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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–992]
Monosodium Glutamate From the
People’s Republic of China: Initiation
of Circumvention Inquiry on the
Antidumping Duty Order
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: In response to a request from
Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition North
America, Inc. (AHN, a domestic
interested party), the U.S. Department of
Commerce (Commerce) is initiating a
country-wide circumvention inquiry to
determine whether imports of
monosodium glutamate (MSG) from
Malaysia are circumventing the
antidumping duty (AD) order on MSG
from the People’s Republic of China
(China).
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AGENCY:
DATES:
Applicable May 15, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jacob Saude, AD/CVD Operations,
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Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–0981.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On March 25, 2024, pursuant to
section 781(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930,
as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR
351.226(c), AHN filed a circumvention
inquiry request alleging that MSG
finished in Malaysia using glutamic acid
produced in China, and subsequently
exported from Malaysia to the United
States is circumventing the AD order on
MSG from China 1 and, accordingly,
should be included within the scope of
the Order.2 On April 24, 2024, we
extended the deadline to initiate this
circumvention inquiry in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.226(d)(1).3
Scope of the Order
The product covered by this Order is
MSG, whether or not blended or in
solution with other products.
Merchandise covered by the scope of
this Order is currently classified in the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS) at subheading
2922.42.1000. Merchandise subject to
the Order may also enter under HTSUS
subheadings 2922.42.5000,
2103.90.7200, 2103.90.7400,
2103.90.7800, 2103.90.8000, and
2103.90.9091. The HTSUS subheadings
are provided for convenience and
customs purposes; however, the written
description of the scope is dispositive.
For a full description of the scope of the
Order, see the Initiation Checklist.4
Merchandise Subject to the
Circumvention Inquiry
The circumvention inquiry covers
MSG finished in Malaysia using
glutamic acid produced in China and
subsequently exported from Malaysia to
the United States.
Initiation of Circumvention Inquiry
Section 351.226(d) of Commerce’s
regulations states that if Commerce
1 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) (Order).
2 See AHN’s Letter, ‘‘MSG from China:
Circumvention Inquiry Request,’’ dated March 25,
2024 (Circumvention Inquiry Request).
3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Extension of Time to
Determine Whether to Initiate Circumvention
Inquiry,’’ dated April 24, 2024.
4 See Checklist, ‘‘Malaysia Assembly
Circumvention Initiation Checklist,’’ dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this
notice (Initiation Checklist).
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determines that a request for a
circumvention inquiry satisfies the
requirements of 19 CFR 351.226(c), then
Commerce ‘‘will accept the request and
initiate a circumvention inquiry.’’
Section 351.226(c)(1) of Commerce’s
regulations, in turn, requires that each
request for a circumvention inquiry
allege ‘‘that the elements necessary for
a circumvention determination under
section 781 of the Act exist’’ and be
‘‘accompanied by information
reasonably available to the interested
party supporting these allegations.’’
AHN allege circumvention pursuant to
section 781(b) of the Act (merchandise
completed or assembled in other foreign
countries).
Section 781(b)(1) of the Act provides
that Commerce may find circumvention
of an order when merchandise of the
same class or kind subject to the order
is completed or assembled in a foreign
country other than the country to which
the order applies. In conducting a
circumvention inquiry, under section
781(b)(1) of the Act, Commerce relies on
the following criteria: (A) merchandise
imported into the United States is of the
same class or kind as any merchandise
produced in a foreign country that is the
subject of an AD or countervailing duty
(CVD) order; (B) before importation into
the United States, such imported
merchandise is completed or assembled
in another foreign country from
merchandise which is subject to the
order or is produced in the foreign
country that is subject to the order; (C)
the process of assembly or completion
in the foreign country referred to in
section (B) is minor or insignificant; (D)
the value of the merchandise produced
in the foreign country to which the AD
or CVD order applies is a significant
portion of the total value of the
merchandise exported to the United
States; and (E) the administering
authority determines that action is
appropriate to prevent evasion of such
order.
In determining whether the process of
assembly or completion in a foreign
country is minor or insignificant under
section 781(b)(1)(C) of the Act, section
781(b)(2) of the Act directs Commerce to
consider: (A) the level of investment in
the foreign country; (B) the level of
research and development in the foreign
country; (C) the nature of the production
process in the foreign country; (D) the
extent of production facilities in the
foreign country; and (E) whether or not
the value of processing performed in the
foreign country represents a small
proportion of the value of the
merchandise imported into the United
States. However, no single factor, by
itself, controls Commerce’s
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determination of whether the process of
assembly or completion in a foreign
country is minor or insignificant.5
Accordingly, it is Commerce’s practice
to evaluate each of these five factors as
they exist in the foreign country,
depending on the totality of the
circumstances of the particular
circumvention inquiry.6
In addition, section 781(b)(3) of the
Act sets forth additional factors to
consider in determining whether to
include merchandise assembled or
completed in a foreign country within
the scope of an AD or CVD order.
Specifically, Commerce shall take into
account such factors as: (A) the pattern
of trade, including sourcing patterns; (B)
whether the manufacturer or exporter of
the merchandise that was shipped to the
foreign country is affiliated with the
person who, in the foreign country, uses
the merchandise to complete or
assemble the merchandise which is
subsequently imported into the United
States; and (C) whether imports of the
merchandise into the foreign country
have increased after the initiation of the
investigation that resulted in the
issuance of such order.
Analysis
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Based on our analysis of AHN’s
circumvention inquiry request, we
determine that AHN has satisfied the
criteria under 19 CFR 351.226(c), and
thus, pursuant to 19 CFR
351.226(d)(1)(iii), we have accepted the
request and are initiating the requested
circumvention inquiry of the Order. For
a full discussion of the basis for our
decision to initiate the requested
circumvention inquiry, see the Initiation
Checklist. As explained in the Initiation
Checklist, the information provided by
AHN warrants initiating this
circumvention inquiry on a countrywide basis. Commerce has taken this
approach in prior circumvention
inquiries, where the facts warranted
initiation on a country-wide basis.7
5 See Statement of Administrative Action
Accompanying the Uruguay Round Agreements
Act, H.R. Doc. 103–316, Vol. 1 (1994), at 893.
6 See Uncovered Innerspring Units from the
People’s Republic of China: Final Affirmative
Determination of Circumvention of the
Antidumping Duty Order, 83 FR 65626 (December
21, 2018), and accompanying Issues and Decision
Memorandum at 4.
7 See, e.g., Hydrofluorocarbon Blends from the
People’s Republic of China: Initiation of
Circumvention Inquiry on the Antidumping Duty
Order, 88 FR 74150 (October 30, 2023); see also
Hydrofluorocarbon Blends from the People’s
Republic of China: Initiation of Circumvention
Inquiries on the Antidumping Duty Order, 88 FR
43275 (July 7, 2023); Certain Corrosion-Resistant
Steel Products from the Republic of Korea and
Taiwan: Initiation of Anti-Circumvention Inquiries
on the Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty
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Consistent with the approach in the
prior circumvention inquiries that were
initiated on a country-wide basis,
Commerce intends to issue
questionnaires to solicit information
from producers and exporters in
Malaysia concerning their shipments to
the United States and the origin of
glutamic acid being further processed
into MSG (i.e., the merchandise subject
to the Order).
Respondent Selection
Commerce intends to base respondent
selection on U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) data. Commerce
intends to place the CBP data on the
record within five days of the
publication of this initiation notice.
Comments regarding the CBP data and
respondent selection should be
submitted within seven days after
placement of the CBP data on the record
of the inquiry.
Commerce intends to establish a
schedule for questionnaire responses
after respondent selection. A company’s
failure to completely respond to
Commerce’s requests for information
may result in the application of partial
or total facts available, pursuant to
section 776(a) of the Act, which may
include adverse inferences, pursuant to
section 776(b) of the Act.
Suspension of Liquidation
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.226(l)(1),
Commerce intends to notify CBP of this
initiation and direct CBP to continue the
suspension of liquidation of entries of
products subject to this circumvention
inquiry that were already subject to the
suspension of liquidation under the
Order and to apply the cash deposit
rates that would be applicable if the
products were determined to be covered
by the scope of the Order. Should
Commerce issue affirmative preliminary
or final circumvention determinations,
Commerce will follow the suspension of
liquidation rules under 19 CFR
351.226(l)(2)–(4).
Notification to Interested Parties
In accordance with 19 CFR 351.226(d)
and section 781(b) of the Act, Commerce
Orders, 83 FR 37785 (August 2, 2018); Carbon Steel
Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings from the People’s Republic
of China: Initiation of Anti-Circumvention Inquiry
on the Antidumping Duty Order, 82 FR 40556,
40560 (August 25, 2017) (stating at initiation that
Commerce would evaluate the extent to which a
country-wide finding applicable to all exports
might be warranted); and Certain CorrosionResistant Steel Products from the People’s Republic
of China: Initiation of Anti-Circumvention Inquiries
on the Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty
Orders, 81 FR 79454, 79458 (November 14, 2016)
(stating at initiation that Commerce would evaluate
the extent to which a country-wide finding
applicable to all exports might be warranted).
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determines that AHN’s request for a
circumvention inquiry satisfies the
requirements of 19 CFR 351.226(c).
Accordingly, Commerce is notifying all
interested parties of the initiation of this
circumvention inquiry to determine
whether MSG finished in Malaysia
using glutamic acid produced in China,
and subsequently exported from
Malaysia to the United States is
circumventing the Order. In addition,
we have included a description of the
products that are the subject to this
inquiry and an explanation of
Commerce’s decision to initiate this
inquiry as provided in the
accompanying Initiation Checklist.8 In
accordance with 19 CFR 351.226(e)(1),
Commerce intends to issue its
preliminary circumvention
determination no later than 150 days
from the date of publication of the
notice of initiation of this
circumvention inquiry in the Federal
Register.
This notice is published in
accordance with section 781(b) of the
Act, and 19 CFR 351.226(d)(1)(iii).
Dated: May 9, 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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DATES: Applicable May 15, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joshua Weiner (Chile), Carolyn Adie
(the People’s Republic of China
(China)), and Elizabeth Bremer
(Mexico), AD/CVD Operations, Offices I,
VI, and IV, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
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(202) 482–3902, (202) 482–3150 and
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AGENCY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-992]
Monosodium Glutamate From the People's Republic of China:
Initiation of Circumvention Inquiry on the Antidumping Duty Order
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: In response to a request from Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition
North America, Inc. (AHN, a domestic interested party), the U.S.
Department of Commerce (Commerce) is initiating a country-wide
circumvention inquiry to determine whether imports of monosodium
glutamate (MSG) from Malaysia are circumventing the antidumping duty
(AD) order on MSG from the People's Republic of China (China).
DATES: Applicable May 15, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacob Saude, AD/CVD Operations,
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20230; telephone: (202) 482-0981.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On March 25, 2024, pursuant to section 781(b) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.226(c), AHN filed a
circumvention inquiry request alleging that MSG finished in Malaysia
using glutamic acid produced in China, and subsequently exported from
Malaysia to the United States is circumventing the AD order on MSG from
China \1\ and, accordingly, should be included within the scope of the
Order.\2\ On April 24, 2024, we extended the deadline to initiate this
circumvention inquiry in accordance with 19 CFR 351.226(d)(1).\3\
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\1\ 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)
(Order).
\2\ See AHN's Letter, ``MSG from China: Circumvention Inquiry
Request,'' dated March 25, 2024 (Circumvention Inquiry Request).
\3\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Time to Determine Whether to
Initiate Circumvention Inquiry,'' dated April 24, 2024.
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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. Merchandise covered by the scope of
this Order is currently classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States (HTSUS) at subheading 2922.42.1000. Merchandise
subject to the Order may also enter under HTSUS subheadings
2922.42.5000, 2103.90.7200, 2103.90.7400, 2103.90.7800, 2103.90.8000,
and 2103.90.9091. The HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience
and customs purposes; however, the written description of the scope is
dispositive. For a full description of the scope of the Order, see the
Initiation Checklist.\4\
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\4\ See Checklist, ``Malaysia Assembly Circumvention Initiation
Checklist,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this
notice (Initiation Checklist).
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Merchandise Subject to the Circumvention Inquiry
The circumvention inquiry covers MSG finished in Malaysia using
glutamic acid produced in China and subsequently exported from Malaysia
to the United States.
Initiation of Circumvention Inquiry
Section 351.226(d) of Commerce's regulations states that if
Commerce determines that a request for a circumvention inquiry
satisfies the requirements of 19 CFR 351.226(c), then Commerce ``will
accept the request and initiate a circumvention inquiry.'' Section
351.226(c)(1) of Commerce's regulations, in turn, requires that each
request for a circumvention inquiry allege ``that the elements
necessary for a circumvention determination under section 781 of the
Act exist'' and be ``accompanied by information reasonably available to
the interested party supporting these allegations.'' AHN allege
circumvention pursuant to section 781(b) of the Act (merchandise
completed or assembled in other foreign countries).
Section 781(b)(1) of the Act provides that Commerce may find
circumvention of an order when merchandise of the same class or kind
subject to the order is completed or assembled in a foreign country
other than the country to which the order applies. In conducting a
circumvention inquiry, under section 781(b)(1) of the Act, Commerce
relies on the following criteria: (A) merchandise imported into the
United States is of the same class or kind as any merchandise produced
in a foreign country that is the subject of an AD or countervailing
duty (CVD) order; (B) before importation into the United States, such
imported merchandise is completed or assembled in another foreign
country from merchandise which is subject to the order or is produced
in the foreign country that is subject to the order; (C) the process of
assembly or completion in the foreign country referred to in section
(B) is minor or insignificant; (D) the value of the merchandise
produced in the foreign country to which the AD or CVD order applies is
a significant portion of the total value of the merchandise exported to
the United States; and (E) the administering authority determines that
action is appropriate to prevent evasion of such order.
In determining whether the process of assembly or completion in a
foreign country is minor or insignificant under section 781(b)(1)(C) of
the Act, section 781(b)(2) of the Act directs Commerce to consider: (A)
the level of investment in the foreign country; (B) the level of
research and development in the foreign country; (C) the nature of the
production process in the foreign country; (D) the extent of production
facilities in the foreign country; and (E) whether or not the value of
processing performed in the foreign country represents a small
proportion of the value of the merchandise imported into the United
States. However, no single factor, by itself, controls Commerce's
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determination of whether the process of assembly or completion in a
foreign country is minor or insignificant.\5\ Accordingly, it is
Commerce's practice to evaluate each of these five factors as they
exist in the foreign country, depending on the totality of the
circumstances of the particular circumvention inquiry.\6\
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\5\ See Statement of Administrative Action Accompanying the
Uruguay Round Agreements Act, H.R. Doc. 103-316, Vol. 1 (1994), at
893.
\6\ See Uncovered Innerspring Units from the People's Republic
of China: Final Affirmative Determination of Circumvention of the
Antidumping Duty Order, 83 FR 65626 (December 21, 2018), and
accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum at 4.
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In addition, section 781(b)(3) of the Act sets forth additional
factors to consider in determining whether to include merchandise
assembled or completed in a foreign country within the scope of an AD
or CVD order. Specifically, Commerce shall take into account such
factors as: (A) the pattern of trade, including sourcing patterns; (B)
whether the manufacturer or exporter of the merchandise that was
shipped to the foreign country is affiliated with the person who, in
the foreign country, uses the merchandise to complete or assemble the
merchandise which is subsequently imported into the United States; and
(C) whether imports of the merchandise into the foreign country have
increased after the initiation of the investigation that resulted in
the issuance of such order.
Analysis
Based on our analysis of AHN's circumvention inquiry request, we
determine that AHN has satisfied the criteria under 19 CFR 351.226(c),
and thus, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.226(d)(1)(iii), we have accepted the
request and are initiating the requested circumvention inquiry of the
Order. For a full discussion of the basis for our decision to initiate
the requested circumvention inquiry, see the Initiation Checklist. As
explained in the Initiation Checklist, the information provided by AHN
warrants initiating this circumvention inquiry on a country-wide basis.
Commerce has taken this approach in prior circumvention inquiries,
where the facts warranted initiation on a country-wide basis.\7\
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\7\ See, e.g., Hydrofluorocarbon Blends from the People's
Republic of China: Initiation of Circumvention Inquiry on the
Antidumping Duty Order, 88 FR 74150 (October 30, 2023); see also
Hydrofluorocarbon Blends from the People's Republic of China:
Initiation of Circumvention Inquiries on the Antidumping Duty Order,
88 FR 43275 (July 7, 2023); Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel
Products from the Republic of Korea and Taiwan: Initiation of Anti-
Circumvention Inquiries on the Antidumping Duty and Countervailing
Duty Orders, 83 FR 37785 (August 2, 2018); Carbon Steel Butt-Weld
Pipe Fittings from the People's Republic of China: Initiation of
Anti-Circumvention Inquiry on the Antidumping Duty Order, 82 FR
40556, 40560 (August 25, 2017) (stating at initiation that Commerce
would evaluate the extent to which a country-wide finding applicable
to all exports might be warranted); and Certain Corrosion-Resistant
Steel Products from the People's Republic of China: Initiation of
Anti-Circumvention Inquiries on the Antidumping Duty and
Countervailing Duty Orders, 81 FR 79454, 79458 (November 14, 2016)
(stating at initiation that Commerce would evaluate the extent to
which a country-wide finding applicable to all exports might be
warranted).
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Consistent with the approach in the prior circumvention inquiries
that were initiated on a country-wide basis, Commerce intends to issue
questionnaires to solicit information from producers and exporters in
Malaysia concerning their shipments to the United States and the origin
of glutamic acid being further processed into MSG (i.e., the
merchandise subject to the Order).
Respondent Selection
Commerce intends to base respondent selection on U.S. Customs and
Border Protection (CBP) data. Commerce intends to place the CBP data on
the record within five days of the publication of this initiation
notice. Comments regarding the CBP data and respondent selection should
be submitted within seven days after placement of the CBP data on the
record of the inquiry.
Commerce intends to establish a schedule for questionnaire
responses after respondent selection. A company's failure to completely
respond to Commerce's requests for information may result in the
application of partial or total facts available, pursuant to section
776(a) of the Act, which may include adverse inferences, pursuant to
section 776(b) of the Act.
Suspension of Liquidation
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.226(l)(1), Commerce intends to notify CBP of
this initiation and direct CBP to continue the suspension of
liquidation of entries of products subject to this circumvention
inquiry that were already subject to the suspension of liquidation
under the Order and to apply the cash deposit rates that would be
applicable if the products were determined to be covered by the scope
of the Order. Should Commerce issue affirmative preliminary or final
circumvention determinations, Commerce will follow the suspension of
liquidation rules under 19 CFR 351.226(l)(2)-(4).
Notification to Interested Parties
In accordance with 19 CFR 351.226(d) and section 781(b) of the Act,
Commerce determines that AHN's request for a circumvention inquiry
satisfies the requirements of 19 CFR 351.226(c). Accordingly, Commerce
is notifying all interested parties of the initiation of this
circumvention inquiry to determine whether MSG finished in Malaysia
using glutamic acid produced in China, and subsequently exported from
Malaysia to the United States is circumventing the Order. In addition,
we have included a description of the products that are the subject to
this inquiry and an explanation of Commerce's decision to initiate this
inquiry as provided in the accompanying Initiation Checklist.\8\ In
accordance with 19 CFR 351.226(e)(1), Commerce intends to issue its
preliminary circumvention determination no later than 150 days from the
date of publication of the notice of initiation of this circumvention
inquiry in the Federal Register.
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\8\ See Initiation Checklist at 4 and 6.
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This notice is published in accordance with section 781(b) of the
Act, and 19 CFR 351.226(d)(1)(iii).
Dated: May 9, 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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