On June 17, 2021, the US Department of Commerce (USDOC) announced its final anti-dumping (AD) ruling on silicon metal imports from Malaysia and set a dumping rate of 12.27% to Malaysian producers and exporters.

The US International Trade Commission (USITC) was scheduled to make a final determination of this case on August 2, 2021.

The products involved are under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the US subheadings 2804.69.1000 and 2804.69.5000.

The AD investigation on subject goods from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, and Malaysia and the countervailing duty (CVD) investigation on the same products from Kazakhstan was launched on July 21, 2020, following the application filed by the US’ Globe Specialty Metals, Inc. and Mississippi Silicon LLC on June 30, 2020.