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Notice2025-236982025-12-23

Ceramic Tile From the People's Republic of China: Notice of Court Decision Not in Harmony With Final Scope Ruling and Notice of Amended Final Scope Ruling Pursuant to Court Decision

Commerce Department, International Trade Administration

Abstract

On October 20, 2025, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) issued its final judgment in Elysium Tiles, Inc. et al v. United States, Court No. 23-00041, sustaining the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce)'s second remand redetermination pertaining to the scope ruling for the antidumping duty and countervailing duty orders on ceramic tile from the People's Republic of China. Commerce is notifying the public that the CIT's final judgment is not in harmony with Commerce's scope ruling, and that Commerce is amending the scope ruling to find that Elysium Tiles, Inc. and Elysium Tile Florida, Inc. (collectively, Elysium)'s composite tile is not covered by the scope of the Orders.\1\ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Action & Dates

Dates
Applicable October 30, 2025.

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Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration [A-570-108, C-570-109] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: On October 20, 2025, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) issued its final judgment in Elysium Tiles, Inc. et al v. United States, Court No. 23-00041, sustaining the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce)'s second remand redetermination pertaining to the scope ruling for the antidumping duty and countervailing duty orders on ceramic tile from the People's Republic of China. Commerce is notifying the public that the CIT's final judgment is not in harmony with Commerce's scope ruling, and that Commerce is amending the scope ruling to find that Elysium Tiles, Inc. and Elysium Tile Florida, Inc. (collectively, Elysium)'s composite tile is not covered by the scope of the Orders. [ 1 ] DATES: Applicable October 30, 2025. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: George McMahon, AD/CVD Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1167. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On January 25, 2023, Commerce found Elysium's composite tile to be covered by the scope of the Orders. [ 2 ] On July 18, 2024, the CIT remanded Commerce's final scope ruling as unsupported by substantial evidence and not in accordance with law. [ 3 ] The CIT held that Commerce: (1) failed to p

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Citation: 90 FR 60057