A-570-806: antidumping duty order on Silicon Metal from China

A-570-806 is the US Department of Commerce case number for the antidumping duty order on Silicon Metal from China, in force since 10 June 1991 and continued after a sunset review on 29 November 2023. Goods in scope entered under this case carry an antidumping cash deposit at entry on top of the normal duty.

Reviewed September 2026 against the ITA order list and the Federal Register.

Case numberA-570-806Antidumping duty (AD), non-market economy
ProductSilicon Metal ITA commodity group: Chemicals and Allied Industries
CountryChina
StatusCurrent Order
Order date10 June 1991 71 FR 26334
Latest continuation29 November 2023 88 FR 83394
Next sunset reviewOctober 2028 month Commerce is due to initiate the five-year review

Rates in the order notice

91.06%All-others weighted-average dumping margin
139.49%PRC-wide Rate rate

As printed in the order notice (71 FR 26334, 4 May 2006). The deposit an entry pays today is the rate assigned to the exporter or producer on the invoice in the latest administrative review, which can be higher or lower than this; a company that has never been reviewed keeps the all-others rate. Check the current rate for your supplier in Commerce's ACCESS case record before pricing an order.

Scope, from the order notice

scope of the order on silicon metal from the PRC. Analysis of Comments Received All issues raised in these cases are addressed in the ``Issues and Decision Memorandum'' from Stephen J. Claeys, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, to David M. Spooner, Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, dated April 27, 2006 (``Issues and Decision Memorandum''), which is hereby adopted by this notice. The issues discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum include the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping and the magnitude of the margin likely to prevail if the orders were revoked. Parties can find a complete discussion of all issues raised in these sunset reviews and the corresponding recommendations in this public memorandum, which is on file in room B-099 of the main Department building. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly on our Web site at <a href="http://ia.ita.doc.gov">http://ia.ita.doc.gov</a>. …

Excerpt from 71 FR 26334. Scopes are amended by later scope rulings and circumvention findings; the notice list below has them.

What A-570-806 means when you import

Cash deposit at entry. For every entry of goods in scope, CBP collects an estimated antidumping duty cash deposit at the rate assigned to the exporter or producer on the entry, on top of the Column 1 duty and any Chapter 99 trade-remedy lines. The same product from two plants in China can deposit at different rates, so ask the supplier which legal entity will appear as exporter and as producer on the invoice before you price the order. China is treated as a non-market economy in antidumping cases: an exporter that has not established its own separate rate deposits at the country-wide rate, which is normally the highest in the case.

Deposit now, final duty later. The deposit is not the final duty. The entry stays unliquidated until Commerce completes the administrative review for the period it was entered in, then CBP liquidates it at the rate that review sets, and bills or refunds the difference with interest. AD/CVD entries therefore stay open for years, and the importer of record carries the difference. Commerce must be asked for a review each anniversary month of the order; if nobody asks, entries liquidate at the deposit rate.

Reimbursement certificate. Before liquidation the importer files a certificate under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) stating whether the exporter has paid or reimbursed the antidumping duty. If it is not filed, Commerce may presume reimbursement and deduct the duty a second time in the margin calculation. Brokers file it with the entry summary; make sure yours does.

Entry reporting. The AD/CVD case number goes on the 7501 line alongside the HTS number, and any Chapter 99 lines the goods carry are reported in the order CBP prescribes; the tariff updates tracker carries the current Chapter 99 sequence and the actions behind it. Goods finished, cut or packaged in a third country stay in scope if the notice's written scope covers them, so a change of shipping origin is not a change of AD/CVD origin.

Estimating the stack. The tariff simulator returns the Column 1 rate and the Chapter 99 additional duties for an HTS number and origin; it does not add antidumping or countervailing deposits. Add the deposit at your supplier's current rate on top of what it shows. Airlift USA does not hold a US customs broker licence; entries on cargo we move are filed through our licensed broker network.

Federal Register notices

All 51 notices on docket A-570-806 at federalregister.gov → · Case record in Commerce's ACCESS →

Other AD/CVD cases on goods from China

All orders in place, searchable by product, country and case →

Case list: AD/CVD Orders and Suspension Agreements, International Trade Administration, Enforcement and Compliance — ITA dashboard, export of September 2026. Notices, rates and HTS numbers: Federal Register API v1. Both are US Government works in the public domain. This page is a reference, not legal or customs advice.

Importing silicon metal from China under A-570-806?

Tell us the product, the exporter and producer named on the invoice, the load port, the US delivery point and the ready date. We come back with the ocean freight, the destination charges and how the entry is filed through our licensed broker network; the AD/CVD cash deposit itself is set by the rate on the entry, not by us.

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