ITC Ruling Blocks Proposed Tariffs on Chinese Graphite

2026-03-16 15:00:20 ET

A US trade investigation into Chinese graphite anode materials ended this month without tariffs after the US International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled that imports from China were not harming the development of a domestic industry.

In a final vote issued March 12 , the commission determined that imports of graphite active anode material (AAM) from China “did not materially injure or threaten the establishment of the US domestic industry,” meaning the anti-dumping and countervailing duties identified by Commerce will not take effect.

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