On 6 October 2026, the U.S. Department of Commerce corrected the all-others figure in two countervailing-duty sunset-review notices covering drawn stainless steel sinks from China, case C-570-984. The 2018 and 2023 tables stated 8.61%; both should state 8.51%. An importer or supplier should correct the actual citation chain without converting a sunset-review figure into a current entry rate.
Complete three controls first
Preserve the old value and source; record 8.51% with the correction date and the field’s purpose; and have the U.S. importer, customs broker or trade counsel verify the producer-exporter combination, entry and controlling instructions separately. Give every unknown an owner and next action. Do not enter zero.
1. What Commerce corrected
The correction identifies two locations: the final line of the “Net subsidy rate %” table in the 2018 first sunset-review result, and the final line of the “Subsidy rate (percent ad valorem)” table in the 2023 second sunset-review result. In each location, All Others should read 8.51 rather than 8.61.
The document is a Notice; correction. It does not publish a new company cash-deposit rate, issue new CBP assessment instructions or state that a historical deposit or liquidation will be recalculated automatically.
2. Do not turn a sunset-review figure into an entry rate
A sunset review asks whether revoking an order would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies and at what level. Current treatment for merchandise and entries still depends on the controlling written scope, producer and exporter identities, entry date, later reviews, court developments and CBP instructions.
| Record | Question it answers | Resolved by this correction? |
|---|---|---|
| Sunset-review all-others figure | Likely subsidy level if the order were revoked | Yes: 8.51% |
| Current cash deposit | What treatment applies to a new entry now? | No |
| Assessment | What result applies to entries from a review period? | No |
| Liquidation | Whether, when and under what instruction an entry is liquidated | No |
3. Search citations before changing data
The compliance or data owner should search internal rate tables, quote models, customer notes and training materials for “C-570-984,” “8.61%,” “2018-15883” and “2023-23269.” For every hit, identify what the field is intended to represent. Only a field that actually cites one of these sunset-review tables can be corrected directly from this notice.
If 8.61% came from an administrative review, company combination, customs record or third-party database, return to that field’s own primary source. A matching number is not evidence of a matching legal purpose.
4. Preserve history instead of silently overwriting it
A defensible correction record should keep the old 8.61% value, the corrected 8.51% value, both original notices, the 2026 correction, the field purpose, editor, reviewer and completion time. If a customer already received the old statement, preserve that version and issue a dated correction with the source.
This change history explains why a model or customer note changed and prevents an old screenshot from quietly reintroducing the error.
5. Assign facts and decisions to the right owners
- Chinese producer or exporter: product construction, material, model, producer, exporter, invoice party and known order facts.
- U.S. importer: importer of record, entry number, entry date, deposit and liquidation records.
- Broker or trade counsel: scope, entity combination, controlling instructions and treatment of the specific record.
- Internal data owner: affected citations, change log, reviewer and next official trigger.
A complete pack supports review. It does not prove scope coverage or establish a deposit, assessment or liquidation outcome.
6. Use one correction register
| Field | Required record |
|---|---|
| Record or entry | File, database field, quote reference or entry number |
| Original citation | Document number, table field and saved or access date |
| Old and corrected values | 8.61% and 8.51%, with the correction notice |
| Purpose | Sunset review, deposit, assessment, liquidation, customer note or unknown |
| Finding | Affected, unaffected or pending specialist confirmation |
| Control | Editor, reviewer, completion time, unresolved item and next trigger |
7. Separate today’s correction from the next review
Today’s task is to repair the citation and separate record purposes. Review the specific order again when Commerce publishes a new review, order or scope document, a court changes the controlling treatment, CBP issues instructions, or the producer-exporter combination or entry status changes. A corrected historical table is not a permanent entry conclusion.
Facts, analysis and unknowns
Source facts: Federal Register document 2026-20481 corrects All Others in the 2018 and 2023 sunset-review results from 8.61% to 8.51%. CZ Overseas analysis: teams should repair exact citations and keep sunset review, cash deposit, assessment and liquidation in separate fields. Unknown: without the merchandise, entities, entry and current instructions, this guide cannot determine scope or entry treatment.
Primary sources: Federal Register 2026-20481, the official govinfo PDF and the 2023 second sunset-review result, checked 7 October 2026. Review again when Commerce, a court or CBP publishes a controlling change.
Frequently asked questions
Is 8.51% the current cash-deposit rate for every Chinese stainless-steel sink?
No. It is the corrected all-others figure in two sunset-review tables. Current entry treatment still requires the product scope, entity combination, entry date and controlling instructions.
Should every internal 8.61% field be overwritten?
No. First confirm that the field cited one of the two sunset-review tables. Preserve the old value, correction date and use; review other rate fields against their own sources.
Does a complete record prove that an entry uses 8.51%?
No. Complete records support review by the importer, broker or trade counsel. They do not establish scope, cash deposit, assessment or liquidation treatment by themselves.
What this lets readers complete
Import data owners can correct the records that truly cite the two sunset-review tables without presenting 8.51% as a universal current rate. Chinese suppliers and U.S. importers can route merchandise facts, entities, entries and current instructions to the people responsible for the actual treatment decision.
Continue the review
Use the AD/CVD scope guide to organize merchandise facts, then review cash deposit versus final assessment for later cost stages. For a public-information workflow, contact Chris without sending confidential customer, entry or payment records through a public message.