Business & Commerce

Notice of Extension of the Deadline for Determining the Adequacy of the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Petitions: Lithium Hexafluorophosphate From the People's Republic of China

🇺🇸United States··Notice·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

The U.S. Department of Commerce has extended the deadline to determine whether antidumping and countervailing duty petitions on imports of lithium hexafluorophosphate (LiPF6) from China meet industry support requirements. The petitions were filed on March 5, 2026 by Mexichem Fluor Inc. dba Orbia Fluor & Energy Materials. Because it is unclear if the petitions are supported by at least 25% of total domestic production and more than 50% of the production of the portion of the industry expressing a view, Commerce is using its authority to extend the decision period by 20 days. The new deadline for the initiation determination is April 14, 2026. The agency will gather additional information on industry support before deciding whether to initiate investigations.

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Key Changes

  • Original 20-day initiation determination deadline extended by an additional 20 days
  • New deadline for initiation decision set as no later than April 14, 2026
  • Petitions filed on March 5, 2026 by Orbia Fluor & Energy Materials

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Obligations

What this law requires

high

Determine whether antidumping and countervailing duty petitions meet industry support requirements by April 14, 2026

U.S. Department of Commerce, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration
operational
high

Verify that domestic producers or workers supporting the petition account for at least 25 percent of total domestic production of lithium hexafluorophosphate

U.S. Department of Commerce, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration
operational
high

Verify that domestic producers or workers supporting the petition account for more than 50 percent of production by that portion of the industry expressing a view on the petition

U.S. Department of Commerce, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration
operational
high

Poll the industry or rely on other information to determine industry support if the petition does not establish support from producers accounting for more than 50 percent of total domestic production

U.S. Department of Commerce, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration
operational
medium

Use statistically valid sampling methods to poll the industry if there is a large number of producers and support requirements are not met

U.S. Department of Commerce, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration
operational

Affected Parties

U.S. producers of lithium hexafluorophosphateImporters of LiPF6 from China+4 more…

Tags

antidumping,countervailing duties,lithium hexafluorophosphate