Large Diameter Graphite Electrodes From the People's Republic of China and India: Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigations

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 [C-570-221, C-533-949] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. DATES: Applicable March 16, 2026. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph Molokwu at (202) 482-8043 (the People's Republic of China (China)) and Nathan James and Olivia Woolverton (India) at (202) 482-5305 and (202) 482-7453, respectively, AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Petitions On February 24, 2026, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) received countervailing duty (CVD) petitions concerning imports of large diameter graphite electrodes (large graphite electrodes) from China and India filed in proper form on behalf of the LDGE Fair Trade Coalition and its individual members (the petitioners). [ 1 ] The CVD Petitions were accompanied by antidumping duty (AD) petitions concerning imports of large graphite electrodes from China and India. [ 2 ] Between February 26 and March 10, 2026, Commerce requested supplemental information pertaining to certain aspects of the Petitions in supplemental questionnaires. [ 3 ] Between March 3 and 11, 2026, the petitioners filed timely responses to these requests for additional information. [ 4 ] In accordance with section 702(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), the petitioners allege th…