- Effective Date: Jul 22, 2025
- Period of Review: Apr 01, 2024 to Sep 30, 2024
- Cite as: 90 FR 34423
Cite date: Jul 22, 2025
1.
On 07/22/2025, Commerce published in the Federal Register (90 FR 34423) its preliminary determination of sales at less than fair value and postponement of the final determination in the antidumping duty investigation of active anode material from the People's Republic of China.
2.
The merchandise covered by this investigation has changed.
The merchandise covered by the investigation is active anode material, which is an anode grade graphite material with a graphite minimum purity content of 90 percent carbon by weight, whether containing synthetic graphite, natural graphite, or a blend of synthetic and natural graphite; with or without coating.
Subject merchandise may be in the form of powder, dry, liquid, or block form and is covered irrespective of the form in which it enters.
Subject merchandise typically has a maximum size of 80 microns when in powder form.
Subject merchandise has an energy density of 330 milliamp hours per gram or greater and a degree of graphitization of 80 percent or greater, where graphitization refers to the extent of the graphite crystal structure.
Subject merchandise is covered regardless of whether it is mixed with silicon based active materials, e.g., silicon-oxide (SiOx), silicon-carbon (SiC), or silicon, or additives such as carbon black or carbon nanotubes.
Subject merchandise is covered regardless of the combination of compounds that comprise the graphite material.
Subject merchandise is covered regardless of whether it is imported independently, as part of a compound, in a battery, as a component of an anode slurry, or in a subassembly of a battery such as an electrode.
Only the anode grade graphite material is covered when entered as part of a mixture with silicon based active materials, as part of a compound, in a battery, as a component of an anode slurry, or in a subassembly of a battery such as an electrode.
Active anode material subject to the investigation may be classified under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) subheadings 2504.10.5000 and 3801.10.5000.
Subject merchandise may also enter under HTSUS subheadings 2504.10.1000 and 3801.90.0000.
The HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes only.
The written description of the scope of the investigation is dispositive.
3. This proceeding has been assigned case number A-570-194.
4.
For imports of active anode material from the People's Republic of China, CBP shall suspend liquidation of such shipments entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 07/22/2025.
Effective 07/22/2025, CBP shall require, for such entries of active anode material from the People's Republic of China for the exporter/producer combinations listed below, a cash deposit equal to the antidumping duty cash deposits listed below.
Exporter: China-Wide Entity
Case number: A-570-194-000
Cash deposit rate: 102.72%
Exporter: Carbon ONE New Energy Group Co., Ltd
Producer: Zhejiang Lichen New Materials Co., Ltd
Case number: A-570-194-001
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Canadian Solar Energy Holding Company Limited
Producer: Xiamen Hithium Energy Storage
Technology Co., Ltd
Case number: A-570-194-002
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Canadian Solar Energy Holding Company Limited
Producer: EVE Power Co., Ltd
Case number: A-570-194-003
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Canadian Solar Energy Holding Company Limited
Producer: CSI Energy Storage Co., Ltd
Case number: A-570-194-004
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Canadian Solar Energy Holding Company Limited
Producer: CSI Energy Storage Technology (Dafeng) Co., Ltd
Case number: A-570-194-005
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Farasis Energy (Zhenjiang) Co., Ltd
Producer: Farasis Energy (Zhenjiang) Co., Ltd
Case number: A-570-194-006
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Farasis Energy (Ganzhou) Co., Ltd
Producer: Farasis Energy (Ganzhou) Co., Ltd
Case number: A-570-194-007
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Tesla Manufacturing Brandenburg SE
Producer: BTR New Material Group Co., Ltd
Case number: A-570-194-008
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Tesla (Shanghai) Co., Ltd
Producer: Shijiazhuang Shangtai Technology Co., Ltd
Case number: A-570-194-009
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Tesla (Shanghai) Co., Ltd
Producer: Guangdong Kaijin New Energy Technology Corp., Ltd
Case number: A-570-194-010
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Tesla (Shanghai) Co., Ltd
Producer: BTR New Material Group Sales Co., Ltd
Case number: A-570-194-011
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Tesla (Shanghai) Co., Ltd
Producer: Shanghai XFH Technology Co. Ltd
Case number: A-570-194-012
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: LG Energy Solution (Nanjing) Co. Ltd
Producer: LG Energy Solution (Nanjing) Co. Ltd
Case number: A-570-194-013
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Panasonic Energy Nandan, Co., Ltd
Producer: Resonac Corporation
Case number: A-570-194-014
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Panasonic Energy Nandan, Co., Ltd
Producer: BTR New Material Group Co., Ltd
Case number: A-570-194-015
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Panasonic Energy Nandan, Co., Ltd
Producer: BTR (Jiangsu) New Energy Material
Case number: A-570-194-016
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Panasonic Energy (Suzhou) Co., Ltd
Producer: Resonac Electronic Materials (Yantai) Co., Ltd
Case number: A-570-194-017
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Panasonic Energy (Suzhou) Co., Ltd
Producer: BTR New Material Group Co., Ltd
Case number: A-570-194-018
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Panasonic Energy (Wuxi) Co., Ltd
Producer: Resonac Corporation
Case number: A-570-194-019
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Panasonic Energy (Wuxi) Co., Ltd
Producer: Resonac Electronic Materials (Yantai) Co., Ltd
Case number: A-570-194-020
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Panasonic Energy (Wuxi) Co., Ltd
Producer: BTR New Material Group Co., Ltd
Case number: A-570-194-021
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Panasonic Energy Mexico, S.A. DE. C.V
Producer: Resonac Corporation
Case number: A-570-194-022
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Panasonic Energy Mexico, S.A. DE. C.V
Producer: Resonac Electronic Materials (Yantai) Co., Ltd
Case number: A-570-194-023
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Panasonic Energy Mexico, S.A. DE. C.V
Producer: BTR New Material Group Co., Ltd
Case number: A-570-194-024
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Panasonic Global Procurement (China) Co., Ltd
Producer: BTR New Material Group Co., Ltd
Case number: A-570-194-025
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Panasonic Global Procurement (China) Co., Ltd
Producer: BTR (Jiangsu) New Energy Material
Case number: A-570-194-026
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Panasonic Global Procurement (China) Co., Ltd
Producer: Huzhou Kaijin New Energy Technology Corp., Ltd
Case number: A-570-194-027
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Panasonic Connect Co., Ltd
Producer: Resonac Corporation
Case number: A-570-194-028
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Panasonic Connect Co., Ltd
Producer: BTR New Material Group Co., Ltd
Case number: A-570-194-029
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Panasonic AVC Networks Taiwan Co., Ltd
Producer: Resonac Corporation
Case number: A-570-194-030
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Panasonic AVC Networks Taiwan Co., Ltd
Producer: BTR New Material Group Co., Ltd
Case number: A-570-194-031
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd
Producer: Resonac Corporation
Case number: A-570-194-032
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd
Producer: BTR (Jiangsu) New Energy Material
Case number: A-570-194-033
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd
Producer: BTR New Material Group Co., Ltd
Case number: A-570-194-034
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Panasonic Kabushiki Kaisha (Panasonic Corporation)
Producer: Resonac Corporation
Case number: A-570-194-035
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Panasonic Kabushiki Kaisha (Panasonic Corporation)
Producer: BTR New Material Group Co., Ltd
Case number: A-570-194-036
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Panasonic Entertainment & Communication Co., Ltd
Producer: Resonac Corporation
Case number: A-570-194-037
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Panasonic Entertainment & Communication Co., Ltd
Producer: BTR New Material Group Co., Ltd
Case number: A-570-194-038
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Panasonic Manufacturing (Shanghai) Co., Ltd
Producer: Resonac Corporation
Case number: A-570-194-039
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Panasonic Manufacturing (Shanghai) Co., Ltd
Producer: BTR New Material Group Co., Ltd
Case number: A-570-194-040
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Prime Planet Energy & Solutions, Inc
Producer: Prime Planet Energy Dalian Co
Case number: A-570-194-041
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Saft (Zhuhai) Energy Storage Co., Ltd
Producer: Tianjin Lishen Battery Joint-Stock Co., Ltd
Case number: A-570-194-042
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Saft (Zhuhai) Energy Storage Co., Ltd
Producer: Qingdao Lishen New Energy Technology Co. Ltd
Case number: A-570-194-043
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Sunwoda Electronic Co., Ltd
Producer: Sunwoda Electronic Co., Ltd
Case number: A-570-194-044
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Sunwoda Electronic Co., Ltd
Producer: Zhejiang Sunwoda Electronic Co., Ltd
Case number: A-570-194-045
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Sunwoda Energy Technology Co., Ltd
Producer: Huizhou Sunwoda Energy Technology Co., Ltd
Case number: A-570-194-046
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Sunwoda Mobility Energy Technology Co., Ltd
Producer: Nanjing Sunwoda New Power Co., Ltd
Case number: A-570-194-047
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: SK On Co., Ltd
Producer: BTR New Material Group Co., Ltd
Case number: A-570-194-048
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Samsung SDI Energy Malaysia Sdn, Bhd
Producer: BTR New Material Group Sales Co., Ltd
Case number: A-570-194-049
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Samsung SDI Energy Malaysia Sdn, Bhd
Producer: Jiangxi Zichen Technology Co., Ltd
Case number: A-570-194-050
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Samsung SDI (Tianjin) Battery Co., Ltd
Producer: BTR New Material Group Sales Co., Ltd
Case number: A-570-194-051
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Samsung SDI (Tianjin) Battery Co., Ltd
Producer: Jiangxi Zichen Technology Co., Ltd
Case number: A-570-194-052
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Samsung SDI (Tianjin) Battery Co., Ltd
Producer: Carbon ONE New Energy Group Co., Ltd
Case number: A-570-194-053
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Samsung SDI Hungary ZRT
Producer: BTR New Material Group Sales Co., Ltd
Case number: A-570-194-054
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Samsung SDI Hungary ZRT
Producer: Jiangxi Zichen Technology Co., Ltd
Case number: A-570-194-055
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd
Producer: BTR New Material Group Sales Co., Ltd
Case number: A-570-194-056
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd
Producer: Jiangxi Zichen Technology Co., Ltd
Case number: A-570-194-057
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Hunan Zhongke Shinzoom Co., Ltd
Producer: Guizhou Zhongke Shinzoom Co., Ltd
Case number: A-570-194-058
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Jiangxi Zichen Technology Co., Ltd
Producer: Jiangxi Zichen Technology Co., Ltd
Case number: A-570-194-059
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Resonac Corporation
Producer: Henan Yicheng New Energy Co., Ltd
Case number: A-570-194-060
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Resonac Corporation
Producer: PetroChina Daqing Petrochemical Company
Case number: A-570-194-061
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Resonac Corporation
Producer: Qingdao Qingbei Carbon Products Co., Ltd
Case number: A-570-194-062
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Shanghai Shanshan New Material Co., Ltd
Producer: Inner Mongolia Shanshan Technology Co., Ltd
Case number: A-570-194-063
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Shanghai Shanshan New Material Co., Ltd
Producer: Sichuan Shanshan New Material Co., Ltd
Case number: A-570-194-064
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Shanghai Shanshan New Material Co., Ltd
Producer: Fujian Shanshan Technology Co., Ltd
Case number: A-570-194-065
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Shanghai Shanshan New Material Co., Ltd
Producer: Ningbo Shanshan New Material Technology Co., Ltd
Case number: A-570-194-066
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Third Country: Japan
Case Number: A-588-194
Exporter: China-Wide Entity
Case number: A-588-194-000
Cash deposit rate: 102.72%
Exporter: Panasonic Energy Nandan, Co., Ltd
Producer: Resonac Corporation
Case number: A-588-194-001
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Panasonic Energy Nandan, Co., Ltd
Producer: BTR New Material Group Co., Ltd
Case number: A-588-194-002
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Panasonic Energy Nandan, Co., Ltd
Producer: BTR (Jiangsu) New Energy Material
Case number: A-588-194-003
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Panasonic Energy (Suzhou) Co., Ltd
Producer: Resonac Electronic Materials (Yantai) Co., Ltd
Case number: A-588-194-004
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Panasonic Energy (Suzhou) Co., Ltd
Producer: BTR New Material Group Co., Ltd
Case number: A-588-194-005
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Panasonic Energy (Wuxi) Co., Ltd
Producer: Resonac Corporation
Case number: A-588-194-006
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Panasonic Energy (Wuxi) Co., Ltd
Producer: Resonac Electronic Materials (Yantai) Co., Ltd
Case number: A-588-194-007
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Panasonic Energy (Wuxi) Co., Ltd
Producer: BTR New Material Group Co., Ltd
Case number: A-588-194-008
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Panasonic Energy Mexico, S.A. DE. C.V
Producer: Resonac Corporation
Case number: A-588-194-009
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Panasonic Energy Mexico, S.A. DE. C.V
Producer: Resonac Electronic Materials (Yantai) Co., Ltd
Case number: A-588-194-010
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Panasonic Energy Mexico, S.A. DE. C.V
Producer: BTR New Material Group Co., Ltd
Case number: A-588-194-011
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Panasonic Global Procurement (China) Co., Ltd
Producer: BTR New Material Group Co., Ltd
Case number: A-588-194-012
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Panasonic Global Procurement (China) Co., Ltd
Producer: BTR (Jiangsu) New Energy Material
Case number: A-588-194-013
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Panasonic Global Procurement (China) Co., Ltd
Producer: Huzhou Kaijin New Energy Technology Corp., Ltd
Case number: A-588-194-014
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Panasonic Connect Co., Ltd
Producer: Resonac Corporation
Case number: A-588-194-015
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Panasonic Connect Co., Ltd
Producer: BTR New Material Group Co., Ltd
Case number: A-588-194-016
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Panasonic AVC Networks Taiwan Co., Ltd
Producer: Resonac Corporation
Case number: A-588-194-017
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Panasonic AVC Networks Taiwan Co., Ltd
Producer: BTR New Material Group Co., Ltd
Case number: A-588-194-018
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd
Producer: Resonac Corporation
Case number: A-588-194-019
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd
Producer: BTR (Jiangsu) New Energy Material
Case number: A-588-194-020
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd
Producer: BTR New Material Group Co., Ltd
Case number: A-588-194-021
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Panasonic Kabushiki Kaisha (Panasonic Corporation)
Producer: Resonac Corporation
Case number: A-588-194-022
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Panasonic Kabushiki Kaisha (Panasonic Corporation)
Producer: BTR New Material Group Co., Ltd
Case number: A-588-194-023
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Panasonic Entertainment & Communication Co., Ltd
Producer: Resonac Corporation
Case number: A-588-194-024
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Panasonic Entertainment & Communication Co., Ltd
Producer: BTR New Material Group Co., Ltd
Case number: A-588-194-025
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Panasonic Manufacturing (Shanghai) Co., Ltd
Producer: Resonac Corporation
Case number: A-588-194-026
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
Exporter: Panasonic Manufacturing (Shanghai) Co., Ltd
Producer: BTR New Material Group Co., Ltd
Case number: A-555-194-027
Cash deposit rate: 93.50%
5.
For all other entries of active anode material from the People's Republic of China, the following cash deposit instructions apply:
A.
For all Chinese exporters of active anode material from the People's Republic of China which have not received their own rate, the cash deposit rate will be the China-wide rate.
B.
For all non-Chinese exporters of active anode material from the People's Republic of China which have not received their own rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate applicable to the exporter/producer combinations that supplied that non-Chinese exporter.
6. If there are any questions by the importing public regarding this message, please contact the Call Center for the Office of AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce at (202) 482-0984.
CBP ports should submit their inquiries through authorized CBP channels only.
(This message was generated by OI: HP.)
7. There are no restrictions on the release of this information.
Alexander Amdur