Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is automatically initiating five-year reviews, known as Sunset Reviews, of existing antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders and suspended investigations. This process is mandated under the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and requires a periodic reassessment of whether trade remedy orders remain necessary to prevent injury to domestic industries. The Sunset Review process determines whether the expiration of an AD or CVD order would likely lead to a continuation or recurrence of dumping or subsidization, and whether it would cause material injury to a domestic industry. Commerce and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) conduct parallel reviews, with ITC publishing a concurrent notice of Institution of Five-Year Reviews covering the same orders. If neither Commerce nor the ITC finds that revocation of an order would likely have adverse trade effects, the order is revoked. If one or both agencies find otherwise, the order remains in place for another five years. This mechanism ensures that trade protections are maintained only as long as necessary and do not become permanent by default.

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