# Trade and Industry Department - US : Countervailing Action against L-lysine from Chinese Mainland : Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination

> The US Department of Commerce issued a preliminary affirmative countervailing duty determination on L-lysine from mainland China in a Federal Register notice of 22 January 2026, finding countervailable subsidies with rates of 39.50% to 80.37%. The US International Trade Commission had earlier found a reasonable indication of injury, and the case moves to its final phase.

- Date: 2026-01-27 · published 2026-01-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21389-trade-and-industry-department-us-countervailing-action-against-l-lysine-from
- Commodities: [Lysine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LYSINE.md)

## Why it matters

Heavy US duties on Chinese lysine would tighten US supply of this feed amino acid and push buyers toward other origins, supporting lysine and soymeal-substitute pricing in the US market.

## Read by commodity

- LYSINE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- tid.gov.hk: https://www.tid.gov.hk/en/tradecircular/2026/ci1022026.html?categoryId=18

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