India Barium Chloride: Details of CV Duty Order
The Commerce Department on March 6 released a countervailing duty order on barium chloride from India (C-533-909). The order sets permanent countervailing duties, which will remain in place unless revoked by Commerce in a sunset or changed circumstances review. Commerce will begin conducting annual administrative reviews, if requested, to determine final assessments of CVD on importers and make changes to cash deposit rates.
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The order details a "gap period" of no CV duty liability for subject merchandise entered Oct. 15, 2022, through Feb. 22, 2023. Commerce may suspend liquidation for only four months after its preliminary CV duty determination, issued June 17, 2022. Commerce will order CBP to liquidate, without regard to CVD, any entries during this gap period.
Commerce had also been conducting an antidumping duty investigation on barium chloride from India, but ended that investigation in January after finding no dumping in the final AD determination (see 2301050045).
CV Suspension of Liq Instructions
Suspension of liquidation resumes for all entries of subject merchandise entered on or after Feb. 23, the date that the final International Trade Commission affirmative injury determination was published.
Estimated CV Cash Deposit Rates
Commerce will instruct CBP to require a CVD cash deposit equal to the following CV rates:
| Company | CV Rate |
|---|---|
| Chaitanya Chemicals/Chaitanya Barium (India) Private Limited | 23.57% |
| All Others | 23.57% |
(The period of investigation is 01/01/21 - 12/31/21. See the notice for additional details, including the full scope description, etc. See 2301050045 for a summary of the final CVD determination.)