Commerce Begins AD/CV Duty Investigations on Chlorinated Isocyanurates from Japan, China
The Commerce Department is beginning antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on chlorinated isocyanurates from Japan and China, respectively, according to a Sept. 19 fact sheet released by the agency. Clearon Corp. and Occidental Chemical requested the investigations Aug. 29, alleging dumped and illegally-subsidized imports of the pool cleaning chemical from Japan and China are undercutting prices and hurting industry profits (see 13090320). CV duties against Chinese imports would come on top of an existing AD duty order issued in 2005.
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The International Trade Commission is set to make its preliminary injury determination by Oct. 15. These AD/CV duty investigations will only continue if the ITC finds injury. ITT will provide more details upon publication of the initiation notice in the Federal Register.