China Calcium Hypochlorite: Details of AD Duty Order
The Commerce Department issued an antidumping duty order on calcium hypochlorite from China (A-570-008) (here). The order details a "gap period" of Jan. 21-26 of no AD duty liability.
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With the issuance of this order, AD duties on calcium hypochlorite from China become permanent, and can only be ended under certain conditions, like a sunset review or a changed circumstances review. Commerce will now begin conducting annual administrative reviews on exporters of subject merchandise, if requested, to determine final assessments of AD duties on importers and make changes to AD duty cash deposit rates.
Gap Period of No AD Suspension of Liq or AD Duties for Jan. 21-26
For these investigations, the six-month provisional measures period for which the AD suspension of liquidation may remain in effect before the order is issued began on July 25 (the date of the preliminary determination) and ended on Jan. 21.
As the International Trade Commission's final affirmative injury determination wasn't published until on Jan. 27, Commerce is instructing CBP to terminate AD suspension of liquidation and to liquidate, without regard to AD duties, unliquidated entries of subject merchandise from Mexico entered on or after Jan. 21, and through Jan. 26 (the gap period).
(For subject merchandise entered from July 25 through Jan. 20, suspension of liquidation and AD duty liability remains in effect.)
AD Suspension of Liq Instructions
Suspension of liquidation resumes for all entries of subject merchandise entered on or after Jan. 27, the date that the final ITC affirmative injury determination was published.
AD Cash Deposit Instructions
An AD cash deposit requirement is also in effect for subject merchandise entered on or after Jan. 27. Commerce will instruct CBP to require, at the same time as importers deposit estimated duties, a cash deposit equal to the AD duty rates listed below (as adjusted for export subsidies found in the concurrent countervailing duty investigation on calcium hypochlorite from China):
| Exporter | AD Rate (adjusted) |
|---|---|
| China-wide rate | 200.9% |
(See notice for additional details, including the full scope description, etc. See 1501080042">1501080042 for summary of the ITC's final affirmative injury vote, and 14072408 for summary of Commerce’s final determination.)
ITC final injury determination (Federal Register 01/27/15) is available (here).
AD/CVD Operations contact -- Katie Marksberry (202) 482-7906
(Federal Register 01/30/15)