AD: Canada Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts
The International Trade Administration has made a preliminary affirmative antidumping duty determination that citric acid and certain citrate salts from Canada are being, or are likely to be, sold in the U.S. at less than fair value.
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Suspension of liquidation. The ITA will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to suspend liquidation of all entries of subject merchandise from Canada with a time of entry on or after November 20, 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 Canada with a time of entry on or after November 20, 2008:
| Manufacturer/Exporter | Prelim AD Rate |
|---|---|
| Jungbunzlauer Technology GMBH & Co KG, (JBLT) | 20.88% |
| All Others | 20.88% |
Final Determination Postponed, Provisional Measures Extended
The ITA is postponing the final determination and extending provisional measures from a four-month period to not more than six months. Accordingly, the ITA will make its final determination not later than 135 days after November 20, 2008. Suspension of liquidation will be extended accordingly.
Changes to the Scope of the Investigation
The ITA has amended certain sections of the scope of investigation as follows (deleted text is crossed out, added text is underlined; see preliminary determination for the complete scope):
(1) "The scope of this investigation also includes all forms of unrefinedcrude calcium citrate, including dicalcium citrate monohydrate, and tricalcium citrate tetrahydrate, which are intermediate products in the production of citric acid, sodium citrate, and potassium citrate.
(2) The scope of this investigation does not include calcium citrate that satisfies the standards set forth in the United States Pharmacopeia and has been mixed with a functional excipient, such as dextrose or starch, where the excipient constitutes at least 2%, by weight, of the product.
(3) Potassium citrate and crude calcium citrate are classifiable under HTS 2918.15.5000 and 3824.90.9290, respectively.
(See ITA notice for additional information, including scope comments, etc.
See today's issue of ITT, 08112135, for BP summary of the preliminary affirmative AD duty determination for subject merchandise from China.
See ITT's Online Archives or 05/14/08 news, 08051445, for BP summary of the ITA's initiation of this AD duty investigation.
See ITT's Online Archives or 09/03/08 news, 08090345, for BP summary of the ITA's postponement of this preliminary determination.)
ITA contact - Terre Stefanova (202) 482-1280
ITA notice (FR Pub 11/20/08) available at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-27621.pdf
ITA fact sheet available at http://ia.ita.doc.gov/download/factsheets/factsheet-canada-prc-caccs-prelim-111308.pdf