China and Trinidad and Tobago Melamine: Prelim CV Cash Deposit Rates Take Effect
A countervailing duty cash deposit requirement will take effect April 20 for imports of melamine from China (C-570-021) and Trinidad and Tobago (C-274-807), after the Commerce Department found illegal subsidization in its preliminary determination (here) and (here).
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Melamine subject to this investigation is also the subject of an antidumping duty investigation. The preliminary AD duty determination is currently due in June (see 1503110017).
CV Suspension of Liquidation and Cash Deposit Requirements
Commerce will instruct CBP to suspend liquidation for all entries of subject merchandise that are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after April 20. It will require CV duty cash deposit rates as follows:
China
| Company | CV Rate |
|---|---|
| Far-Reaching Chemical Co., Ltd. | 147.62% |
| M and A Chemicals Corp China | 147.62% |
| Qingdao Unichem International Trade Co., Ltd. | 147.62% |
| Shandong Liaherd Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. | 150.52% |
| Zhongyuan Dahua Group Co., Ltd. | 147.62% |
| All Others | 148.2% |
Trinidad and Tobago
| Company | CV Rate |
|---|---|
| Methanol Holdings (Trinidad) Ltd. | 27.48% |
| All Others | 27.48% |
(The period of investigation is 01/01/13 - 01/30/13. See Commerce's notice for more information, including the scope (unchanged since initiation), suspension of liquidation, etc. See 1412080014 for summary of the initiation of this CV duty investigation, and 1411140020 for summary of the underlying petition.)
AD/CVD Operations contact -- Eve Wang (China) (202) 482-6231; Kristen Johnson (Trinidad and Tobago) (202) 482-4793
(Federal Register 04/20/15)