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Indonesia MSG: Prelim AD Cash Deposit Rates Take Effect

The Commerce Department made a preliminary affirmative antidumping determination that monosodium glutamate from Indonesia (A-560-826) is being sold in the U.S. at less than fair value. Commerce is directing CBP to suspend liquidation and require cash deposits of estimated AD duties on MSG from Indonesia, effective for subject merchandise entered on or after May 8.

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AD Suspension of Liquidation and Cash Deposit Requirements

Commerce will instruct CBP to suspend liquidation for all entries of subject merchandise from Indonesia that are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after May 8. The preliminary AD cash deposit rates are as follows:

Exporter or ProducerPrelim AD Rate
PT. Cheil Jedang Indonesia5.61%
All Others5.61%

(The period of investigation is 07/01/12 - 06/30/13. See Commerce's notice for more information, including the scope (unchanged from the initiation), suspension of liquidation, detailed cash deposit instructions, etc. See 13103018 for summary of initiation of this investigation, and 13091813 for summary of the underlying petition.)

AD/CVD Operations contact -- Nicholas Czajkowski (202) 482-1395

(Federal Register 05/08/14)