Notice2026-10249
Chromium Trioxide From the Republic of Türkiye: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value
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Published
May 22, 2026
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Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that chromium trioxide from the Republic of T[uuml]rkiye (T[uuml]rkiye) is being, or is likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV). The period of investigation (POI) is July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 99 (Friday, May 22, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30280-30282]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-10249]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-489-856]
Chromium Trioxide From the Republic of T[uuml]rkiye: Preliminary
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) preliminarily
determines that chromium trioxide from the Republic of T[uuml]rkiye
(T[uuml]rkiye) is being, or is likely to be, sold in the United States
at less than fair value (LTFV). The period of investigation (POI) is
July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025. Interested parties are invited to
comment on this preliminary determination.
DATES: Applicable May 22, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Monica Gillis, AD/CVD Operations,
Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-6384.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
This preliminary determination is made in accordance with section
733(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Commerce
published the notice of initiation of this investigation on January 5,
2026.\1\ For a complete description of the events that followed the
initiation of this investigation, see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.\2\ A list of topics included in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum is included as Appendix II to this notice. The Preliminary
Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically
via Enforcement and Compliance's
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Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service
System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at <a href="https://access.trade.gov">https://access.trade.gov</a>. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at <a href="https://access.trade.gov/frnotices">https://access.trade.gov/frnotices</a>.
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\1\ See Chromium Trioxide from India and the Republic of
T[uuml]rkiye: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 91
FR 234 (January 5, 2026) (Initiation Notice).
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Affirmative Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation
of Chromium Trioxide from the Republic of T[uuml]rkiye,'' dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary
Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Investigation
The product covered by this investigation is chromium trioxide from
T[uuml]rkiye. For a complete description of the scope of this
investigation, see Appendix I.
Scope Comments
In accordance with the Preamble to Commerce's regulations,\3\ the
Initiation Notice set aside a period of time for parties to raise
issues regarding product coverage (i.e., scope).\4\ No interested party
commented on the scope of the investigation as it appeared in the
Initiation Notice. Therefore, Commerce is not preliminarily modifying
the scope language as it appeared in the Initiation Notice.
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\3\ See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties; Final Rule,
62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997) (Preamble).
\4\ See Initiation Notice.
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Methodology
Commerce is conducting this investigation in accordance with
section 731 of the Act. Pursuant to section 776(a), Commerce has
preliminarily relied upon facts otherwise available for T[uuml]rkiye
[Scedil]i[scedil]e ve Cam Fabrikalar[inodot] A.[Scedil].
([Scedil]i[scedil]ecam), the mandatory respondent in this
investigation, because it failed to submit the necessary information to
calculate an antidumping margin in this investigation. Furthermore,
pursuant to sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act, Commerce has
preliminarily relied upon facts otherwise available, with adverse
inferences, for [Scedil]i[scedil]ecam. For a full description of the
methodology underlying the preliminary determination, see the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
All-Others Rate
Sections 733(d)(1)(ii) and 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act provide that in
the preliminary determination Commerce shall determine an estimated
all-others rate for all exporters and producers not individually
examined. This rate shall be an amount equal to the weighted average of
the estimated weighted-average dumping margins established for
exporters and producers individually investigated, excluding any
margins that are zero, de minimis, or determined entirely under section
776 of the Act.
Pursuant to section 735(c)(5)(B) of the Act, if the estimated
weighted-average dumping margins established for all exporters and
producers individually examined are zero, de minimis, or determined
based entirely on facts otherwise available, Commerce may use any
reasonable method to establish the estimated weighted-average dumping
margin for all other producers or exporters. Commerce has preliminarily
determined the estimated weighted-average dumping margin for the sole
individually examined respondent under section 776 of the Act.
Consequently, pursuant to section 735(c)(5)(B) of the Act, Commerce's
normal practice under these circumstances has been to calculate the
all-others rate as a simple average of the dumping margins from the
petition.\5\ Here, because the petition contains only a single dumping
margin, we have preliminarily assigned this rate as the all-others
rate.
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\5\ See, e.g., Notice of Preliminary Determination of Sales at
Less Than Fair Value: Sodium Nitrite from the Federal Republic of
Germany, 73 FR 21909, 21912 (April 23, 2008), unchanged in Notice of
Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Sodium Nitrite
from the Federal Republic of Germany, 73 FR 38986, 38987 (July 8,
2008), and accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum at Comment 2;
see also Notice of Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair
Value: Raw Flexible Magnets from Taiwan, 73 FR 39673, 39674 (July
10, 2008); and Steel Threaded Rod from Thailand: Preliminary
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Affirmative
Preliminary Determination of Critical Circumstances, 78 FR 79670,
79671 (December 31, 2013), unchanged in Steel Threaded Rod from
Thailand: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and
Affirmative Final Determination of Critical Circumstances, 79 FR
14476, 14477 (March 14, 2014).
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Preliminary Determination
Commerce preliminarily determines that the following estimated
weighted-average dumping margins exist:
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Estimated
weighted-
average
Exporter/producer dumping
margin
(percent)
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T[uuml]rkiye [Scedil]i[scedil]e ve Cam Fabrikalar[inodot] * 40.88
A.[Scedil].................................................
All Others.................................................. 40.88
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* This rate is based on adverse facts available (AFA).
Suspension of Liquidation
In accordance with section 733(d)(2) of the Act, Commerce will
direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to suspend liquidation
of entries of subject merchandise, as described in Appendix I, entered,
or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of
publication of this notice in the Federal Register. Further, pursuant
to section 733(d)(1)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(d), Commerce will
instruct CBP to require a cash deposit equal to the estimated weighted-
average dumping margin or the estimated all-others rate, as follows:
(1) The cash deposit rate for the respondent listed above will be equal
to the company-specific estimated weighted-average dumping margin
determined in this preliminary determination; (2) if the exporter is
not a respondent identified above, but the producer is, then the cash
deposit rate will be equal to the company-specific estimated weighted-
average dumping margin established for that producer of the subject
merchandise; and (3) the cash deposit rate for all other producers and
exporters will be equal to the all-others estimated weighted-average
dumping margin.
These suspension of liquidation instructions will remain in effect
until further notice.
Disclosure
Normally, Commerce discloses to interested parties the calculations
performed in connection with a preliminary determination within five
days of any public announcement or, if there is no public announcement,
within five days of the date of publication of the notice of
preliminary determination in the Federal Register in accordance with 19
CFR 351.224(b). However, because Commerce preliminarily applied AFA to
the individually examined company [Scedil]i[scedil]ecam in this
investigation, in accordance with section 776 of the Act, and the
applied AFA rate is based solely on the petition, there are no
calculations to disclose.
Consistent with 19 CFR 351.224(e), Commerce will analyze and, if
appropriate, correct any timely allegations of significant ministerial
errors by amending the preliminary determination. However, consistent
with 19 CFR 351.224(d), Commerce will not consider incomplete
allegations that do not address the significance standard under 19 CFR
351.224(g) following the preliminary determination. Instead, Commerce
will address such allegations in the final determination together with
issues raised in the case briefs or other written comments.
Verification
Because the examined respondent in this investigation did not
provide information requested by Commerce, and Commerce preliminarily
determines the examined respondent to have been
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uncooperative, we will not conduct verification.
Public Comment
Case briefs or other written comments may be submitted to the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance no later than 14
days after the date of publication of the preliminary determination.
Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the case briefs, may be
filed not later than five days after the date for filing case
briefs.\6\ Interested parties who submit case or rebuttal briefs in
this proceeding must submit: (1) a table of contents listing each
issue; and (2) a table of authorities.\7\
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\6\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d); see also Administrative Protective
Order, Service, and Other Procedures in Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 88 FR 67069, 67077 (September 29,
2023) (APO and Service Procedures).
\7\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
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As provided under 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2)(iii) and (d)(2)(iii), we
request that interested parties provide at the beginning of their
briefs a public, executive summary for each issue raised in their
briefs.\8\ Further, we request that interested parties limit their
executive summary of each issue to no more than 450 words, not
including citations. We intend to use the executive summaries as the
basis of the comment summaries included in the issues and decision
memorandum that will accompany the final determination in this
investigation. We request that interested parties include footnotes for
relevant citations in the executive summary of each issue. Note that
Commerce has amended certain of its requirements pertaining to the
service of documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f).\9\
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\8\ We use the term ``issue'' here to describe an argument that
Commerce would normally address in a comment of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
\9\ See APO and Service Procedures.
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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to
request a hearing, limited to issues raised in the case and rebuttal
briefs, must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance within 30 days after the date of publication
of this notice. Requests should contain (1) the party's name, address,
and telephone number; (2) the number of participants, and whether any
participant is a foreign national; and (3) a list of the issues to be
discussed. If a request for a hearing is made, Commerce intends to hold
the hearing at a time and date to be determined. Parties should confirm
by telephone the date, time, and location of the hearing two days
before the scheduled date.
All submissions, including case and rebuttal briefs, as well as
hearing requests, should be filed via ACCESS.\10\ An electronically
filed document must be received successfully in its entirety by ACCESS
by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the established deadline.
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\10\ See 19 CFR 351.303.
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Final Determination
Section 735(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(1) provide that
Commerce will issue the final determination within 75 days after the
date of its preliminary determination. Accordingly, Commerce will make
its final determination no later than 75 days after the signature date
of this preliminary determination.
U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) Notification
In accordance with section 733(f) of the Act, Commerce will notify
the ITC of its preliminary determination. If the final determination is
affirmative, the ITC will determine before the later of 120 days after
the date of this preliminary determination or 45 days after the final
determination whether these imports are materially injuring, or
threaten material injury to, the U.S. industry.
Notification to Interested Parties
This determination is issued and published in accordance with
sections 733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.205(c).
Dated: May 18, 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 I
Scope of the Investigation
The merchandise subject to these investigations is chromium
trioxide (Chemical Abstracts Services (CAS) registry number 1333-82-
0), regardless of form (dry or solution). Chromium trioxide is an
inorganic compound with the molecular formula CrO<INF>3</INF> in dry
form and H<INF>2</INF>CrO<INF>4</INF> in solution form. All relevant
formulas refer to same product with one unit of Chromium (as Cr+6)
and three units of Oxygen, such as Cr<INF>4</INF>O<INF>12</INF>; and
Cr<INF>0.25</INF>O<INF>0.75</INF>.
The product in dry form is generally referred to as chromium
trioxide, which is the acidic anhydride of chromic acid. Chromium
trioxide in solution form may be referred to as chromic acid.
However, the dry form may also be marketed under the name chromic
acid.
A non-exhaustive list of other names used for the subject
merchandise includes: chromic anhydride, chromic trioxide, chromium
(VI) oxide, monochromium trioxide, chromia, chromium (VI) trioxide,
trioxochromium, and chromtrioxid. A non-exhaustive list of trade
names for the subject merchandise includes: 11910080KROMSAV-ANHIDRID
IP, Aktivkohle, impr[auml]gniert, Typ PLWK, Chromsaure, and
Chroomzuur.
All chromium trioxide is covered by the scope of these
investigations irrespective of purity, particle size, or physical
form. Chromium trioxide is generally imported in dry form, including
in the form of pellets, flakes, powders, or beads, but the scope
includes chromium trioxide in solution form.
Chromium trioxide that has been blended with another product or
products other than water is included in the scope if the resulting
mix contains 90 percent or more of chromium trioxide by total
formula weight, such as chromium trioxide mixed with a catalyst to
make the product ready for use in metal finishing applications. If
chromium trioxide is imported blended with another product, only the
chromium trioxide content of the blend is included within the scope.
Subject merchandise also includes chromium trioxide that has
been processed in a third country into a product that otherwise
would be within the scope of these investigations, i.e., if any such
further processing would not otherwise remove the merchandise from
the scope of the investigation it is included in the scope of the
investigation, including blending, flaking, mixing with water, or
packaging. For example, the dry form of the subject merchandise may
be imported into a third country and then processed into solution
before shipment to the United States. Such a solution would be
subject to the scope.
The subject merchandise is provided for in subheading
2819.10.0000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS). In addition to 1333-82-0, import documentation may also
reflect CAS registry numbers 12324-05-9, 12324-08-2, and 1362947-20-
3. Although the HTSUS subheading and CAS registry numbers are
provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written
description of the scope is dispositive.
Appendix II
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Period of Investigation
IV. Application of Facts Available with Adverse Inferences
V. Recommendation
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