Glycine: New AD/CVD Investigations Deadlines & Scope
The Commerce Department issued Federal Register notices on its recently initiated antidumping duty investigations on glycine from India (A-533-883), Japan (A-588-878) and Thailand (A-549-837), and its recently initiated countervailing duty investigations on glycine from India (C-533-884), China (C-570-081) and Thailand (C-549-838).
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The International Trade Commission will conduct a concurrent investigation to determine whether imports of dumped and illegally subsidized glycine are injuring U.S. industry. If the ITC finds no injury in its preliminary injury determination, due May 14, the investigations will immediately end. If Commerce finds dumping or illegal subsidization in the preliminary determinations of these investigations, currently due in June for CV duties and September for AD duties, it will set AD and/or CV duty cash deposit requirements for imports of merchandise subject to the investigation. If both Commerce and the ITC reach affirmative final determinations, Commerce will issue an AD and/or CV duty order making duties permanent and beginning a process of annual administrative reviews to set final assessments of AD/CV duties on importers and potentially change AD/CV duty cash deposit rates.
AD/CVD Respondent Selection
Commerce said it will pick respondents for all of its AD/CV investigations, except the AD/CV duty investigations on Thailand, based on CBP import data. For the AD/CVD duty investigations on Thailand, Commerce intends to investigate the only known Thai exporter, Newtrend Food Ingredient (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
Scope of the AD/CVD Investigations
The merchandise covered by these investigations is glycine at any purity level or grade. This includes glycine of all purity levels, which covers all forms of crude or technical glycine including, but not limited to, sodium glycinate, glycine slurry and any other forms of amino acetic acid or glycine. Subject merchandise also includes glycine and precursors of dried crystalline glycine that are processed in a third country, including, but not limited to, refining or any other processing that would not otherwise remove the merchandise from the scope of the investigations if performed in the country of manufacture of the in-scope glycine or precursors of dried crystalline glycine. Glycine has the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) registry number of 56-40-6. Glycine and glycine slurry are classified under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) subheading 2922.49.4300. Sodium glycinate is classified in the HTSUS under 2922.49.8000. While the HTSUS subheadings and CAS registry number are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the scope of these investigations is dispositive.
Comments on Scope Due March 1
Participants in the AD/CV duty investigations may submit comments on product coverage under the scope of the investigations. Comments on the scope are due by May 7.
Investigations Timetable
| Event | CV Duty | AD Duty |
|---|---|---|
| Petitions filed | 03/28/18 | 03/28/18 |
| DOC initiation date | 04/17/18 | 04/17/18 |
| ITC prelim determinations* | 05/14/18 | 05/14/18 |
| DOC prelim determinations† | 06/21/18 | 09/04/18 |
| DOC final determinations† | 09/04/18 | 11/19/18 |
| ITC final determinations‡ | 10/19/18 | 01/02/19 |
| Issuance of orders+ | 10/26/18 | 01/09/19 |
*If the ITC makes a negative determination of injury, the investigations are terminated.
†These deadlines may be extended under the governing statute.
‡This will take place only in the event of Commerce Department final affirmative determinations.
+This will take place only in the event of Commerce and ITC final affirmative determinations.
(See 1803290019 for a summary of the Commerce Department's receipt of the petition underlying the initiation of this investigation.)
The Commerce Department fact sheet on the initiation of these investigations is (here).
(Federal Register 04/25/18)