ESB Rubber: Prelim AD Cash Deposit Rates Take Effect for Czech Republic, Russia
The Commerce Department made preliminary affirmative antidumping determinations that emulsion styrene-butadiene rubber from the Czech Republic (A-851-805) and Russia (A-821-835) are being sold at less than fair value. The agency will impose AD duty cash requirements on entries of subject merchandise beginning on June 27, the publication date of these preliminary determinations in the Federal Register.
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Commerce had also begun an AD duty investigation on ESB rubber from Italy, and imposed AD duty cash deposit requirements before it ended the investigation after the petitioners withdrew their request (see 2205100028).
​AD Suspension of Liquidation and Cash Deposit Requirements
Commerce will instruct CBP to suspend liquidation for AD duty purposes for all entries of subject merchandise that are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after June 27, and require AD duty cash deposits as follows:
Czech Republic
| Producer | AD Rate |
|---|---|
| Synthos Kralupy A.S. | 6.03% |
| All Others | 6.03% |
Russia
| Producer | AD Rate |
|---|---|
| Public Joint Stock Company SIBUR Holding / Joint Stock Company Voronezhsintezkauchuk / SIBUR International GmbH | 18.75% |
| LLC TATNEFT-AZS Center / LLC Togliattikauchuk / Tolyattisintez / Public Joint Stock Company TATNEFT | 8.14% |
| All Others | 12.41% |
(The period of investigations is 10/01/20 - 09/30/21. See Commerce's notice for more information, including the scope, suspension of liquidation, detailed cash deposit instructions, etc. See 2112090029 for a summary of initiation of this investigation, and 2111190027 for the underlying petition.)