On July 27, the US Department of Commerce issued an announcement to issue a preliminary countervailing ruling on large-diameter graphite electrodes imported from China and India. The preliminary ruling was that due to failure to participate in the lawsuit, Liaoning Dantan New Materials Co., Ltd., Shanxi Juxian Graphite New Materials Co., Ltd. and other Chinese enterprises all had subsidy tax rates of 103.49%, and the Indian enterprise subsidy rate was 3.68% to 6.99%. The US Department of Commerce is expected to issue a final countervailing ruling on large diameter graphite electrodes imported from China and India on December 8, 2026. This case mainly concerned products under US Customs Code 8545.11.0020.

On July 27, the US Department of Commerce issued an announcement to issue a preliminary countervailing ruling on large-diameter graphite electrodes imported from China and India. The preliminary ruling was that due to failure to participate in the lawsuit, Liaoning Dantan New Materials Co., Ltd., Shanxi Juxian Graphite New Materials Co., Ltd. and other Chinese enterprises all had subsidy tax rates of 103.49%, and the Indian enterprise subsidy rate was 3.68% to 6.99%. The US Department of Commerce is expected to issue a final countervailing ruling on large diameter graphite electrodes imported from China and India on December 8, 2026. This case mainly concerned products under US Customs Code 8545.11.0020.