US Sets Zero Anti-Dumping Rate on French Strontium Chromate from 30 October 2026

United States sets a 0.00% anti-dumping rate for French maker SNCZ’s strontium chromate, applicable from Oct. 30, 2026.

The U.S. Department of Commerce on Oct. 30, 2026, set a zero anti-dumping duty on a French maker’s 2023-2024 sales of strontium chromate.

The Federal Register notice finds that the maker, Société Nouvelle des Couleurs Zinciques (SNCZ), did not sell the chemical in the United States below normal value¹. The finding covers sales from Nov. 1, 2023, through Oct. 31, 2024¹.

In short, shipments made by SNCZ will clear U.S. customs without anti-dumping duty. Goods from other French makers still face the old deposit rates, including 32.16% for most of them.

What did Commerce decide on French strontium chromate?

Commerce ran a yearly check, called an administrative review, of its anti-dumping order on strontium chromate from France. An anti-dumping duty is an extra import tax on goods sold abroad below their normal price. The review looked at one company, SNCZ, and set its dumping margin at 0.00%¹.

The dumping margin is the gap between the export price and the normal price, as a share of the price. A margin of zero means Commerce found no dumping by SNCZ in the review year. The result is the same as the preliminary finding Commerce published on May 8, 2026².

The final notice was signed on Oct. 26, 2026, and published four days later¹. It is applicable from Oct. 30, 2026¹.

What is strontium chromate used for?

Strontium chromate is a yellow powder used mostly in coatings that stop rust and corrosion on metal³. It protects surfaces such as aluminum and stainless steel, especially in the aerospace industry³. It is sold as a pure powder, or mixed with a solvent into a paste³.

The order covers strontium chromate in any form: powder, sometimes called granular, paste, or solution⁴. Its chemical formula is SrCrO4⁴. Its Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) registry number, an international chemical ID, is 7789-06-2⁴.

Which goods and tariff codes does the order cover?

Blends are also covered when the mix holds 15% or more strontium chromate by total formula weight⁴. Blending products named in the order include water and solvents such as acetone and xylene⁴. Strontium chromate processed in a third country stays covered if it would otherwise fall under the order⁴.

Customs usually classifies the goods under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) subheading 2841.50.9100⁴. They may also enter under subheading 3212.90.0050⁴. The written product description, not the tariff code, decides what is covered⁴.

Why does an anti-dumping order exist on this chemical?

Commerce published the anti-dumping orders on strontium chromate from Austria and France on Nov. 27, 2019⁴. Before that, the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC), the agency that judges harm to U.S. industry, ruled on the imports³. On Oct. 31, 2019, it found that imports from Austria and France materially injured a U.S. industry³.

The case was brought by WPC Technologies of Oak Creek, Wisconsin³. In 2018 the United States had one producer of the chemical, with plants in Wisconsin³. Austria and France were the leading import sources that year³.

Why does the order stay in force after five years?

U.S. anti-dumping orders get a five-year check, called a sunset review. The first sunset review of these orders began on Oct. 1, 2024⁴. Commerce found that ending the orders would likely lead to more dumping⁴.

On April 10, 2025, the USITC published its finding that ending the orders would likely bring back injury to the U.S. industry⁴. Commerce then kept both orders in force, effective April 10, 2025⁴. Customs keeps collecting cash deposits at the rates in effect when goods enter⁴.

How did Commerce check SNCZ’s figures?

The review began after the petitioner, the U.S. company that brought the case, asked for it². The request was dated Nov. 18, 2024². A U.S. government shutdown later pushed back the review’s deadlines².

Commerce staff visited SNCZ in Beauchamp, France, from June 1 to 5, 2026¹. They checked the company’s sales and cost data against its accounting and sales records¹. This on-site check is called verification.

Verification led to some changes, but they did not change the dumping margin¹. Commerce invited comments on Aug. 21, 2026¹. No interested party filed a written argument, called a case brief, so the final result matches the preliminary one¹.

What changes for importers at the border?

The new deposit rates apply to goods entered on or after Oct. 30, 2026¹. A cash deposit is money an importer pays to customs at entry, before the final duty is known. The deposit rates are:

• SNCZ: 0.00%, the margin from this review¹.
• Companies reviewed before: the rate from the latest review or investigation that covered them¹.
• New exporters with a reviewed producer: the producer’s latest rate¹.
• All other producers and exporters: 32.16% of the goods’ value, the rate set in the original investigation¹.

These rates stay in place until Commerce gives further notice¹. So a buyer who switches from SNCZ to another French supplier may pay a much higher deposit.

What happens to entries made in 2023 and 2024?

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the border agency, will close the review-year entries from SNCZ without anti-dumping duty¹. This final settlement of an entry is called liquidation. It applies because SNCZ’s margin is zero¹.

There is one exception, called the reseller policy¹. It covers goods SNCZ made and sold to a trader without knowing they were going to the United States¹. If that trader has no rate of its own, customs will charge the all-others rate¹.

Importers must file a certificate saying whether the exporter paid back their anti-dumping duties¹. This must happen before liquidation. Without it, Commerce may assume the duties were paid back and charge double anti-dumping duties¹.

When will customs act on the final results?

Commerce will send its instructions to customs no earlier than 35 days after Oct. 30, 2026¹. Commerce will also share its calculations with the parties within five days of publication¹.

A party may challenge the result at the U.S. Court of International Trade¹. If a timely summons is filed there, customs will hold the entries until the time to seek a court order has passed¹. That window ends within 90 days of publication¹.

Key points on French strontium chromate duties

The table sums up the final review.

SNCZ’s past entries will be settled without anti-dumping duty, and its new shipments carry a zero deposit. Customs instructions can go out no earlier than 35 days after Oct. 30, 2026.

Sources

1. ↩ Federal Register :: Strontium Chromate From France: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024 https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/10/30/2026-22233/strontium-chromate-from-france-final-results-of-antidumping-duty-administrative-review-2023-2024
2. ↩ Federal Register :: Strontium Chromate From France: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024 https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAES2AEB6zswFU9EOeK2KMgKpFKLUMVmoYFiklfHz2fO9zgT1iGoazoKLsGRIS5rJSf_-l7-UYUV75wao42iI3ypCVkEM4aKaqufs5g7oVFYXUkYb9S3RKA9aELO4gBcQ51aL0ZCJvfqDbcq0RliGS2LJd8eN3ZWwr8dOmWWI56TL1QlEWytpMF10HhPXT12MtVnZWOvAM31HxIl8N-dEStS3TSNAgAQ30lTrjkIT7rXJpI3a9hZ5Ro8kY0kK7L-w6l_RE_CGHyNcY228zSiAROHSVeLA2BEW6lCf5A
3. ↩ Strontium Chromate from Austria and France Injures U.S. Industry, Says USITC | United States International Trade Commission https://www.usitc.gov/press_room/news_release/2019/er1031ll1182.htm
4. ↩ Federal Register :: Strontium Chromate From Austria and France: Continuation of Antidumping Duty Orders https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/04/16/2025-06447/strontium-chromate-from-austria-and-france-continuation-of-antidumping-duty-orders