Monosodium Glutamate From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2016-2017, 39420-39422 [2018-17049]
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of participants; and (3) a list of the
issues to be discussed. Issues addressed
at the hearing will be limited to those
raised in the briefs. If a request for a
hearing is made, parties will be notified
of the date and time for the hearing to
be held at the U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230.10
Commerce intends to issue the final
results of this administrative review,
including the results of our analysis of
the issues raised by the parties in their
comments, no later than 120 days after
the date of publication of this notice,
pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h), unless this
deadline is extended.
These preliminary results and notice
are issued and published in accordance
with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4).
Dated: August 3, 2018.
James Maeder,
Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations performing the duties of Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Operations.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum:
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Partial Rescission of the Administrative
Review
V. Subsidy Valuation Information
VI. Analysis of Programs
VII. Recommendation
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invite interested parties to comment on
these preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable August 9, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Chloee Sagmoe or Kathryn Wallace, AD/
CVD Operations, Office VII,
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone at (202) 482–2000
or (202) 482–6251.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On November 1, 2017, Commerce
published a notice of opportunity to
request an administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on
monosodium glutamate (MSG) from the
People’s Republic of China (China).1 In
response, on November 30, 2017,
Ajinomoto North America, Inc. (the
petitioner) requested a review of 27
companies.2 Commerce initiated a
review of all 27 companies on January
11, 2018.3 For a list of these companies,
see the Appendix to this notice. The
deadline for interested parties to submit
an SRA or an SRC was February 11,
2018.4 No party submitted an SRA or an
SRC. On May 5, 2018, the petitioner
requested that Commerce place the
Remand Redetermination of the
investigation of MSG from China 5 on
the record of this proceeding.6 The
petitioners asked that Commerce utilize
the recalculated dumping margin of
mandatory respondent, Meihua BioTechnology Co., Ltd. (Mehia), as the
basis for the China-wide entity rate.7 No
other party filed comments.
Scope of the Order
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
The product covered by this order is
MSG, whether or not blended or in
solution with other products.
International Trade Administration
[A–570–992]
1 See
Monosodium Glutamate From the
People’s Republic of China:
Preliminary Results of the
Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2016–2017
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) preliminarily determines
that the 27 companies subject to this
administrative review are part of the
China-wide entity because none filed a
separate rate application (SRA) and/or a
separate rate certification (SRC). The
period of review (POR) is November 1,
2016, through October 31, 2017. We
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AGENCY:
10 See
19 CFR 351.310(d).
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Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order,
Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity
to Request Administrative Review, 82 FR 50620
(November 1, 2017).
2 See Ajinomoto’s letter, ‘‘Monosodium Glutamate
from China: Request for Administrative Review,’’
(November 30, 2017), at Attachment 1 (listing 27
companies for which Ajinomoto sought a review).
3 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 83 FR
1329 (January 11, 2018) (Initiation Notice).
4 See Initiation Notice.
5 See Remand Redetermination in the
Antidumping Duty Investigation of Monosodium
Glutamate from the People’s Republic of China:
Analysis Memorandum for Langfang Meihua BioTechnology Co., Ltd. dated August 7, 2017 filed in
the Ajinomoto North America, Inc. v. United States,
Court No. 14–00351, Slip Op. 17–48 (April 25,
2017) (Remand Redetermination).
6 See Ajinomoto’s letter, ‘‘Antidumping Duty
Review of Monosodium Glutamate from China:
Comments on PRC-Wide AFA Rate,’’ (May 7, 2018).
7 Id.
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Specifically, MSG that has been blended
or is in solution with other product(s) is
included in this scope when the
resulting mix contains 15 percent or
more of MSG by dry weight. Products
with which MSG may be blended
include, but are not limited to, salts,
sugars, starches, maltodextrins, and
various seasonings. Further, MSG is
included in this order regardless of
physical form (including, but not
limited to, in monohydrate or
anhydrous form, or as substrates,
solutions, dry powders of any particle
size, or unfinished forms such as MSG
slurry), end-use application, or
packaging. MSG in monohydrate form
has a molecular formula of
C5H8NO4Na—H2O, a Chemical Abstract
Service (CAS) registry number of 6106–
04–3, and a Unique Ingredient Identifier
(UNII) number of W81N5U6R6U. MSG
in anhydrous form has a molecular
formula of C5H8NO4Na, a CAS registry
number of l42–47–2, and a UNII number
of C3C196L9FG. Merchandise covered
by the scope of this order is currently
classified in the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)
at subheading 2922.42.10.00.
Merchandise subject to the order may
also enter under HTS subheadings
2922.42.50.00, 2103.90.72.00,
2103.90.74.00, 2103.90.78.00,
2103.90.80.00, and 2103.90.90.91. The
tariff classifications, CAS registry
numbers, and UNII numbers are
provided for convenience and customs
purposes; however, the written
description of the scope is dispositive.8
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review
in accordance with section 751(a)(1)(B)
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(the Act), and 19 CFR 351.213.
Preliminary Results of Review
As noted above, the petitioner asked
Commerce to place the Remand
Redetermination on the record of this
proceeding and to use that information
to calculate a dumping margin for the
China-wide entity equal to the highest
transaction-specific margin calculated
for Meihua.9 We have not done so.
Commerce no longer considers the nonmarket economy (NME) entity as an
exporter conditionally subject to an
antidumping duty administrative
8 See Monosodium Glutamate from the People’s
Republic of China: Second Amended Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and
Amended Antidumping Order, 80 FR 487 (January
6, 2015).
9 See Ajinomoto’s letter, ‘‘Antidumping Duty
Review of Monosodium Glutamate from China:
Comments on PRC-Wide AFA Rate,’’ (May 7, 2018).
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reviews.10 Accordingly, the NME entity
will not be under review unless
Commerce specifically receives a
request for, or self-initiates, a review of
the NME entity.11 In this administrative
review, no party requested a review of
the China-wide entity. Moreover, we
have not self-initiated a review of the
China-wide entity. Because no review of
the China-wide entity is being
conducted, the China-wide entity’s
entries are not subject to the review and
the rate applicable to the NME entity is
not subject to change as a result of this
review.
None of the 27 companies subject to
this review filed an SRA or an SRC.
Commerce preliminarily determines
that these companies have not
demonstrated their eligibility for
separate rate status and are part of the
China-wide entity. Commerce also
preliminarily determines that the 27
companies subject to review are part of
the China-wide entity. The China-wide
entity rate is 40.41 percent.12
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Public Comment
Interested parties are invited to
comment on the preliminary results and
may submit case briefs and/or written
comments, filed electronically via
Enforcement and Compliance’s
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Centralized Electronic Service System
(ACCESS), within 30 days after the date
of publication of these preliminary
results of review.13 ACCESS is available
to registered users at https://
access.trade.gov and is available to all
parties in the Central Records Unit in
room B8024 of the main Commerce
building. Rebuttal briefs, limited to
issues raised in the case briefs, must be
filed within five days after the time
limit for filing case briefs.14 Parties who
submit case or rebuttal briefs in this
proceeding are requested to submit with
each argument a statement of the issue,
a brief summary of the argument, and a
table of authorities.15
10 See Antidumping Proceedings: Announcement
of Change in Department Practice for Respondent
Selection in Antidumping Duty Proceedings and
Conditional Review of the Nonmarket Economy
Entity in NME Antidumping Duty Proceedings, 78
FR 65963, 65970 (November 4, 2013).
11 In accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(b)(1),
parties should specify that they are requesting a
review of entries from exporters comprising the
entity, and to the extent possible, include the names
of such exporters in their request.
12 See Monosodium Glutamate from the People’s
Republic of China: Second Amended Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and
Amended Antidumping Duty Order, 80 FR 487
(January 6, 2015).
13 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii).
14 See 19 CFR 351.309(d)(1) and (2).
15 See 19 CFR 351.309(c) and (d); see also 19 CFR
351.303 (for general filing requirements).
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Interested parties who wish to request
a hearing, or to participate if one is
requested, must submit a written
request to Commerce within 30 days of
the date of publication of this notice.16
Requests should contain: (1) The party’s
name, address, and telephone number;
(2) The number of participants; and (3)
a list of issues to be discussed. Issues
raised in the hearing will be limited to
those raised in the respective case and
rebuttal briefs. If a request for a hearing
is made, parties will be notified of the
time and date for the hearing to be held
at the U.S. Department of Commerce,
1401 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington DC 20230.17 Commerce
intends to issue the final results of this
administrative review, which will
include the results of our analysis of all
issues raised in the case briefs, within
120 days of publication of these
preliminary results in the Federal
Register, unless extended, pursuant to
section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.
Assessment Rates
Upon issuance of the final results of
this review, Commerce will determine,
and U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties
on all appropriate entries of subject
merchandise covered by this review.18
We intend to instruct CBP to liquidate
entries containing subject merchandise
exported by the companies under
review that we determine in the final
results to be part of the China-wide
entity at the China-wide entity rate of
40.41 percent. Commerce intends to
issue assessment instructions to CBP 15
days after the date of publication of this
review in the Federal Register.19
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit
requirements will be effective upon
publication of the final results of this
review for shipments of the subject
merchandise from China entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after the publication
date, as provided by sections
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For
companies that have a separate rate, the
cash deposit rate will be that established
in the final results of this review
(except, if the rate is zero or de minimis,
then zero cash deposit will be required);
(2) for previously investigated or
reviewed Chinese and non-Chinese
exporters not listed above that received
16 See
19 CFR 351.310(c).
19 CFR 310(d).
18 See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
19 For a full discussion of this practice, see NonMarket Economy Antidumping Proceedings:
Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 76 FR 65694
(October 24, 2011).
17 See
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a separate rate in a prior segment of this
proceeding, the cash deposit rate will
continue to be the existing exporterspecific rate; (3) for all Chinese
exporters of subject merchandise that
have not been found to be entitled to a
separate rate, the cash deposit rate will
be that for the China-wide entity (i.e.,
40.41 percent); and (4) for all nonChinese exporters of subject
merchandise which have not received
their own rate, the cash deposit rate will
be the rate applicable to the Chinese
exporter that supplied that non-Chinese
exporter. These deposit requirements,
when imposed, shall remain in effect
until further notice.
Notification to Importers
This notice also serves as a reminder
to importers of their responsibility
under 19 CFR 315.402(f)(2) to file a
certificate regarding the reimbursement
of antidumping duties prior to
liquidation of the relevant entries
during this review period. Failure to
comply with this requirement could
result in Commerce’s presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties
occurred and the subsequent assessment
of double antidumping duties.
We are issuing and publishing these
preliminary results in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act,
and 19 CFR 351.213(h) and
351.221(b)(4).
Dated: August 3, 2018.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance.
Appendix—List of Companies Covered
by this Review
1. Anhui Fresh Taste International Trade Co.,
Ltd.
2. Baoji Fufeng Biotechnologies Co., Ltd.
3. Blu Logistics (China) Co., Ltd.
4. Bonroy Group Limited
5. Forehigh Trade and Industry Co., Ltd.
6. Fujian Province Jianyang Wuyi MSG Co.,
Ltd.
7. Golden Banyan Foodstuffs Industry Co.,
Ltd.
8. Henan Lotus Flower Gourmet Powder Co.
9. Hong Kong Sungiven International Food
Co., Limited
10. Hulunbeier Northeast Fufeng
Biotechnologies Co., Ltd.
11. K&S Industry Limited
12. King Cheong Hong International
13. Langfang Meihua Bio-Technology Co.,
Ltd.
14. Liangshan Linghua Biotechnology Co.,
Ltd.
15. Lotus Health Industry Holding Group
16. Meihua Group International Trading
(Hong Kong) Limited,
17. Meihua Holdings Group Co., Ltd., Bazhou
Branch
18. Neimenggu Fufeng Biotechnologies Co.,
Ltd.
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19. Pudong Prime Int’l Logistics, Inc.
20. Qinhuangdao Xingtai Trade Co., Ltd.
21. S.D. Linghua M.S.G. Incorporated Co.
22. Shandong Linghua Monosodium
Glutamate Incorporated Company
23. Shanghai Totole Food Ltd.
24. Shijiazhuang Standard Imp & Exp Co.,
Ltd.
25. Sunrise (HK) International Enterprise
Limited
26. Tongliao Meihua Biological Sci-Tech Co.,
Ltd.
27. Zhejiang Medicines & Health
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–557–816]
Certain Steel Nails From Malaysia:
Preliminary Results and Partial
Rescission of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2016–2017
Scope of the Order
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) is conducting an
administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on certain steel
nails from Malaysia. This review covers
the sales of two mandatory respondents,
both of which we preliminarily
determine to have made sales at less
than normal value during the period of
review, covering July 1, 2016, through
June 30, 2017. In addition, we are
rescinding the review in part with
respect to 15 companies for which the
request for review was timely
withdrawn.
DATES: Applicable August 9, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Edythe Artman or Madeline Heeren,
AD/CVD Operations, Office VI,
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–3931 or
(202) 482–9179, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
These preliminary results of review
are made in accordance with section
751 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act). On September 13,
2017, Commerce published the notice of
initiation for the administrative review.1
For a complete description of the events
that followed the initiation of the
1 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 82 FR
42974 (September 13, 2017) (Initiation Notice).
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review, see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.2 A list of topics included
in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum is included as Appendix
II to this notice. The Preliminary
Decision Memorandum is a public
document and is on file electronically
via Enforcement and Compliance’s
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Centralized Electronic Service System
(ACCESS). ACCESS is available to
registered users at https://
access.trade.gov and to all parties in the
Central Records Unit, located in room
B8094 of the main Department of
Commerce building. In addition, a
complete version of the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum can be accessed
directly at https://enforcement.trade.gov/
frn/. The signed and the electronic
versions of the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum are identical in content.
The products covered by the scope of
the order are certain steel nails from
Malaysia. For a complete description of
the scope, see Appendix I of this notice.
Partial Rescission of Administrative
Review
In the Initiation Notice, we initiated a
review of 19 companies. Subsequently,
the petitioner, Mid Continent Steel &
Wire, Inc., withdrew its request for
review of 15 of the companies. No other
parties had requested a review of these
companies. Thus, in response to the
petitioner’s timely filed withdrawal
request and pursuant to 19 CFR
351.213(d)(1), we are rescinding the
administrative review of the following
companies: Airlift Trans Oceanic Pvt.
Ltd.; Astrotech Steels Private Ltd.;
Caribbean International Co. Ltd.;
Dahnay Logistics Pvt. Ltd.; Flyjac
Logistics Private Ltd.; Full Well Freight
(Thailand) Co.; Hecny Transportation;
Jinhai Hardware Co. Ltd.; Orient
Containers Sdn. Bhd.; Orient Express
Container Co., Ltd.; Scanwell Logistics
(Malaysia) Sdn Bhd; Shanghai Haoray
International Trade Co. Ltd.; Sino
Connections Logistics; Tag Fasteners
Sdn. Bhd.; and Topocean Consolidation
Services.
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review
in accordance with section 751(a)(1)(B)
of the Act. For a full description of the
methodology underlying the
2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for
Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Certain
Steel Nails from Malaysia; 2016–2017’’, dated
concurrently with this notice (Preliminary Decision
Memorandum).
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preliminary results, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.
Preliminary Results of Review
We preliminarily determine that, for
the period July 1, 2016, through June 30,
2017, the following weighted-average
dumping margins exist: 3
Producer/exporter
Inmax Sdn. Bhd. and Inmax
Industries Sdn. Bhd ..........
Region International Co. Ltd.
and Region System Sdn.
Bhd ....................................
Weightedaverage
dumping
margin
(percent)
0.00
1.33
Disclosure and Public Comment
Commerce will disclose to parties to
the proceeding any calculations
performed in connection with these
preliminary results of review within five
days after the date of publication of this
notice.4 Interested parties may submit
case briefs no later than seven days after
the date on which the last verification
report is issued in this administrative
review.5 Rebuttal briefs, limited to
issues raised in the case briefs, may be
filed no later than five days after the
deadline for filing case briefs.6 Parties
who submit case or rebuttal briefs in
this proceeding are encouraged to
submit with each argument: (1) A
statement of the issue; (2) a brief
summary of the argument; and (3) a
table of authorities.7 Case and rebuttal
briefs should be filed using ACCESS.8
Interested parties who wish to request
a hearing must submit a written request
to the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance within 30
days of the date of publication of this
notice.9 Requests should contain: (1)
The party’s name, address and
telephone number; (2) the number of
participants; and (3) a list of issues
parties intend to discuss. Issues raised
in the hearing will be limited to those
raised in the respective case and
rebuttal briefs. If a request for a hearing
is made, Commerce intends to hold the
hearing at the U.S. Department of
3 Commerce has preliminarily determined to
collapse, and treat as a single entity, affiliates Inmax
Sdn. Bhd. and Inmax Industries Sdn. Bhd.
(collectively, Inmax) and Region International Co.
Ltd. and Region System Sdn. Bhd. (collectively
Region). For a full discussion of the collapsing
criteria, see the company-specific analysis
memorandum, dated concurrently with this notice.
4 See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
5 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii).
6 See 19 CFR 351.309(d)(1).
7 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
8 See 19 CFR 351.303.
9 See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-992]
Monosodium Glutamate From the People's Republic of China:
Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review;
2016-2017
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines
that the 27 companies subject to this administrative review are part of
the China-wide entity because none filed a separate rate application
(SRA) and/or a separate rate certification (SRC). The period of review
(POR) is November 1, 2016, through October 31, 2017. We invite
interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable August 9, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chloee Sagmoe or Kathryn Wallace, AD/
CVD Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International
Trade Administration, Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone at (202) 482-2000 or (202) 482-
6251.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On November 1, 2017, Commerce published a notice of opportunity to
request an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on
monosodium glutamate (MSG) from the People's Republic of China
(China).\1\ In response, on November 30, 2017, Ajinomoto North America,
Inc. (the petitioner) requested a review of 27 companies.\2\ Commerce
initiated a review of all 27 companies on January 11, 2018.\3\ For a
list of these companies, see the Appendix to this notice. The deadline
for interested parties to submit an SRA or an SRC was February 11,
2018.\4\ No party submitted an SRA or an SRC. On May 5, 2018, the
petitioner requested that Commerce place the Remand Redetermination of
the investigation of MSG from China \5\ on the record of this
proceeding.\6\ The petitioners asked that Commerce utilize the
recalculated dumping margin of mandatory respondent, Meihua Bio-
Technology Co., Ltd. (Mehia), as the basis for the China-wide entity
rate.\7\ No other party filed comments.
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\1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative
Review, 82 FR 50620 (November 1, 2017).
\2\ See Ajinomoto's letter, ``Monosodium Glutamate from China:
Request for Administrative Review,'' (November 30, 2017), at
Attachment 1 (listing 27 companies for which Ajinomoto sought a
review).
\3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 83 FR 1329 (January 11, 2018) (Initiation
Notice).
\4\ See Initiation Notice.
\5\ See Remand Redetermination in the Antidumping Duty
Investigation of Monosodium Glutamate from the People's Republic of
China: Analysis Memorandum for Langfang Meihua Bio-Technology Co.,
Ltd. dated August 7, 2017 filed in the Ajinomoto North America, Inc.
v. United States, Court No. 14-00351, Slip Op. 17-48 (April 25,
2017) (Remand Redetermination).
\6\ See Ajinomoto's letter, ``Antidumping Duty Review of
Monosodium Glutamate from China: Comments on PRC-Wide AFA Rate,''
(May 7, 2018).
\7\ Id.
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Scope of the Order
The product covered by this order is MSG, whether or not blended or
in solution with other products. Specifically, MSG that has been
blended or is in solution with other product(s) is included in this
scope when the resulting mix contains 15 percent or more of MSG by dry
weight. Products with which MSG may be blended include, but are not
limited to, salts, sugars, starches, maltodextrins, and various
seasonings. Further, MSG is included in this order regardless of
physical form (including, but not limited to, in monohydrate or
anhydrous form, or as substrates, solutions, dry powders of any
particle size, or unfinished forms such as MSG slurry), end-use
application, or packaging. MSG in monohydrate form has a molecular
formula of C5H8NO4Na--H2O,
a Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) registry number of 6106-04-3, and a
Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII) number of W81N5U6R6U. MSG in
anhydrous form has a molecular formula of
C5H8NO4Na, a CAS registry number of
l42-47-2, and a UNII number of C3C196L9FG. Merchandise covered by the
scope of this order is currently classified in the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) at subheading 2922.42.10.00.
Merchandise subject to the order may also enter under HTS subheadings
2922.42.50.00, 2103.90.72.00, 2103.90.74.00, 2103.90.78.00,
2103.90.80.00, and 2103.90.90.91. The tariff classifications, CAS
registry numbers, and UNII numbers are provided for convenience and
customs purposes; however, the written description of the scope is
dispositive.\8\
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\8\ See Monosodium Glutamate from the People's Republic of
China: Second Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair
Value and Amended Antidumping Order, 80 FR 487 (January 6, 2015).
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Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section
751(a)(1)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19
CFR 351.213.
Preliminary Results of Review
As noted above, the petitioner asked Commerce to place the Remand
Redetermination on the record of this proceeding and to use that
information to calculate a dumping margin for the China-wide entity
equal to the highest transaction-specific margin calculated for
Meihua.\9\ We have not done so. Commerce no longer considers the non-
market economy (NME) entity as an exporter conditionally subject to an
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reviews.\10\ Accordingly, the NME entity will not be under review
unless Commerce specifically receives a request for, or self-initiates,
a review of the NME entity.\11\ In this administrative review, no party
requested a review of the China-wide entity. Moreover, we have not
self-initiated a review of the China-wide entity. Because no review of
the China-wide entity is being conducted, the China-wide entity's
entries are not subject to the review and the rate applicable to the
NME entity is not subject to change as a result of this review.
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\9\ See Ajinomoto's letter, ``Antidumping Duty Review of
Monosodium Glutamate from China: Comments on PRC-Wide AFA Rate,''
(May 7, 2018).
\10\ See Antidumping Proceedings: Announcement of Change in
Department Practice for Respondent Selection in Antidumping Duty
Proceedings and Conditional Review of the Nonmarket Economy Entity
in NME Antidumping Duty Proceedings, 78 FR 65963, 65970 (November 4,
2013).
\11\ In accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(b)(1), parties should
specify that they are requesting a review of entries from exporters
comprising the entity, and to the extent possible, include the names
of such exporters in their request.
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None of the 27 companies subject to this review filed an SRA or an
SRC. Commerce preliminarily determines that these companies have not
demonstrated their eligibility for separate rate status and are part of
the China-wide entity. Commerce also preliminarily determines that the
27 companies subject to review are part of the China-wide entity. The
China-wide entity rate is 40.41 percent.\12\
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\12\ See Monosodium Glutamate from the People's Republic of
China: Second Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair
Value and Amended Antidumping Duty Order, 80 FR 487 (January 6,
2015).
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Public Comment
Interested parties are invited to comment on the preliminary
results and may submit case briefs and/or written comments, filed
electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS),
within 30 days after the date of publication of these preliminary
results of review.\13\ ACCESS is available to registered users at
https://access.trade.gov and is available to all parties in the Central
Records Unit in room B8024 of the main Commerce building. Rebuttal
briefs, limited to issues raised in the case briefs, must be filed
within five days after the time limit for filing case briefs.\14\
Parties who submit case or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding are
requested to submit with each argument a statement of the issue, a
brief summary of the argument, and a table of authorities.\15\
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\13\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii).
\14\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d)(1) and (2).
\15\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c) and (d); see also 19 CFR 351.303 (for
general filing requirements).
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Interested parties who wish to request a hearing, or to participate
if one is requested, must submit a written request to Commerce within
30 days of the date of publication of this notice.\16\ Requests should
contain: (1) The party's name, address, and telephone number; (2) The
number of participants; and (3) a list of issues to be discussed.
Issues raised in the hearing will be limited to those raised in the
respective case and rebuttal briefs. If a request for a hearing is
made, parties will be notified of the time and date for the hearing to
be held at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington DC 20230.\17\ Commerce intends to issue the final
results of this administrative review, which will include the results
of our analysis of all issues raised in the case briefs, within 120
days of publication of these preliminary results in the Federal
Register, unless extended, pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.
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\16\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
\17\ See 19 CFR 310(d).
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Assessment Rates
Upon issuance of the final results of this review, Commerce will
determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess,
antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of subject merchandise
covered by this review.\18\ We intend to instruct CBP to liquidate
entries containing subject merchandise exported by the companies under
review that we determine in the final results to be part of the China-
wide entity at the China-wide entity rate of 40.41 percent. Commerce
intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP 15 days after the date
of publication of this review in the Federal Register.\19\
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\18\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
\19\ For a full discussion of this practice, see Non-Market
Economy Antidumping Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties,
76 FR 65694 (October 24, 2011).
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Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon
publication of the final results of this review for shipments of the
subject merchandise from China entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after the publication date, as provided by
sections 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For companies that have a
separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be that established in the
final results of this review (except, if the rate is zero or de
minimis, then zero cash deposit will be required); (2) for previously
investigated or reviewed Chinese and non-Chinese exporters not listed
above that received a separate rate in a prior segment of this
proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the existing
exporter-specific rate; (3) for all Chinese exporters of subject
merchandise that have not been found to be entitled to a separate rate,
the cash deposit rate will be that for the China-wide entity (i.e.,
40.41 percent); and (4) for all non-Chinese exporters of subject
merchandise which have not received their own rate, the cash deposit
rate will be the rate applicable to the Chinese exporter that supplied
that non-Chinese exporter. These deposit requirements, when imposed,
shall remain in effect until further notice.
Notification to Importers
This notice also serves as a reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 315.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply
with this requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of double antidumping duties.
We are issuing and publishing these preliminary results in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.213(h) and 351.221(b)(4).
Dated: August 3, 2018.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix--List of Companies Covered by this Review
1. Anhui Fresh Taste International Trade Co., Ltd.
2. Baoji Fufeng Biotechnologies Co., Ltd.
3. Blu Logistics (China) Co., Ltd.
4. Bonroy Group Limited
5. Forehigh Trade and Industry Co., Ltd.
6. Fujian Province Jianyang Wuyi MSG Co., Ltd.
7. Golden Banyan Foodstuffs Industry Co., Ltd.
8. Henan Lotus Flower Gourmet Powder Co.
9. Hong Kong Sungiven International Food Co., Limited
10. Hulunbeier Northeast Fufeng Biotechnologies Co., Ltd.
11. K&S Industry Limited
12. King Cheong Hong International
13. Langfang Meihua Bio-Technology Co., Ltd.
14. Liangshan Linghua Biotechnology Co., Ltd.
15. Lotus Health Industry Holding Group
16. Meihua Group International Trading (Hong Kong) Limited,
17. Meihua Holdings Group Co., Ltd., Bazhou Branch
18. Neimenggu Fufeng Biotechnologies Co., Ltd.
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19. Pudong Prime Int'l Logistics, Inc.
20. Qinhuangdao Xingtai Trade Co., Ltd.
21. S.D. Linghua M.S.G. Incorporated Co.
22. Shandong Linghua Monosodium Glutamate Incorporated Company
23. Shanghai Totole Food Ltd.
24. Shijiazhuang Standard Imp & Exp Co., Ltd.
25. Sunrise (HK) International Enterprise Limited
26. Tongliao Meihua Biological Sci-Tech Co., Ltd.
27. Zhejiang Medicines & Health
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