China Melamine: Details of AD/CV Duty Orders
The Commerce Department issued antidumping and countervailing duty orders on melamine from China (A-570-020/C-570-021). The orders set permanent antidumping and countervailing duties, which will remain in place unless revoked by Commerce in a sunset or changed circumstances review. Commerce will now begin conducting annual administrative reviews, if requested, to determine final assessments of AD/CV duties on importers and make changes to cash deposit rates.
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The order details "gap periods" of no CV duty liability for subject merchandise entered Aug. 18 through Dec. 23, 2015, and no AD duty liability for entries Dec. 15 through Dec. 23, 2015. Commerce may only suspend liquidation for a four-month period after its preliminary CV duty determination, issued April 20, and for a six-month period after its preliminary AD duty determination, issued June 18. Commerce will order CBP to liquidate, without regard to AD/CV duties, any entries during these respective gap periods.
Suspension of liquidation remains in effect for CV duty purposes for subject merchandise entered April 20 through Aug. 17, and for AD duty purposes from June 18 through Dec. 14.
AD/CV Suspension of Liq Instructions
Suspension of liquidation resumes for all entries of subject merchandise entered on or after Dec. 24, the date that the final ITC affirmative injury determination was published.
AD Cash Deposit Instructions
Commerce will require importers pay CV duty cash deposits for all entries on or after Dec. 24 at the following rates:
| Company | CV Rate |
|---|---|
| Far-Reaching Chemical Co., Ltd. | 154% |
| M and A Chemicals Corp China | 154% |
| Qingdao Unichem International Trade Co., Ltd. | 154% |
| Shandong Liaherd Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. | 156.9% |
| Zhongyuan Dahua Group Co., Ltd. | 154% |
| All Others | 154.58% |
AD Cash Deposit Instructions
An AD cash deposit requirement is also in effect for subject merchandise entered on or after Dec. 24, equal to the rates listed below (as adjusted for export subsidies found in the concurrent CV duty investigation):
| Manufacturer/Exporter | AD Rate | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|
| China-wide Entity* | 363.31% | 353.65% |
*Includes Allied Chemicals Inc., Xinji Jiuyuan Chemical Co., Ltd., Sichuan Golden Elephant Sincerity Chemical Co., Ltd., and Zhongyuan Dahua Group Inc.
ITC final injury determination (Federal Register 12/24/15) is available (here).
Commerce's AD/CV duty order (Federal Register 12/28/15) is available (here).
(See notice for additional details, including the full scope description, etc. See 1508250022">1508250022 for summary of the final AD duty determination, and 1511050065 for summary of the final CV duty determination.)