with adverse inferences.
Disclosure
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\3\ To determine the cash deposit rate, Commerce normally
adjusts the estimated weighted-average dumping margin by the amount
of export subsidies countervailed in a companion countervailing duty
(CVD) proceeding, when CVD provisional measures are in effect.
Accordingly, where Commerce has made a final affirmative
determination for countervailable export subsidies, Commerce offsets
the estimated weighted-average dumping margin by the appropriate CVD
rate. However, Commerce has not yet made a final CVD determination.
Accordingly, Commerce has not offset the estimated weighted-average
dumping margin in this final determination.
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Normally, Commerce will disclose to interested parties the
calculations performed in connection with a final determination within
five days of any public announcement of the final determination or, if
there is no public announcement, within five days of the date of
publication of the notice of the final determination in the Federal
Register, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). However, because
Commerce received no comments on the Preliminary Determination, it is
adopting the Preliminary Determination as the final determination in
this investigation. Consequently, there are no calculations to
disclose.
Continuation of Suspension of Liquidation and Cash Deposit Requirements
In accordance with section 735(c)(1)(B) of the Act, Commerce will
instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to continue to
suspend liquidation of subject merchandise, as described in the
appendix to this notice, entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after February 19, 2026, which is the date of
publication of the affirmative Preliminary Determination in the Federal
Register, at the cash deposit rate indicated above.
Pursuant to section 735(c)(1)(B)(ii) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.210(d), we will instruct CBP to require a cash deposit for such
entries of merchandise equal to the amount by which the normal value
exceeds the U.S. price as follows: (1) for all Russian producers or
exporters of subject merchandise, the cash deposit rate will be equal
to the estimated dumping margin established for the Russia-wide entity;
and (2) for all third country exporters of subject merchandise, the
cash deposit rate is also the cash deposit rate applicable to the
Russia-wide entity. These suspension of liquidation instructions will
remain in effect until further notice.
To determine the antidumping duty (AD) cash deposit rate, Commerce
normally adjusts the estimated weighted-average dumping margin by the
amount of domestic subsidy pass-through and export subsidies determined
in a companion CVD proceeding. Accordingly, where Commerce has made a
final affirmative determination of countervailable export subsidies,
Commerce offsets the estimated weighted-average dumping margin by the
appropriate CVD rate. However, Commerce has not yet made a final CVD
determination. Accordingly, Commerce has not offset the estimated
weighted-average dumping margin in this final determination.
U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) Notification
In accordance with section 735(d) of the Act, Commerce will notify
the ITC of its final affirmative determination of sales at LTFV.
Because Commerce's final determination is affirmative, in accordance
with section 735(b)(2) 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, or sales (or the likelihood of sales) for importation, of
palladium from Russia no later than 45 days after this final
determination. If the ITC determines that material injury or threat of
material injury does not exist, this proceeding will be terminated, all
cash deposits will be refunded or canceled, and suspension of
liquidation will be lifted. If the ITC determines that such injury does
exist, Commerce will issue an AD order directing CBP to assess, upon
further instructions by Commerce, antidumping 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 and Cash Deposit Requirements'' section above.
Administrative Protective Order (APO)
This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to an
APO of their responsibility concerning the disposition of proprietary
information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR
351.305(a)(3). Timely written notification of the return or 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 sanctionable violation.
Notification to Interested Parties
This final determination is issued and published in accordance with
sections 735(d) and 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.210(c).
Dated: April 27, 2026.
Christopher Abbott,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
Scope of the Investigation
The scope of this investigation is unwrought palladium.
Unwrought palladium includes palladium, whether or not refined, in
the form of ingots, blocks, lumps, billets, cakes, slabs, pigs,
cathodes, anodes, briquettes, cubes, sticks, grains, sponge,
pellets, shot, powder, and similar primary forms.
Unwrought palladium is covered by the scope regardless of
production method. The scope includes unwrought palladium produced
through ore extraction, unwrought palladium produced by recycling
palladium-containing scrap, unwrought palladium produced by any
other method, and blends of unwrought palladium produced by
different methods.
The scope includes unwrought palladium that is commingled with
unwrought palladium from sources not subject to this investigation
or commingled with other metals. Only the subject unwrought
palladium component of such commingled
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products is covered by the scope of this investigation.
Subject merchandise includes merchandise matching the above
description that has been finished, packaged, or otherwise processed
in a third country, including by refining, grinding, commingling,
adding or removing additives (such as other metals), or performing
any other finishing, packaging, or processing that would not
otherwise remove the merchandise from the scope of the investigation
if performed in the subject country.
The covered merchandise is currently classified in the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) at
subheading 7110.21.0000. Unwrought palladium meeting the scope
description may also enter under HTSUS subheading 7110.29.0000.
Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and for
customs purposes, the written description of the subject merchandise
is dispositive.
[FR Doc. 2026-08487 Filed 4-30-26; 8:45 am]
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