China Xanthan Gum: Prelim Results of AD Admin Review
The Commerce Department has released the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on xanthan gum from China (A-570-985). In the final results of this review, Commerce may set assessment rates for subject merchandise from the companies under review that was entered July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024.
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Commerce also said it preliminarily determined that Deosen Biochemical Ltd. had no shipments of subject merchandise during the period of review. It will continue to review Deosen and issue appropriate instructions to CBP based on the final results of the review.
For CP Kelco (Shandong) Biological Company Limited, Commerce is rescinding the review because its withdrawal of its request for an administrative review of itself was timely made.
Commerce has ordered liquidation "as entered" at the cash deposit rate in effect at the time of entry for subject merchandise from exporters for which a review was not requested, in a message sent to CBP (ADCVDWeb Message # 4270412).
Cash Deposit Requirements
Once Commerce issues its final results, new AD cash deposit requirements may take effect for the companies still under review, beginning on the date of publication of the final results in the Federal Register. Commerce preliminarily calculated the following AD duty cash deposit rates:
| Exporter | AD Rate (Prelim) |
|---|---|
| Deosen Biochemical (Ordos) Ltd. | zero |
| Neimenggu Fufeng Biotechnologies Co., Ltd. (aka Inner Mongolia Fufeng Biotechnologies Co., Ltd.)/Shandong Fufeng Fermentation Co., Ltd./Xinjiang Fufeng Biotechnologies Co., Ltd. | zero |
| Jianlong Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (formerly, Inner Mongolia Jianlong Biochemical Co., Ltd) | zero |
| Jilin Meihua Amino Acid Co., Ltd. | zero |
| Meihua Group International Trading (Hong Kong) Limited/Langfang Meihua Biotechnology Co., Ltd./Xinjiang Meihua Amino Acid Co., Ltd. | zero |
| Ningxia Top Hydrocolloids Co., Ltd | zero |
China-wide entity rate. Commerce said that for these preliminary results, it considers Shanghai Smart Chemicals Co. Ltd., for which a review was requested and that didn't file a separate rate application or certification, to be part of the China-wide entity. A rate of 154.07% may apply to it, and to any other company subject to the review that didn't show independence from state control, if these facts hold up in the final results of this review.
No shipments. If the preliminary determination that Deosen Biochemical Ltd. had no shipments of subject merchandise during the review period is confirmed in Commerce's final results, the cash deposit rate currently in effect for Deosen won't change, and any entries reported to be from t will be assessed duties at the 154.07% China-wide rate.
Assessment Rates
As part of this administrative review, Commerce also will calculate the AD it will assess on importers for entries of subject merchandise entered between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024. If these preliminary results are confirmed in the final results, importers of subject merchandise exported by Deosen (Ordos), Fufeng and the other four exporters that received individual rates wouldn't be assessed AD. Importers from Shanghai Smart Chemicals would be assessed AD at the China-wide rate.
(The period of review is 07/01/23 - 06/30/24. See the notice for additional information, including the scope of the order, potential cash deposit and assessment instructions, etc.)