Silicon Metal From Angola and the Lao People's Democratic Republic: Antidumping Duty Orders

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-762-001, A-553-001] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final determinations by the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), Commerce is issuing antidumping duty (AD) orders on silicon metal from Angola and the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Laos). DATES: Applicable April 16, 2026. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Doyle (Angola) or Caroline Carroll (Laos), AD/CVD Operations, Office IX, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5882 or (202) 482-4948, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On February 23, 2026, Commerce published its affirmative final determinations in the less than fair value (LTFV) investigations of silicon metal from Angola and Laos, in accordance with sections 735(d) and 777(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). [ 1 ] On April 6, 2026, pursuant to section 735(d) of the Act, the ITC notified Commerce of its final affirmative determinations that an industry in the United States is materially injured by reason of dumped imports of silicon metal from Angola and Laos, within the meaning of section 735(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act. [ 2 ] Scope of the Orders The product covered by these orders is silicon metal …