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Certain Magnesia Carbon Bricks From the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Circumvention Inquiry on the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders

10 November 2026

In plain English

Commerce is initiating a country-wide circumvention inquiry into whether Chinese refractory bricks with trace alumina content evade the existing AD/CVD orders on magnesia carbon bricks from China.

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Topic
Trade remedies
Regulator
Commerce ITA
Published
10 November 2026
For
Imports
Where it applies
United States
Source
Commerce AD/CVD notices

From the notice

In response to a request from the Magnesia Carbon Bricks Fair Trade Committee (the Committee) (the requester), the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is initiating a country-wide circumvention inquiry to determine whether imports of certain refractory bricks containing alumina in an amount greater than zero but less than five percent by weight (bricks with trace alumina) from the People's Republic of China (China) are circumventing the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on certain magnesia carbon bricks (Bricks) from China.

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