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CV: China Sodium Nitrite

The International Trade Administration has made a preliminary affirmative countervailing duty determination that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of sodium nitrite from China.

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Suspension of liquidation. As a result,the ITA is directing U.S. Customs and Border Protection to suspend liquidation of all entries of sodium nitrite from China with a time of entry on or after April 11, 2008.

CV cash deposit. The ITA will also instruct CBP to require a cash deposit or bond at the CV rates listed below for entries of sodium nitrite from China with a time of entry on or after April 11, 2008 for the following producers/exporters:

Producer/ExporterPreliminary CV Rate
Shanxi Jiaocheng Hongxing Chemical Co., Ltd.93.56%
Tianjin Soda Plant and its subsidiary, Tianjin Port Free Trade Zone Pan Bohai International Trading Co., Ltd.93.56%
All Others93.56%

(See ITA notice for additional information, including the scope of the investigation (which is unchanged from the initiation notice), a list of programs preliminarily determined to be countervailable, etc.

See ITT's Online Archives or 01/17/08 news, 08011745, for BP summary of the ITA's postponement of this preliminary CV duty determination.

See ITT's Online Archives or 12/06/07 news, 07120635, for BP summary of the ITA's initiation of the CV and antidumping duty investigations for sodium nitrite from China.)

ITA contact - Sean Carey (202) 482-3964

ITA notice (FR Pub 04/11/08) available at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-7798.pdf

ITA Fact Sheet available at http://ia.ita.doc.gov/download/factsheets/factsheet-prc-sodium-nitrite-cvd-prelim-040808.pdf