Carbazole Violet Pigment 23 From India: Final Results of Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review; 2021-2022, 21236-21237 [2024-06523]
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BILLING CODE 3510–07–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–533–838]
Carbazole Violet Pigment 23 From
India: Final Results of Antidumping
Duty New Shipper Review; 2021–2022
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
Commerce (Commerce) has conducted a
new shipper review (NSR) of Sudarshan
Chemical Industries Limited
(Sudarshan) regarding the antidumping
duty order on carbazole violet pigment
23 from India (CVP–23). The period of
review (POR) is December 1, 2021,
through November 30, 2022. Based on
our analysis, Commerce finds that
Sudarshan did not make sales of subject
merchandise at less than normal value
during the POR.
DATES: Applicable March 27, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dennis McClure at (202) 482–5973 or
Henry Wolfe at (202) 482–0574, AD/
CVD Operations, Office VIII,
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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AGENCY:
Background
On November 24, 2023, Commerce
published in the Federal Register its
preliminary results and indicated that
interested parties will be notified of the
deadline for the submission of case
briefs at a later date.1 Because
1 See Carbazole Violet Pigment 23 from India:
Preliminary Results of New Shipper Review; 2021–
2022, 88 FR 82316, 82317 (November 24, 2023)
(Preliminary Results), and accompanying
Preliminary Decision Memorandum; see also
Memorandum, ‘‘Establishment of the Briefing
Schedule,’’ dated February 2, 2024.
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Commerce received no comments from
any interested party, no decision
memorandum accompanies this notice.
The deadline for these final results has
been extended by 57 days to April 12,
2024.2
Commerce conducted this review in
accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B) of
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Act).
Scope of the Order 3
The product covered by the Order is
carbazole violet pigment 23. The
merchandise subject to the Order is
classifiable under subheading
3204.17.9040 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS).
Although the HTSUS subheading is
provided for convenience and customs
purposes, our written description of the
scope of this Order is dispositive. For a
full description of the scope of the
Order, see the Preliminary Results.
Verification
Commerce verified Sudarshan’s
questionnaire responses between
November 30 and December 8, 2023.4
We used standard verification
procedures, including an examination of
relevant sales and accounting records,
and original source documents provided
by Sudarshan.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on its findings at verification,
Commerce made several changes to the
Preliminary Results. A summary of
these changes, which are fully described
in the Calculation Memorandum,5 is as
follows:
• Commerce revised the U.S. and
comparison market sales databases
consistent with the minor corrections
provided by Sudarshan at verification.6
• For comparison market sales,
Commerce revised the reported indirect
selling expenses to include certain
expenses previously incorrectly
reported as general and administrative
(G&A) expenses. Commerce also revised
the reported inventory carrying costs to
2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Extension of Deadline for
Final Results of Antidumping Duty New Shipper
Review,’’ dated January 31, 2023.
3 See Notice of Amended Final Determination of
Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping
Duty Order: Carbazole Violet Pigment 23 from
India, 69 FR 77988 (December 29, 2004) (Order).
4 See Memorandum, ‘‘Sales and Cost Verification
Report for Sudarshan Chemical Industries Limited
and Sudarshan North America,’’ dated January 31,
2024.
5 See Memorandum, ‘‘Final Determination Margin
Calculation for Sudarshan Chemical Industries
Limited,’’ dated concurrently with this notice
(Calculation Memorandum).
6 See Sudarshan’s Letter, ‘‘Minor Corrections,’’
dated December 4, 2023, at Exhibits 2 and 3.
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use the corrected total cost of
manufacturing.7
• With respect to the reported cost
data, Commerce revised the G&A
expense ratio to exclude certain
incorrectly reported expenses.
Commerce also revised the interest
expense ratio to include the net
consolidated foreign exchange amount.8
• For U.S. sales, Commerce
recalculated foreign market indirect
selling expenses to reflect the currency
in which they were incurred (i.e., Indian
rupees). Commerce revised the indirect
selling expenses incurred in the United
States to include expenses that were
previously incorrectly excluded.
Additionally, Commerce added the
countervailing duties for export
subsidies on U.S. sales of CVP–23.
Commerce also revised the reported
inventory carrying costs incurred in the
United States to use the transfer price of
CVP–23 between Sudarshan and its
United States subsidiary, Sudarshan
North America. Further, Commerce
revised the inventory carrying costs
incurred in the country of manufacture
to use the corrected total cost of
manufacturing.9
Final Results of Review
As a result of this new shipper
review, Commerce determines that the
following weighted-average dumping
margin exists for the POR December 1,
2021, through November 30, 2022:
Producer and exporter
Sudarshan Chemical Industries
Limited .....................................
Weightedaverage
dumping
margin
(percent)
0.00
Disclosure
Consistent with 19 CFR 351.224(b),
Commerce intends to disclose to
interested parties the calculations
performed in connection with these
final results of review within five days
of after the date of publication of this
notice in the Federal Register.
Assessment Rates
Commerce has determined, and U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
shall assess, antidumping duties on all
appropriate entries covered by this
review.10 Commerce intends to issue
assessment instructions to CBP no
earlier than 35 days after the date of
publication of these final results in the
7 See
Calculation Memorandum at 2.
at 3.
9 Id. at 3 to 5.
10 See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
8 Id.
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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).
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1),
because Sudarshan’s weighted-average
dumping margin is zero, Commerce will
instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate
entries without regard to antidumping
duties.11
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 India 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 subject merchandise
produced and exported by Sudarshan,
no cash deposit will be required; 12 (2)
for subject merchandise exported, but
not produced by Sudarshan, the cash
deposit rate will be the producer’s rate,
or the all-others rate (i.e., 27.48
percent) 13 if the producer does not have
its own rate; and (3) for subject
merchandise produced, but not
exported by Sudarshan, the cash deposit
rate will be the rate applicable to the
exporter, or the all others rate if the
exporter does not have its own rate.
These cash deposit requirements, when
imposed, shall remain in effect until
further notice.
Notification to Importers
This notice 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 and/or countervailing
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 and/or countervailing
duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of double antidumping
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11 See
Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of
the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and
Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping
Proceedings; Final Modification, 77 FR 8101, 8102
(February 14, 2012).
12 Commerce established a combination cash
deposit rate for this company, consistent with its
practice in new shipper reviews. See, e.g., Certain
Cut-To-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate Products
from the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative and New
Shipper Reviews and Rescission of Administrative
Review, In Part; 2014–2015, 81 FR 12870, 12871
(March 11, 2016).
13 See Order, 69 FR at 77989.
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duties, and/or increase in the amount of
antidumping duties by the amount of
the countervailing duties.
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230, telephone: (202) 482–0208.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Administrative Protective Order
Background
Commerce has received additional
timely requests, in accordance with the
Supplemental Opportunity Notice,1 for
administrative reviews of the AD and
CVD orders on quartz surface products
from China for the company and the
periods of review (PORs) noted below.
This notice also serves as a reminder
to parties subject to an administrative
protective order (APO) of their
responsibility concerning the return or
destruction 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
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 subject to sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
Commerce is issuing and publishing
these final results of the new shipper
review in accordance with sections
751(a)(2)(B) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and
19 CFR 351.214(h)(2).
Dated: March 21, 2024.
Ryan Majerus,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and
Negotiations, performing the non-exclusive
functions and duties of the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–084, C–570–085]
Supplemental Initiation of Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews of Certain
Quartz Surface Products From the
People’s Republic of China
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
Commerce (Commerce) has received
additional timely requests to conduct
administrative reviews of the
antidumping duty (AD) and
countervailing duty (CVD) orders on
certain quartz surface products (quartz
surface products) from the People’s
Republic of China (China). Thus, we are
initiating these administrative reviews.
DATES: Applicable March 27, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ajay
K. Menon, AD/CVD Operations, Office
IX, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
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Initiation of Reviews
In accordance with the Supplemental
Opportunity Notice,2 based on requests
from Artelye Inc., we are initiating AD
and CVD administrative reviews on
quartz surface products from China for
Unique Stone Sdn. Bhd. (Unique Stone).
In accordance with the Correction
Notice,3 the expanded POR of the AD
review is November 4, 2021, through
June 30, 2023, while the expanded POR
of the CVD review is November 4, 2021,
through December 31, 2022. In
accordance with the Supplemental
Opportunity Notice, Commerce’s AD
and CVD reviews of Unique Stone will
be limited to the company’s eligibility to
participate in the certification process.4
Moreover, as noted in the Supplemental
Opportunity Notice, we will only
examine Unique Stone in these AD and
CVD reviews to the extent that it has
suspended entries of subject
merchandise during the expanded AD
and CVD PORs noted above.
We intend to issue the preliminary
results of these reviews not later than
July 30, 2024.
Administrative Protective Orders and
Letters of Appearance
Interested parties must submit
applications for disclosure under
administrative protective orders in
accordance with the procedures
outlined in Commerce’s regulations at
19 CFR 351.305, which apply to these
administrative reviews. Parties wishing
to participate in these administrative
reviews should ensure that they meet
the requirements of these procedures
(e.g., the filing of separate letters of
1 See Certain Quartz Surface Products from the
People’s Republic of China: Expansion of the Period
of Review and Supplemental Opportunity To
Request Administrative Review, 89 FR 14055
(February 26, 2024) (Supplemental Opportunity
Notice); see also Certain Quartz Surface Products
From the People’s Republic of China: Expansion of
the Period of Review and Supplemental
Opportunity To Request Administrative Review;
Correction, 89 FR 17812 (March 12, 2024)
(Correction Notice).
2 See Supplemental Opportunity Notice, 89 FR at
14056.
3 See Correction Notice, 89 FR at 17812.
4 See Supplemental Opportunity Notice, 89 FR at
14056.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-533-838]
Carbazole Violet Pigment 23 From India: Final Results of
Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review; 2021-2022
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) has conducted a new
shipper review (NSR) of Sudarshan Chemical Industries Limited
(Sudarshan) regarding the antidumping duty order on carbazole violet
pigment 23 from India (CVP-23). The period of review (POR) is December
1, 2021, through November 30, 2022. Based on our analysis, Commerce
finds that Sudarshan did not make sales of subject merchandise at less
than normal value during the POR.
DATES: Applicable March 27, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis McClure at (202) 482-5973 or
Henry Wolfe at (202) 482-0574, AD/CVD Operations, Office VIII,
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On November 24, 2023, Commerce published in the Federal Register
its preliminary results and indicated that interested parties will be
notified of the deadline for the submission of case briefs at a later
date.\1\ Because Commerce received no comments from any interested
party, no decision memorandum accompanies this notice. The deadline for
these final results has been extended by 57 days to April 12, 2024.\2\
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\1\ See Carbazole Violet Pigment 23 from India: Preliminary
Results of New Shipper Review; 2021-2022, 88 FR 82316, 82317
(November 24, 2023) (Preliminary Results), and accompanying
Preliminary Decision Memorandum; see also Memorandum,
``Establishment of the Briefing Schedule,'' dated February 2, 2024.
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Final Results of
Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review,'' dated January 31, 2023.
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Commerce conducted this review in accordance with section
751(a)(2)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
Scope of the Order \3\
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\3\ See Notice of Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less
Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order: Carbazole Violet Pigment
23 from India, 69 FR 77988 (December 29, 2004) (Order).
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The product covered by the Order is carbazole violet pigment 23.
The merchandise subject to the Order is classifiable under subheading
3204.17.9040 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS). Although the HTSUS subheading is provided for convenience and
customs purposes, our written description of the scope of this Order is
dispositive. For a full description of the scope of the Order, see the
Preliminary Results.
Verification
Commerce verified Sudarshan's questionnaire responses between
November 30 and December 8, 2023.\4\ We used standard verification
procedures, including an examination of relevant sales and accounting
records, and original source documents provided by Sudarshan.
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\4\ See Memorandum, ``Sales and Cost Verification Report for
Sudarshan Chemical Industries Limited and Sudarshan North America,''
dated January 31, 2024.
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Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on its findings at verification, Commerce made several
changes to the Preliminary Results. A summary of these changes, which
are fully described in the Calculation Memorandum,\5\ is as follows:
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\5\ See Memorandum, ``Final Determination Margin Calculation for
Sudarshan Chemical Industries Limited,'' dated concurrently with
this notice (Calculation Memorandum).
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Commerce revised the U.S. and comparison market sales
databases consistent with the minor corrections provided by Sudarshan
at verification.\6\
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\6\ See Sudarshan's Letter, ``Minor Corrections,'' dated
December 4, 2023, at Exhibits 2 and 3.
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For comparison market sales, Commerce revised the reported
indirect selling expenses to include certain expenses previously
incorrectly reported as general and administrative (G&A) expenses.
Commerce also revised the reported inventory carrying costs to use the
corrected total cost of manufacturing.\7\
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\7\ See Calculation Memorandum at 2.
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With respect to the reported cost data, Commerce revised
the G&A expense ratio to exclude certain incorrectly reported expenses.
Commerce also revised the interest expense ratio to include the net
consolidated foreign exchange amount.\8\
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\8\ Id. at 3.
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For U.S. sales, Commerce recalculated foreign market
indirect selling expenses to reflect the currency in which they were
incurred (i.e., Indian rupees). Commerce revised the indirect selling
expenses incurred in the United States to include expenses that were
previously incorrectly excluded. Additionally, Commerce added the
countervailing duties for export subsidies on U.S. sales of CVP-23.
Commerce also revised the reported inventory carrying costs incurred in
the United States to use the transfer price of CVP-23 between Sudarshan
and its United States subsidiary, Sudarshan North America. Further,
Commerce revised the inventory carrying costs incurred in the country
of manufacture to use the corrected total cost of manufacturing.\9\
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\9\ Id. at 3 to 5.
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Final Results of Review
As a result of this new shipper review, Commerce determines that
the following weighted-average dumping margin exists for the POR
December 1, 2021, through November 30, 2022:
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Weighted-
average
Producer and exporter dumping
margin
(percent)
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Sudarshan Chemical Industries Limited...................... 0.00
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Disclosure
Consistent with 19 CFR 351.224(b), Commerce intends to disclose to
interested parties the calculations performed in connection with these
final results of review within five days of after the date of
publication of this notice in the Federal Register.
Assessment Rates
Commerce has determined, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries
covered by this review.\10\ Commerce intends to issue assessment
instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after the date of
publication of these final results in the
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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).
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\10\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), because Sudarshan's weighted-
average dumping margin is zero, Commerce will instruct CBP to liquidate
the appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties.\11\
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\11\ See Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted-
Average Dumping Margin and Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping
Proceedings; Final Modification, 77 FR 8101, 8102 (February 14,
2012).
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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 India 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 subject merchandise produced
and exported by Sudarshan, no cash deposit will be required; \12\ (2)
for subject merchandise exported, but not produced by Sudarshan, the
cash deposit rate will be the producer's rate, or the all-others rate
(i.e., 27.48 percent) \13\ if the producer does not have its own rate;
and (3) for subject merchandise produced, but not exported by
Sudarshan, the cash deposit rate will be the rate applicable to the
exporter, or the all others rate if the exporter does not have its own
rate. These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in
effect until further notice.
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\12\ Commerce established a combination cash deposit rate for
this company, consistent with its practice in new shipper reviews.
See, e.g., Certain Cut-To-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate Products
from the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative and New Shipper Reviews and Rescission of
Administrative Review, In Part; 2014-2015, 81 FR 12870, 12871 (March
11, 2016).
\13\ See Order, 69 FR at 77989.
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Notification to Importers
This notice 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 and/or countervailing 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 and/or countervailing duties occurred
and the subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties, and/or
increase in the amount of antidumping duties by the amount of the
countervailing duties.
Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to an
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the return or destruction 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 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 subject to sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
Commerce is issuing and publishing these final results of the new
shipper review in accordance with sections 751(a)(2)(B) and 777(i)(1)
of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.214(h)(2).
Dated: March 21, 2024.
Ryan Majerus,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance.
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