Russia Sodium Nitrite: Details of CV Duty Order
The Commerce Department on Aug. 19 released a countervailing duty order on sodium nitrite from Russia (C-821-837). The order sets permanent countervailing duties, which will remain in place unless revoked by Commerce in a sunset or changed circumstances review. Commerce will begin conducting annual administrative reviews, if requested, to determine final assessments of CV duties on importers and make changes to cash deposit rates.
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The order details a six-day "gap period" of no CV duty liability for subject merchandise entered Aug. 13-18, 2022. Commerce may suspend liquidation for only four months after its preliminary CV duty determination, issued April 15, 2022. Commerce will order CBP to liquidate, without regard to CV duties, any entries during this gap period. Liquidation of entries during this period may still be suspended for antidumping duty purposes.
Commerce also is conducting an antidumping duty investigation on sodium nitrite from Russia. The agency began requiring AD duty cash deposits in a preliminary determination issued in June (see 2206280052). The agency also is conducting concurrent AD/CVD investigations on sodium nitrite from India.
CV Suspension of Liq Instructions
Suspension of liquidation resumes for all entries of subject merchandise entered on or after Aug. 19, the date that the final International Trade Commission affirmative injury determination was published.
Estimated CV Cash Deposit Rates
Commerce will instruct CBP to require a CV duty cash deposit equal to the following CV rates (as amended from the agency's final determination):
| Company | CV Rate |
|---|---|
| UralChem, JSC | 386.24% |
| All Others | 386.24% |
(The period of investigation is 01/01/19 - 12/31/19. See the notice for additional details, including the full scope description, etc. See 2206280057 for a summary of the final CV duty determination.)