CV: China Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts
The International Trade Administration has made a preliminary affirmative countervailing duty determination that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of citric acid and certain citrate salts from China.
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CV suspension of liquidation. The ITA is directing U.S. Customs and Border Protection to suspend the liquidation of all entries of subject merchandise from China with a time of entry on or after September 19, 2008.
CV cash deposit/bond. The ITA will also instruct CBP to require a cash deposit or the posting of a bond at the CV rates listed below for entries of subject merchandise with a time of entry on or after September 19, 2008 for the following exporters/manufacturers:
| Exporter/Manufacturer | Preliminary CV Rate |
|---|---|
| Shandong TTCA Biochemical Co., Ltd. | 1.41% |
| Yixing Union Biochemical Co., Ltd.; and Yixing Union Co-generation Co., Ltd.1 | 3.92% |
| Anhui BBCA Biochemical Co., Ltd. | 97.72% |
| All Others | 2.67% |
1The ITA has preliminary determined that these two companies are cross-owned.
Scope of Investigation Modified by Adding an Exclusion, Etc.
The ITA has modified the scope of investigation by adding the following exclusion:
"The scope of this investigation does not include calcium citrate that satisfies the standards set forth in the U.S. Pharmacopeia and has been mixed with a functional excipient, such as dextrose or starch, where the excipient constitutes at least 2 percent,
by weight, of the product."
The ITA has also added a second tariff number to this sentence indicating where subject merchandise is classifiable (new text underlined):
Potassium citrate and crude calcium citrate are classifiable under HTS 2918.15.5000 and HTS 3824.90.9290, respectively.
Final CV Duty Determination Aligned with Final AD Duty Determinations
The ITA notes that it is aligning the final CV duty determination with the final determinations in the companion antidumping investigations of subject merchandise from China and Canada. The final CV duty determination will be issued on the same date as the final AD duty determinations, which are currently scheduled to be issued no later than January 26, 2009.
(See ITA notice for additional information. See ITT's Online Archives or 06/17/08 news, 08061742, for BP summary of the ITA's postponement of this preliminary CV duty determination.
See ITT's Online Archives or 05/14/08 news, 08051445, for BP summary of the ITA's initiation of this CV duty investigation, along with a companion AD investigation for China, and an AD investigation for Canada.)
ITA contact - Damian Felton (202) 482-0133
ITA notice (FR Pub 09/19/08) available at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-21949.pdf