Xanthan Gum From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2018-2019, 16189-16191 [2021-06323]
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For entries that were not reported in
the U.S. sales data submitted by BothWell during this review, Commerce will
instruct CBP to liquidate such entries at
the rate for the China-wide entity.22
Additionally, if Commerce determines
that an exporter under review had no
shipments of the subject merchandise,
any suspended entries that entered
under that exporter’s case number (i.e.,
at that exporter’s cash deposit rate) will
be liquidated at the rate for the Chinawide entity.
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Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit
requirements will be effective upon
publication of the final results of this
administrative 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entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,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 section
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For each
company listed in the final results of
this review, the cash deposit rate will be
equal to the weighted-average dumping
margin established in the final results of
this review (except, if the rate is de
minimis, then the cash deposit rate will
be zero); (2) for previously examined
Chinese and non-Chinese exporters not
listed above that received a separate rate
in a prior completed segment of this
proceeding, the cash deposit rate will
continue to be the existing exporterspecific cash deposit 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 the rate for the
China-wide entity (i.e., 147.72 percent);
and (4) for all non-Chinese exporters of
subject merchandise which have not
received their own separate rate, the
cash deposit rate will be the rate
applicable to the Chinese exporter that
supplied that non-Chinese exporter.
These cash deposit requirements,
when imposed, shall remain in effect
until further notice.
Notification to Importers
This notice also serves as a
preliminary reminder to importers of
their responsibility under 19 CFR
351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of
antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this POR.
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.
22 See NME Assessment of Duties, 76 FR, at
65694–65695, for a full discussion of this practice.
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Notification to Interested Parties
This administrative review and notice
are issued and published in accordance
with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of
the Act, 19 CFR 351.213, and 19 CFR
351.221(b)(4).
Dated: March 19, 2021.
Christian Marsh,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance.
Appendix I
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of the Methodology
V. Date of Sale
VI. Comparisons to Normal Value
VII. U.S. Price
VIII. Normal Value
IX. Currency Conversion
X. Adjustment Under Section 777A(f) of the
Act
XI. Recommendation
Appendix II
Companies Preliminarily Not Eligible for a
Separate Rate and Treated as Part of ChinaWide Entity
1. Cixi Baicheng Hardware Tools, Ltd.
2. Eaton Hydraulics (Luzhou) Co., Ltd.
3. Eaton Hydraulics (Ningbo) Co., Ltd.
4. Jiangsu Haida Pipe Fittings Group Co.
5. Jinan Mech Piping Technology Co., Ltd.
6. Jining Dingguan Precision Parts
Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
7. Luzhou City Chengrun Mechanics Co., Ltd.
8. Ningbo HongTe Industrial Co., Ltd.
9. Ningbo Zhongan Forging Co., Ltd.
10. Shanghai Lon Au Stainless Steel
Materials Co., Ltd.
11. Witness International Co., Ltd.
12. Yancheng Boyue Tube Co., Ltd.
13. Yancheng Haohui Pipe Fittings Co., Ltd.
14. Yancheng Jiuwei Pipe Fittings Co., Ltd.
15. Yancheng Manda Pipe Industry Co., Ltd
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–985]
Xanthan Gum From the People’s
Republic of China: Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2018–2019
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) determines that Meihua
Group International Trading (Hong
Kong) Limited, Langfang Meihua
Biotechnology Co., Ltd., and Xinjiang
Meihua Amino Acid Co., Ltd.
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(collectively, Meihua) did not make
sales of subject merchandise below
normal value during the period of
review (POR) July 1, 2018, through June
30, 2019.
DATES: Applicable March 26, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Abdul Alnoor or Aleks Nakutis, AD/
CVD Operations, Office IV, Enforcement
and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482–4554 or (202) 482–3147,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
After Commerce published the
Preliminary Results on November 23,
2020,1 interested parties commented on
those results. For details regarding the
events that occurred subsequent to the
Preliminary Results, see the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.2 Commerce
conducted this administrative review in
accordance with section 751 of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
Scope of the Order
The scope of the order covers dry
xanthan gum, whether or not coated or
blended with other products. Further,
xanthan gum is included in this order
regardless of physical form, including,
but not limited to, solutions, slurries,
dry powders of any particle size, or
unground fiber. Merchandise covered by
the scope of this order is classified in
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States at subheading 3913.90.20.
Although this tariff classification is
provided for convenience and customs
purposes, the written description of the
scope is dispositive.3
Analysis of Comments Received
We addressed all issues raised in the
case and rebuttal briefs submitted by
parties in this review in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum. A list of the
issues addressed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum is provided in
the appendix to this notice. The Issues
and Decision Memorandum is a public
1 See Xanthan Gum from the People’s Republic of
China: Preliminary Results of the Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review, and Partial Rescission;
2018–2019, 85 FR 74686 (November 23, 2020)
(Preliminary Results), and accompanying
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Issue and Decision
Memorandum for the Final Results of the
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review:
Xanthan Gum from the People’s Republic of China;
2018–2019,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby
adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision
Memorandum).
3 For the full text of the scope of the order, see
Issues and Decision Memorandum.
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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. In addition, a complete
version of the Issues and Decision
Memorandum can be accessed directly
on the internet at https://
enforcement.trade.gov/frn/.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Other than revising certain customer/
importer names in the liquidation
instructions for Meihua, we made no
changes since the Preliminary Results.
Separate Rates
In the Preliminary Results, Commerce
found that Meihua and CP Kelco
(Shandong) Biological Company
Limited (CP Kelco (Shandong))
demonstrated their eligibility for a
separate rate.4 No parties commented
on, nor did we receive information that
contradicts, this preliminary
determination. Thus, for the final results
of review, we continued to grant Meihua
and CP Kelco (Shandong) separate rate
status.
Dumping Margin for Non-Individually
Examined Respondents Granted
Separate Rate Status
The statute and Commerce’s
regulations do not address the rate to
apply to respondents not selected for
individual examination when
Commerce limits its examination in an
administrative review pursuant to
section 777A(c)(2) of the Act. Generally,
Commerce looks to section 735(c)(5) of
the Act, which provides instructions for
calculating the all-others rate in an
investigation, for guidance when
calculating the rate for non-selected
respondents that are not individually
examined in an administrative review.
Section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act states
that the all-others rate should be
calculated by averaging the weightedaverage dumping margins determined
for individually-examined respondents,
excluding dumping margins that are
zero, de minimis, or based entirely on
facts available. When the dumping
margins for individually examined
companies are all zero, de minimis, or
based entirely on facts available, section
735(c)(5)(B) of the Act provides that
Commerce may use ‘‘any reasonable
method’’ to establish the all others rate.
Consistent with the Preliminary Results,
because the dumping margin for the sole
mandatory respondent, Meihua, is zero
percent, we assigned a zero percent
dumping margin to CP Kelco
(Shandong).
Final Results of Administrative Review
We are assigning the following
dumping margins to the firms listed
below for the period July 1, 2018,
through June 30, 2019:
Weighted-average
dumping margin
(percent)
Exporter
Meihua Group International Trading (Hong Kong) Limited/Langfang Meihua Biotechnology Co., Ltd./Xinjiang Meihua Amino
Acid Co., Ltd ............................................................................................................................................................................
0.00
Review-Specific Rate Applicable to the Following Company
CP Kelco (Shandong) Biological Company Limited ....................................................................................................................
We intend to disclose to parties the
calculations performed in this review
within five days of the date of
publication of this notice, in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
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Assessment Rates
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(A) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b), Commerce
has determined, and U.S. Customs and
Border Protection (CBP) shall assess,
antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries of subject merchandise in
accordance with the final results of this
review. Consistent with its recent
notice,5 Commerce intends to issue
assessment instructions to CBP no
earlier than 35 days after the date of
publication of the final results of this
review in the Federal Register. If a
timely summons is filed at the U.S.
Court of International Trade, the
assessment instructions will direct CBP
not to liquidate relevant entries until the
time for parties to file a request for a
4 See
Preliminary Results, 85 FR at 74686.
Notice of Discontinuation of Policy to Issue
Liquidation Instructions After 15 Days in
Applicable Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Proceedings, 86 FR 3995 (January
15, 2021).
5 See
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statutory injunction has expired (i.e.,
within 90 days of publication). Because
the dumping margins for Meihua and
CP Kelco (Shandong) are zero,
Commerce will instruct CBP to liquidate
the appropriate entries without regard to
antidumping duties.6
For entries that were not reported in
Meihua’s U.S. sales database, but the
entries were made under Meihua’s case
number (i.e., entered at Meihua’s cash
deposit rate), Commerce will instruct
CBP to liquidate such entries at the
China-wide rate (i.e., 154.07 percent)
(see ‘‘China-Wide Entity’’ section
below).
China-Wide Entity
Commerce’s policy regarding the
conditional review of the China-wide
entity applies to this administrative
review.7 Under this policy, the Chinawide entity will not be under review
unless a party specifically requests, or
Commerce self-initiates, a review of the
6 See Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of
the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and
Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping
Proceedings: Final Modification, 77 FR 8101, 8103
(February 14, 2012).
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entity. Because no party requested a
review of the China-wide entity, we did
not review the entity in this segment of
the proceeding. Thus, the China-wide
entity’s rate (i.e., 154.07 percent) did not
change.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit
requirements will be effective for
shipments of the subject merchandise
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after the
publication date of this notice in the
Federal Register, as provided for by
section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For
the exporters listed in the table above,
the cash deposit rate will be the rate
listed for the exporter in the table; (2)
For previously investigated or reviewed
China and non-China exporters not
listed in the table above that have
separate rates, the cash deposit rate will
continue to be the existing exporterspecific rate published for the most
7 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 (November 4, 2013).
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recent period; (3) for all China exporters
of subject merchandise that have not
been found to be entitled to a separate
rate, the cash deposit rate will be the
rate previously established for the
China-wide entity, which is 154.07
percent; and (4) for all non-China
exporters of subject merchandise which
have not received their own rate, the
cash deposit rate will be the rate
applicable to the China exporter that
supplied that non-China exporter. These
cash deposit requirements, when
imposed, shall remain in effect until
further notice.
Notification to Importers Regarding the
Reimbursement of Duties
This notice also serves as a final
reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)
to file a certificate regarding the
reimbursement of antidumping duties
prior to liquidation of the relevant
entries during this POR. 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.
Notification Regarding Administrative
Protective Order (APO)
This notice also serves as a reminder
to parties subject to APO of their
responsibility concerning the return or
destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.305, which continues
to govern business proprietary
information in this segment of the
proceeding. Timely written notification
of the return or destruction of APO
materials, or conversion to judicial
protective order, is hereby requested.
Failure to comply with the regulations
and terms of an APO is a violation
which is subject to sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing these final results of
administrative review and publishing
this notice in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act.
Dated: March 22, 2021.
Christian Marsh,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance.
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Appendix
List of Sections in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of Issues
Comment 1: Whether Commerce Should
Have Granted C.P. Kelco Voluntary
Respondent Status
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Comment 2: Whether Commerce Should
Revise its Draft Liquidation Instructions
Comment 3: Whether Commerce Should
Continue to Deduct Section 301 Duties
from U.S. Sales Prices
V. Recommendation
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–523–810]
Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin
From the Sultanate of Oman:
Rescission of 2019–2020 Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) is rescinding the
administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on
polyethylene terephthalate resin (PET
resin) from the Sultanate of Oman
(Oman) covering the period May 1,
2019, through April 30, 2020 (POR),
based on the timely withdrawal of the
sole request for review.
DATES: Applicable March 26, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jonathan Hill, AD/CVD Operations,
Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–3518.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
On May 1, 2020, Commerce published
a notice in the Federal Register in
which it announced the opportunity for
interested parties to request an
administrative review of the order
covering the POR.1 In accordance with
section 751(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR
351.213(b), on May 29, 2020, OCTAL
SAOC—FZC (OCTAL) requested a
review of the order with respect to
itself.2 On July 10, 2020, in accordance
with section 751(a) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), Commerce
initiated an administrative review of the
order with respect to OCTAL.3 On
1 See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order,
Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity
to Request Administrative Review, 85 FR 25394
(May 1, 2020).
2 See OCTAL’s Letter ‘‘OCTAL’s Request for AD
Administrative Review,’’ dated May 29, 2020.
3 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 85 FR
41540 (July 10, 2020).
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August 14, 2020, OCTAL timely
withdrew its review request.4
Rescission of Review
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1),
Commerce will rescind an
administrative review, in whole or in
part, if the parties that requested the
review withdraw their requests within
90 days of the publication date of the
notice of initiation of the requested
review. OCTAL withdrew its request for
a review within the 90-day deadline.
Because Commerce did not receive any
other requests to review the order for
the period May 1, 2019, through April
30, 2020, we are rescinding this
administrative review in its entirety, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1).
Assessment
Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs
and Border Protection (CBP) to assess
antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries of PET resin from Oman during
the period May 1, 2019, through April
30, 2020, at rates equal to the cash
deposit rates for estimated antidumping
duties that were required at the time of
entry, or withdrawal from warehouse,
for consumption, in accordance with 19
CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). Commerce intends
to issue assessment instructions to CBP
no earlier than 35 days after the date of
publication of this rescission notice in
the Federal Register.
Notification to Importers
This notice serves as the only
reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR
351.402(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 the
presumption that reimbursement of
antidumping duties occurred and the
subsequent assessment of doubled
antidumping duties.
Notification Regarding Administrative
Protective Order
This notice also serves as the only
reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective orders (APO)
of their responsibility concerning the
disposition of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which
continues to govern business
proprietary information in this segment
of the proceeding. Timely written
notification of the return or destruction
4 See OCTAL’s letter ‘‘OCTAL’s Withdrawal of
Request for AD Review Certain Polyethylene
Terephthalate (PET) Resin from the Sultanate of
Oman,’’ dated August 14, 2020.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-985]
Xanthan Gum From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2018-2019
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that Meihua
Group International Trading (Hong Kong) Limited, Langfang Meihua
Biotechnology Co., Ltd., and Xinjiang Meihua Amino Acid Co., Ltd.
(collectively, Meihua) did not make sales of subject merchandise below
normal value during the period of review (POR) July 1, 2018, through
June 30, 2019.
DATES: Applicable March 26, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Abdul Alnoor or Aleks Nakutis, AD/CVD
Operations, Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4554 or (202) 482-3147,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
After Commerce published the Preliminary Results on November 23,
2020,\1\ interested parties commented on those results. For details
regarding the events that occurred subsequent to the Preliminary
Results, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\2\ Commerce conducted
this administrative review in accordance with section 751 of the Tariff
Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
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\1\ See Xanthan Gum from the People's Republic of China:
Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,
and Partial Rescission; 2018-2019, 85 FR 74686 (November 23, 2020)
(Preliminary Results), and accompanying Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Issue and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Xanthan
Gum from the People's Republic of China; 2018-2019,'' dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and
Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order
The scope of the order covers dry xanthan gum, whether or not
coated or blended with other products. Further, xanthan gum is included
in this order regardless of physical form, including, but not limited
to, solutions, slurries, dry powders of any particle size, or unground
fiber. Merchandise covered by the scope of this order is classified in
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States at subheading
3913.90.20. Although this tariff classification is provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the scope
is dispositive.\3\
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\3\ For the full text of the scope of the order, see Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
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Analysis of Comments Received
We addressed all issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs
submitted by parties in this review in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum. A list of the issues addressed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum is provided in the appendix to this notice. The Issues and
Decision Memorandum is a public
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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. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly on the internet at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Other than revising certain customer/importer names in the
liquidation instructions for Meihua, we made no changes since the
Preliminary Results.
Separate Rates
In the Preliminary Results, Commerce found that Meihua and CP Kelco
(Shandong) Biological Company Limited (CP Kelco (Shandong))
demonstrated their eligibility for a separate rate.\4\ No parties
commented on, nor did we receive information that contradicts, this
preliminary determination. Thus, for the final results of review, we
continued to grant Meihua and CP Kelco (Shandong) separate rate status.
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\4\ See Preliminary Results, 85 FR at 74686.
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Dumping Margin for Non-Individually Examined Respondents Granted
Separate Rate Status
The statute and Commerce's regulations do not address the rate to
apply to respondents not selected for individual examination when
Commerce limits its examination in an administrative review pursuant to
section 777A(c)(2) of the Act. Generally, Commerce looks to section
735(c)(5) of the Act, which provides instructions for calculating the
all-others rate in an investigation, for guidance when calculating the
rate for non-selected respondents that are not individually examined in
an administrative review. Section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act states that
the all-others rate should be calculated by averaging the weighted-
average dumping margins determined for individually-examined
respondents, excluding dumping margins that are zero, de minimis, or
based entirely on facts available. When the dumping margins for
individually examined companies are all zero, de minimis, or based
entirely on facts available, section 735(c)(5)(B) of the Act provides
that Commerce may use ``any reasonable method'' to establish the all
others rate. Consistent with the Preliminary Results, because the
dumping margin for the sole mandatory respondent, Meihua, is zero
percent, we assigned a zero percent dumping margin to CP Kelco
(Shandong).
Final Results of Administrative Review
We are assigning the following dumping margins to the firms listed
below for the period July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019:
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Weighted-average
Exporter dumping margin
(percent)
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Meihua Group International Trading (Hong Kong) 0.00
Limited/Langfang Meihua Biotechnology Co., Ltd./
Xinjiang Meihua Amino Acid Co., Ltd................
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Review-Specific Rate Applicable to the Following Company
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CP Kelco (Shandong) Biological Company Limited...... 0.00
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We intend to disclose to parties the calculations performed in this
review within five days of the date of publication of this notice, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Assessment Rates
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b),
Commerce has determined, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of subject
merchandise in accordance with the final results of this review.
Consistent with its recent notice,\5\ Commerce intends to issue
assessment instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after the date
of publication of the final results of this review in the Federal
Register. If a timely summons is filed at the U.S. Court of
International Trade, the assessment instructions will direct CBP not to
liquidate relevant entries until the time for parties to file a request
for a statutory injunction has expired (i.e., within 90 days of
publication). Because the dumping margins for Meihua and CP Kelco
(Shandong) are zero, Commerce will instruct CBP to liquidate the
appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties.\6\
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\5\ See Notice of Discontinuation of Policy to Issue Liquidation
Instructions After 15 Days in Applicable Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Proceedings, 86 FR 3995 (January
15, 2021).
\6\ See Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted-
Average Dumping Margin and Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping
Proceedings: Final Modification, 77 FR 8101, 8103 (February 14,
2012).
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For entries that were not reported in Meihua's U.S. sales database,
but the entries were made under Meihua's case number (i.e., entered at
Meihua's cash deposit rate), Commerce will instruct CBP to liquidate
such entries at the China-wide rate (i.e., 154.07 percent) (see
``China-Wide Entity'' section below).
China-Wide Entity
Commerce's policy regarding the conditional review of the China-
wide entity applies to this administrative review.\7\ Under this
policy, the China-wide entity will not be under review unless a party
specifically requests, or Commerce self-initiates, a review of the
entity. Because no party requested a review of the China-wide entity,
we did not review the entity in this segment of the proceeding. Thus,
the China-wide entity's rate (i.e., 154.07 percent) did not change.
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\7\ 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 (November 4, 2013).
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Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective for
shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of this
notice in the Federal Register, as provided for by section 751(a)(2)(C)
of the Act: (1) For the exporters listed in the table above, the cash
deposit rate will be the rate listed for the exporter in the table; (2)
For previously investigated or reviewed China and non-China exporters
not listed in the table above that have separate rates, the cash
deposit rate will continue to be the existing exporter-specific rate
published for the most
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recent period; (3) for all China exporters of subject merchandise that
have not been found to be entitled to a separate rate, the cash deposit
rate will be the rate previously established for the China-wide entity,
which is 154.07 percent; and (4) for all non-China exporters of subject
merchandise which have not received their own rate, the cash deposit
rate will be the rate applicable to the China exporter that supplied
that non-China exporter. These cash deposit requirements, when imposed,
shall remain in effect until further notice.
Notification to Importers Regarding the Reimbursement of Duties
This notice also serves as a final reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f) to file a certificate regarding
the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation of the
relevant entries during this POR. 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.
Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order (APO)
This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to APO of
their responsibility concerning the return or destruction of
proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR
351.305, which continues to govern business proprietary information in
this segment of the proceeding. Timely written notification of the
return or destruction of APO materials, or conversion to judicial
protective order, is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the
regulations and terms of an APO is a violation which is subject to
sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing these final results of administrative review and
publishing this notice in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)
of the Act.
Dated: March 22, 2021.
Christian Marsh,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Sections in the Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of Issues
Comment 1: Whether Commerce Should Have Granted C.P. Kelco
Voluntary Respondent Status
Comment 2: Whether Commerce Should Revise its Draft Liquidation
Instructions
Comment 3: Whether Commerce Should Continue to Deduct Section
301 Duties from U.S. Sales Prices
V. Recommendation
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