On July 10, 2024, Tungsten Parts Wyoming, Inc. (“TPW”) (“Petitioners”), filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on imports from the People’s Republic of China (“China”). TPW alleges that producers and exporters from China are selling merchandise at less-than-fair-value and are subsidized by the Chinese government. If TPW successfully demonstrates that unfairly traded imports are causing material injury to the domestic industry, the U.S. government will impose antidumping and countervailing duties. Parties adversely affected by this case should consider participating at an early stage as the case is litigated before the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. International Trade Commission. We provide further details on the allegations made in the petition as well as a case schedule below.
SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION
The following language describes the imported merchandise from China that is within the scope of this Petition:
The merchandise covered by the investigations is certain tungsten spheres or balls, also known as shot, that are 92.6 percent or greater tungsten by weight. In scope shot have a diameter ranging from 1.5 mm to 10.0 mm. Subject shot can be referred to as “Tungsten Super Shot.” Merchandise is covered regardless of the combination of compounds that comprise the non-tungsten material and whether or not the tungsten shot is additionally coated with another material, including but not limited to copper, nickel, iron or metallic alloys.
Tungsten shot subject to the investigations may be classified under the following Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) subheading: 8101.99.8000. Merchandise may also be entered under HTS subheadings 8482.91.0020 or 9306.21.0000. The HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes only. The written description of the scope of the investigations is dispositive.
PETITIONERS
Tungsten Parts Wyoming, Inc.
1665 Venture Drive
Laramie, WY 82070
Tel: (307) 314-2808
COUNSEL FOR PETITIONERS
Bunchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, PC
1700 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006
NAMED PRODUCERS/EXPORTERS
For a list of foreign producers/exporters alleged by Petitioners, please see Attachment I.
NAMED IMPORTERS
For a list of importers alleged by the Petitioner, please see Attachment II.
SUBSIDIES
For a list of subsidies alleged by the Petitioner, please see Attachment III.
ESTIMATED SCHEDULE
| Event | Earliest Date |
| Petition Filed | July 10, 2024 |
| DOC Initiation | July 30, 2024 |
| ITC Preliminary Investigation: | |
| Questionnaires Due | July 24, 2024 |
| Request to appear at hearing | July 29, 2024 |
| Hearing | July 31, 2024 |
| Briefs | August 5, 2024 |
| ITC Vote | August 24, 2024 |
| DOC Investigation Schedule: | |
| DOC Preliminary Antidumping Determination | December 17, 2024 |
| DOC Final Antidumping Determination | March 2, 2025 |
| DOC Preliminary Countervailing Determination | October 3, 2024 |
| DOC Final Countervailing Determination | December 17, 2024 |
| ITC Final Investigation: | |
| ITC Final AD Determination | April 16, 2025 |
| ITC Final CVD Determination | January 31, 2025 |
ALLEGED DUMPING MARGINS
China: 196.32%
IMPORTS OF SUBJECT MERCHANDISE
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
| China | |||
| First Unit of Quantity | 37,927 | 14,318 | 2,016 |
| Landed Duty-Paid Value | 29,376 | 3,387 | 2,222 |
| AUV(Landed Duty-Paid Value/First Unit of Quantity) | .77 | .24 | 1.10 |
CONTACT US For more information concerning this petition and how it may affect your business, please contact Nithya Nagarajan, Dan Wilson, Jeffrey Neeley, and Stephen Brophy.