U.S. Department of Commerce Amends Results of Antidumping Duty Review on Activated Carbon from China

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Background:

The U.S. Department of Commerce has announced changes to the results of its review of antidumping duties on certain activated carbon from China. This review looked at imports from April 1, 2023, to March 31, 2024.

On April 23, 2026, the Commerce Department released the original results. However, errors were found by several companies involved. These companies included Calgon Carbon Corporation and Norit Americas, Inc., along with Datong Juqiang Activated Carbon Co., Ltd. and Ningxia Huahui Environmental Technology Co., Ltd.

The errors were seen as ‘ministerial,’ meaning they were mistakes like math errors or incorrect copying. The law says these kinds of mistakes can be fixed.

Specific Errors Corrected:

The errors affected how some costs were calculated. For Datong Juqiang Activated Carbon Co., Ltd., mistakes included how a by-product was excluded and the costs of electricity and packing were added up.

For Ningxia Huahui Environmental Technology Co., Ltd., errors included using incorrect export numbers and mislabeled units of measure.

Correcting these errors changed the dumping margin for Ningxia Huahui from $0.56 per kilogram to $0.04 per kilogram. This change also affected other non-selected companies, setting their new rate at $0.04 per kilogram.

Amended Results:

After corrections, the estimated dumping margins are:

• Datong Juqiang Activated Carbon Co., Ltd.: $0.00 per kilogram.
• Ningxia Huahui Environmental Technology Co., Ltd.: $0.04 per kilogram.

Cash Deposit Requirements:

With these new results, new cash deposit requirements will take effect. Companies must deposit an amount equal to their dumping margin for any future shipments. For example, Datong Juqiang will deposit $0.00 per kilogram, and Ningxia Huahui will deposit $0.04 per kilogram.

Conclusion:

These changes ensure that the duties applied are based on accurate information. The Department of Commerce will give specific instructions on how to handle affected imports to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

This decision aims to protect U.S. businesses by ensuring a fair trade environment with China in the activated carbon market.

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