Commerce to Impose Preliminary AD on Key EV Battery Material From China
The Commerce Department is imposing preliminary antidumping duties of 93.5% on certain imports of Chinese graphite, a key material used in electric vehicle batteries.
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The agency said in a July 17 fact sheet that it will soon suspend liquidation and impose AD cash deposit requirements on imports of Chinese active anode material, which is the primary component for lithium-ion battery anodes. The AD rate will be 93.5% for specific Chinese exporters, and the China-wide rate will be 102.72%. The decision comes after the American Active Anode Material Producers in December requested an investigation on those imports (see 2412190037).
Suspension of liquidation and cash deposit requirements will take effect for entries on or after the date of publication of the preliminary determinations in the Federal Register, which should occur in the coming days. Commerce already has suspended liquidation and required countervailing duty cash deposits in its concurrent CVD investigation on the same product from China, as of May 20 (see 2505200038).