CV: China Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts
The International Trade Administration has made a final affirmative countervailing duty determination that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of citric acid and certain citrate salts from China.
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CV Liquidation Suspended Through January 16, 2009
The ITA has instructed U.S. Customs and Border Protection to continue the suspension of liquidation for CV duty purposes of entries of subject merchandise from September 19, 2008, through January 16, 2009.
CV Liquidation Reinstated, No Cash/Bonding Required as of January 17, 2009
The ITA has also instructed CBP to discontinue the suspension of liquidation for CV duty purposes, and the collection of CV duty cash deposits or bonds for subject merchandise entered on or after January 17, 2009.
(See ITT's Online Archives or 02/02/09 news, 09020230, for BP summary of CBP's discontinuation of the suspension of liquidation and cash deposit requirements.)
CV Liquidation to be Suspended Again, Cash Deposit, if CV Order Issued
The ITA will issue a CV order, reinstate the CV suspension of liquidation, and will require a cash deposit of estimated CV duties for entries of subject merchandise at the revised CV duty rates listed below if the ITC issues a final affirmative injury determination:
(If the ITC determines that material injury, or threat of material injury, does not exist, this proceeding will be terminated and all estimated duties deposited or securities posted as a result of the suspension of liquidation will be refunded or canceled.)
| Exporter/Manufacturer |
|---|
| TTCA Co., Ltd. (aka Shandong TTCA Biochemistry Co., Ltd.) |
| Yixing Union Biochemical Co., Ltd.; and Yixing Union Cogeneration Co., Ltd. |
| Anhui BBCA Biochemical Co., Ltd. |
| All Others |
Final Changes to the Scope of the Investigation
The ITA has implemented the following changes of certain sections of the scope of investigation, which were preliminarily amended in the ITA's preliminary determination from its original initiation notice (deleted text is crossed out, added text is underlined; see final 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 today's issue of ITT, 09041350, for BP summary of the ITA's final affirmative determination in the companion antidumping duty investigation.
See ITT's Online Archives or 09/22/08 news, 08092240, for BP summary of the preliminary CV duty determination.)
ITA contact - David Neubacher (202) 482-5823
ITA notice (FR Pub 04/13/09) available at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-8358.pdf
ITA fact sheet available at http://ia.ita.doc.gov/download/factsheets/Factsheet-Citric-Acid-AD-CVD-Final-040709.pdf