AD: China and Germany Sodium Nitrite
The International Trade Administration has made preliminary affirmative antidumping duty determinations that sodium nitrite from China and Germany is being, or is likely to be, sold in the U.S. at less than fair value.
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Suspension of liquidation. For subject merchandise from China and Germany, the ITA will direct CBP to suspend liquidation of all entries with time of entry on or after April 23, 2008.
AD cash deposit or bond. The ITA will also instruct CBP to require a cash deposit or the posting of a bond at the AD rates listed below, for entries of subject merchandise from China or Germany with a time of entry on or after April 23, 2008, as follows:
| Exporter/Producer | Prelim AD Rate |
|---|---|
| China | |
| China-wide entity1 | 190.74% |
| Germany | |
| BASF AG | 237.00% |
| All Others2 | 150.82% |
1The China-wide entity has a preliminary facts available rate. The entity includes the mandatory respondents Qingdao Hengyuan Chemical Co., Ltd. and Hualong Ammonium Nitrate Company Ltd.
2 As BASF AG preliminarily received an adverse facts available rate, the preliminary all others rate is a simple average of various petitioned rates.
(See ITA notice for additional information, including the scope of the investigation, (which is unchanged from the initiation notice), etc.
See ITT's Online Archives or 12/06/07 news 07120635, for BP summary of the ITA's initiation of these AD duty investigations. See ITT's Online Archives or 04/14/08 news, 08041435, for BP summary of preliminary affirmative countervailing duty determination for sodium nitrite from China.)
| Magd Zalok (China) | (202) 482-4162 |
| Brian Smith (Germany) | (202) 482-1766 |
ITA China notice (FR Pub 04/23/08) available at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-8832.pdf
ITA Germany notice (FR Pub 04/23/08) available at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-8836.pdf
ITA fact sheet available at http://ia.ita.doc.gov/download/factsheets/factsheet-prc-germany-sn-prelim-041708.pdf