Notice of affirmative preliminary CVD determination, and alignment of the final CVD determination with the AD investigation of active anode material from The People's Republic of China (C-570-195) .

1. On 05/28/2025, Commerce published in the Federal Register its affirmative preliminary determination in the countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of active anode material from The People's Republic of China (subject merchandise) (90 FR 22465). Additionally, Commerce has aligned the deadline for the final determination in the CVD investigation with the deadline for the final determination in the companion antidumping duty investigation of the same merchandise, currently scheduled to be issued no later than 09/29/2025. 2. The merchandise covered by this investigation has changed. The merchandise covered by this investigation is active anode material, which is an anode grade graphite material with a graphite minimum purity content of 90 percent carbon by weight, whether containing synthetic graphite, natural graphite, or a blend of synthetic and natural graphite; with or without coating. Subject merchandise may be in the form of powder, dry, liquid, or block form and is covered irrespective of the form in which it enters. Subject merchandise typically has a maximum size of 80 microns when in powder form. Subject merchandise has an energy density of 330 milliamp hours per gram or greater and a degree of graphitization of 80 percent or greater, where graphitization refers to the extent of the graphite crystal structure. Subject merchandise is covered regardless of whether it is mixed with silicon based active materials, e.g., silicon-oxide (SiOx), silicon-carbon (SiC), or silicon, or additives such as carbon black or carbon nanotubes. Subject merchandise is covered regardless of the combination of compounds that comprise the graphite material. Subject merchandise is covered regardless of whether it is imported independently, as part of a compound, in a battery, as a component of an anode slurry, or in a subassembly of a battery such as an electrode. Only the anode grade graphite material is covered when entered as part of a mixture with silicon based active materials, as part of a compound, in a battery, as a component of an anode slurry, or in a subassembly of a battery such as an electrode. Active anode material subject to the investigation may be classified under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) subheadings 2504.10.5000 and 3801.10.5000. Subject merchandise may also enter under HTSUS subheadings 2504.10.1000 and 3801.90.0000. The HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes only. The written description of the scope of the investigation is dispositive. 3. This proceeding has been assigned case number C-570-195. 4. CBP shall suspend liquidation of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 05/28/2025 (the date of publication of the preliminary determination), and shall require, for such entries, a cash deposit equal to the percentages of entered value for the producers and/or exporters listed below. Producer and/or Exporter: Panasonic Global Procurement China Co., Ltd.; Panasonic Corporation of China Case Number: C-570-195-001 Cash Deposit: 6.55 percent Producer and/or Exporter: Shanghai Shaosheng Knitted Sweat Case Number: C-570-195-002 Cash Deposit: 721.03 percent Producer and/or Exporter: Huzhou Kaijin New Energy Technology Corp., Ltd. Case Number: C-570-195-003 Cash Deposit: 721.03 percent Producer and/or Exporter: All Others Case Number: C-570-195-000 Cash Deposit Rate: 6.55 percent 5. If there are any questions by the public regarding this message, please contact the Call Center for the Office of AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, at (202) 482-0984. CBP ports should submit their inquiries through authorized CBP channels only. (This message was generated by OII: GS.) 6. There are no restrictions on the release of this information. Alexander Amdur