AD: India, Japan, Korea Glycine
The International Trade Administration has initiated antidumping duty investigations to determine whether imports of glycine from India, Japan, and Korea are being, or are likely to be, sold in the U.S. at less than fair value.
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Scope of the Investigations: The merchandise covered by each of these three investigations is glycine, which in its solid (i.e., crystallized) form is a free-flowing crystalline material. Glycine is used as a sweetener/taste enhancer, buffering agent, reabsorbable amino acid, chemical intermediate, metal complexing agent, dietary supplement, and is used in certain pharmaceuticals. The scope of each of these investigations covers glycine in any form and purity level. Although glycine blended with other materials is not covered by the scope of each of these investigations, glycine to which relatively small quantities of other materials have been added is covered by the scope. Glycine's chemical composition is C2H5NO2.
The scope of each of these investigations also covers precursors of dried crystalline glycine, including, but not limited to, glycine slurry (i.e., glycine in a non-crystallized form) and sodium glycinate.
HTS Subheadings for the Investigations:Glycine subject to this investigation is classifiable under HTS 2922.49.4020 (crystallized glycine and glycine surry) and 2922.49.8000 (sodium glycinate). The HTS subheadings are provided for convenience and U.S. Customs and Border Protection purposes; the above written description of the scope of these investigations is dispositive.
- comments on the scope of the investigation due within 20 days of April 26, 2007
- ITA's preliminary AD duty determination due no later than September 6, 2007
- preliminary International Trade Commission injury determination due no later than May 14, 2007
| Scott Lindsay (India) | (202) 482-0780 |
| Toni Page (Japan) | (202) 482-1398 |
| Dmitry Vladimirov (Korea) | (202) 482-0665 |
ITA notice (FR Pub 04/26/07) available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-8017.pdf