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China Calcium Hypochlorite: Details of CV Duty Order

The Commerce Department issued a countervailing duty order on calcium hypochlorite from China (C-570-009) (here). The order details a "gap period" of no CV duty liability of Sept. 24 - Jan. 26.

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With the issuance of this order, CV duties on calcium hypochlorite from China become permanent, and can only be ended under certain conditions, like a sunset review or a changed circumstances review. Commerce will now begin conducting annual administrative reviews on exporters, if requested, to determine final assessments of CV duties and make changes to CV duty cash deposit rates.

Gap Period of No CV Suspension of Liq or CV Duties for Sept. 24 - Jan. 27

For this investigation, the four-month provisional measures period for which the CV suspension of liquidation may remain in effect before the order is issued began on May 27 (the publication date of the preliminary determination) and ended Sept. 24, the date Commerce instructed CBP to terminate suspension of liquidation.

Because the International Trade Commission's final affirmative injury determination wasn't published until Jan. 27, Commerce said all entries of subject merchandise between Sept. 24 and Jan. 26 (the gap period) are not liable for CV duty assessment.

(For entries from May 27 through Sept. 23, suspension of liquidation and CV duty liability remains in effect.)

CV Suspension of Liq Instructions

Suspension of liquidation resumes for all entries of subject merchandise from China with a time of entry on or after Jan. 27, the publication date of the final ITC affirmative injury determination.

CV Cash Deposit Instructions

Commerce will instruct CBP to require, at the same time as importers deposit estimated duties, a cash deposit equal to the CV duty rates listed below:

CompanyCV Rate
Hubei Dinglong Chemical Co., Ltd.65.85%
W&W Marketing Corporation65.85%
Tianjin Jinbin International Trade Co., Ltd.65.85%
All Others65.85%

(See notice for additional details, including the full scope description, etc. See 1501080042">1501080042 for summary of ITC vote on injury, and 1412120013">1412120013 for summary of Commerce's final determination.)

ITC final injury determination (Federal Register 01/27/15) is available (here).

(Federal Register 01/30/15)