AD: China Synthetic Indigo
The International Trade Commission (ITC) has issued a press release stating that on March 23, 2006, the six Commissioners voted unanimously to revoke the existing antidumping (AD) duty order on synthetic indigo from China (A-570-856).
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According to the press release, the ITC Commissioners determined that revocation of the existing AD duty order would not be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time.
(This action comes under the five-year (sunset) review process required by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA), which according to 19 CFR 351.218(a), requires the International Trade Administration (ITA) to revoke an AD or countervailing (CV) duty order, or terminate a suspension agreement, after five years unless it is found that revocation would be likely to lead to both (1) a continuation or recurrence of dumping or a countervailable subsidy and (2) material injury to a U.S. industry within a reasonably foreseeable time.
A negative determination either by the ITA with respect to (1) above or by the ITC with respect to (2) above results in the revocation of the AD and/or CV duty order.)
(See ITT's Online Archives or 05/03/05 and 10/17/05 news, 05050325 and 05101740, for BP summaries of the ITA and ITC's notices initiating and scheduling this five-year review.
See ITT's Online Archives or 06/20/00 news, 00061916, for BP summary of the AD duty order on synthetic indigo from China.)
ITC Contact - Peg O'Laughlin (202) 205-1819
ITC Press Release (06-024, Inv. No. 731-TA-851, dated 03/23/06) available athttp://www.usitc.gov/ext_relations/news_release/2006/er0323dd1.htm