AD: Canada Liquid Sulfur Dioxide
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued a notice stating that on September 30, 2005, it received an antidumping (AD) duty petition requesting that an AD investigation be initiated on liquid sulfur dioxide from Canada.
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The ITA states that it has not yet decided whether to initiate this AD investigation, as it is not clear from the petition whether the domestic industry support criteria have been met.
As a result, the ITA states that it has determined to extend the time for initiating an investigation in order to poll the domestic industry. The ITA also states that because of this poll, it is necessary to extend the deadline for determining the adequacy of the petition for a period not to exceed 40 days from the filing of the petition. As a result, the ITA's initiation determination is due no later than November 9, 2005.
(See ITT's Online Archives or 10/19/05 news, 05101930 for BP summary of ITC notice indicating that this agency has instituted an AD injury investigation and scheduled the preliminary phase of its investigation.)
Scope of petition: The product covered by this petition is technical or commercial grade and refrigeration grade liquid sulfur dioxide of a minimum 99.98 percent assay. Sulfur dioxide is identified by the chemical formula SO2. The CAS No. for sulfur dioxide is 7446-09-5. Liquid sulfur dioxide is pure sulfur dioxide gas compressed through refrigeration and stored under pressure. Sulfur dioxide in its gaseous state is excluded from the petition. Liquid sulfur dioxide subject to this petition is currently classifiable under subheading 2811.23.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS). While the HTS subheading is provided for convenience and Customs purposes, the written description of the scope of this petition is dispositive.
(See ITA notice for more information.)
ITA Contact: Kate Johnson (202) 482-4929
ITA Notice (FR Pub 10/27/05) available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20051800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2005/pdf/E5-5965.pdf