AD: Finland, Mexico, Netherlands, Sweden Purified Carboxymethylcellulose
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has made preliminary affirmative antidumping (AD) duty determinations that purified carboxymethylcellulose from Finland, Mexico, Netherlands, and Sweden is being, or is likely to be, sold in the U.S. at less than fair value. The period of investigation for subject merchandise from these countries is April 1, 2003 through March 31, 2004.
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As a result, the ITA will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to suspend liquidation for all imports of subject merchandise from these four countries with a time of entry on or after December 27, 2004.
The ITA states that it will also instruct CBP to require a cash deposit or the posting of a bond at the AD rate (equal to the weighted average margin) listed below, for imports of subject merchandise with a time of entry on or after December 27, 2004.
| Liquidation Suspended | Post Bond/Cash Deposit |
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| Antidumping (AD) Rate | |
| Finland | |
| Noviant CMC OY of Finland (Noviant OY) | 6.65% |
| All Others | 6.65% |
| Mexico | |
| Quimica Amtex, S.A. de C.V. | 12.18% |
| All others | 12.18% |
| Netherlands | |
| Akzo Nobel Surface Chemistry | 12.04% |
| Noviant BV | 27.11% |
| All others | 22.21% |
| Sweden | |
| Noviant AB | 25.29% |
| All others | 25.29% |
Postponement of Final AD Duty Determination
The ITA states that it is postponing the final AD duty determinations for subject merchandise from Finland, Mexico, Netherlands, and Sweden until no later than 135 days after December 27, 2004 and is extending the provisional measures accordingly.
(See ITA notices for more information, including the scope of the investigations, which remain unchanged from the initiation notices. See ITT's Online Archives or 07/08/04 news, 04070850, for BP summary of the initiation of these AD duty investigations. See ITT's Online Archives or 11/10/04 news, 04111045, for BP summary of the ITA's postponement of these preliminary AD duty determinations.)
| Brian Sheba (Finland) | (202) 482-0145 |
| Mark Flessner (Mexico) | (202) 482-6312 |
| John Drury (Netherlands) | (202) 482-0195 |
| Helen Kramer (Sweden) | (202) 482-0405 |
ITA Notices (FR Pub 12/27/04) available at
Finland: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/06jun20041800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/pdf/E4-3803.pdf
Mexico: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/06jun20041800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/pdf/04-28117.pdf
Netherlands: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/06jun20041800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/pdf/04-28118.pdf
Sweden: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/06jun20041800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/pdf/E4-3802.pdf