U.S. Commerce Department Finds No Dumping by Malaysian Silicon Producer for 2023–2024
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On February 10, 2026, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced the preliminary results of its administrative review of the antidumping duty order on silicon metal from Malaysia. The agency reviewed the activities of one company: PMB Silicon Sdn. Bhd.
This review covered the period of August 1, 2023, through July 31, 2024.
Commerce found that PMB Silicon did not sell silicon metal in the United States at prices below normal value during this period. The preliminary dumping margin assigned to PMB Silicon is 0.00 percent.
The U.S. government began the review on September 20, 2024. The review followed the procedure laid out under section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930. Updates to deadlines occurred throughout 2024 and 2025 because of tolling and government shutdown-related delays.
The preliminary results are detailed in a document called the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. This memorandum is available to the public through the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS) at http://access.trade.gov.
Commerce used the methods in sections 772(a) and 773 of the Act to determine export price and normal value. A breakdown of the methods used can be found in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Companies or individuals who want to comment on these findings may submit case briefs. These briefs are due no later than 21 days after this notice’s publication. Rebuttal briefs, which reply to issues raised in case briefs, are due five days later. Both must follow specific rules, including providing a table of contents and a table of authorities.
Commerce also asks that all briefs include a public summary of each issue, limited to 450 words. These summaries help prepare the final results and are part of the official record.
Anyone who wants to request a hearing must submit their request within 30 days after the publication date. The request must include the name, contact information, number of participants, and a list of issues to be discussed.
After the final results are issued, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will assess duties on appropriate entries. If the final calculated dumping margin is not zero or de minimis, CBP will collect duties as instructed by Commerce. If the final margin is zero or de minimis — as it is preliminarily — CBP will not collect duties for those entries.
If PMB Silicon exported goods but did not know they were destined for the United States, then duties will be assessed using the original “all-others” rate of 12.27 percent.
Commerce will issue assessment instructions to CBP no sooner than 35 days after the publication of the final results. If a legal summons is filed in court, assessment will be delayed until that process is complete.
New cash deposit rates for future shipments will take effect upon publication of the final results. If PMB Silicon receives a zero or de minimis rate, its cash deposit rate will be set to zero. For other companies, the previous rates from earlier reviews or the original investigation will remain.
Commerce expects to publish the final results within 120 days, unless extended.
Importers are reminded to file reimbursement certificates. If an importer fails to file, Commerce may assume that antidumping duties were reimbursed and may double them as a consequence.
The agency issued this notice under authority in sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930, and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4).
This notice was signed by Christopher Abbott, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations (acting), on February 4, 2026.
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