Silicon Metal From the Lao People's Democratic Republic: Countervailing Duty Order

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-553-002] 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 U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), Commerce is issuing a countervailing duty (CVD) order on silicon metal from the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Laos). DATES: Applicable April 16, 2026. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shane Subler or Laurel Smalley, AD/CVD Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-6241 or (202) 482-3456, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background In accordance with sections 705(d) and 777(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), on February 23, 2026, Commerce published in the Federal Register its affirmative final determination that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of silicon metal from Laos. [ 1 ] On April 6, 2026, pursuant to section 705(d) of the Act, the ITC notified Commerce of its final affirmative determination that an industry in the United States is materially injured by reason of subsidized imports of silicon ( printed page 20404) metal from Laos, within the meaning of section 705(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act. [ 2 ] Scope of the Order The product covered by this order is silico…