According to the announcement by the International Trade Administration (ITA) of the United States, on February 13, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce, USDOC) announced its preliminary affirmative determination in the antidumping duty (AD) investigation of certain tungsten shot from the People’s Republic of China (China). USDOC is also conducting a concurrent countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of certain tungsten shot from China.
Preliminary Dumping Rates: 201.32% (except for one unit with a rate of 183.31%)
Case Calendar
| Event | AD INVESTIGATION |
| Petition Filed | July 10, 2024 |
| Commerce Initiation Date | August 6, 2024 |
| ITC Preliminary Determination | August 26, 2024 |
| Commerce Preliminary Determination | February 12, 2025 |
| Commerce Final Determination | July 7, 2025 |
| ITC Final Determination* | August 21, 2025 |
| Issuance of Order** | August 28, 2025 |
NOTE: Commerce’s preliminary and final determination deadlines are governed by statute. For AD investigations, the deadlines are set forth in sections 733(b) and 735(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended. These deadlines may be extended under certain circumstances.
* This will take place only in the event of a final affirmative determination from Commerce.
** This will take place only in the event of final affirmative determinations from Commerce and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC).
Import Statistics
| China | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Volume (KG) | 6,577,413 | 9,717138 | 5,929,930 |
| Value (USD) | $16,236,830 | $19,480,775 | $10,877,564 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, accessed through S&P Global Trade Atlas (Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) subheading 9306.29.0000). Imports of certain tungsten shot enter under HTSUS subheadings that may cover subject and non-subject merchandise. Therefore, publicly available import data may not accurately reflect actual imports of tungsten shot covered by the scope of the investigations.
