Petition Filed for Renewed AD/CV Duties on HEDP From China
Compass Chemical on March 31 filed a complaint with the Commerce Department and International Trade Commission requesting new antidumping and countervailing duties on 1-hydroxyethylidene-1, 1- diphosphonic acid (HEDP) from China. The request comes after Commerce revoked AD duty orders on HEDP from China and India in 2014 (see 14053013). Compass says Chinese companies have since resumed dumping and illegal subsidization of HEDP, selling the product at below-market "shut down the factory prices" due to overcapacity issues.
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Proposed Scope
The petition proposes the following scope for the investigations, which it says is the same as the scope of the order revoked in 2014:
The merchandise covered by these investigations include all grades of aqueous, acidic (non-neutralized) concentrations of I-hydroxyethylidene-l, 1- diphosphonic acid ("HEDP"), also referred to as hydroxethlylidenendiphosphonic acid, hydroxyethanediphosphonic acid, acetodiphosphonic acid, and etidronic acid. The CAS (Chemical Abstract Service) registry number for HEDP is 2809- 21-4.
The merchandise subject to this investigation is currently classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) at subheading 2931.90.9043. It may also enter under HTSUS subheadings 2811.19.6090 and 2931.90.9041. While HTSUS subheadings and the CAS registry number are provided for convenience and customs purposes only, the written description of the scope of this investigation is dispositive.
Commerce Accepting Comments on Petition Support
The Commerce Department is accepting comments on domestic industry support for the petitions to determine whether the petitions meet the dual requirements of support by domestic producers or workers accounting for (1) at least 25% of the total production of the domestic-like product and (2) more than 50% of the production of the domestic-like product produced by that portion of the industry expressing support for, or opposition to, the petition. If the petitions meet these requirements, among others, Commerce will initiate antidumping and countervailing duty investigations. Comments are due by April 20.
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