China Pea Protein: Prelim AD Cash Deposit Rates Take Effect, Retroactive for All
The Commerce Department released its preliminary affirmative antidumping determination Feb. 12 that pea protein from China (A-570-154) is being sold in the U.S. at less than fair value. Commerce found “critical circumstances” for all Chinese companies, and will retroactively suspend liquidation and impose antidumping duty cash deposit requirements for all subject merchandise as of Nov. 15, 2023.
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Pea protein from China already is subject to retroactive suspension of liquidation as of Sept. 19, 2023, as well as countervailing duty cash deposit requirements ranging from 15.09% to 342.53%, under Commerce's preliminary CV determination published Dec. 18 (see 2312180049).
AD Suspension of Liquidation and Cash Deposit Requirements
Effective for entries on or after Nov. 15, 2023, Commerce require AD duty cash deposits, at the following AD rates (note that liquidation for these companies is already suspended back to Sept. 19, 2023, due to Commerce's CV duty investigation):
| Exporter | Producer | AD Rate | Adjusted* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fenchem Biotek Ltd. | Yantai Shuangta Food Co., Ltd. | 122.19% | 111.65% |
| Jianyuan International Co., Ltd. | Shandong Jianyuan Bioengineering Co., Ltd. | 122.19% | 111.65% |
| Jianyuan International Co., Ltd. | Hengyuan Biotechnology Co., Ltd. | 122.19% | 111.65% |
| KTL Pharmaceutical Co., Limited | Jiujiang Tiantai Food Co., Ltd. | 122.19% | 111.65% |
| Linyi Yuwang Vegetable Protein Co., Ltd. | Linyi Yuwang Vegetable Protein Co., Ltd. | 122.19% | 111.65% |
| Nutracean Co., Ltd. | Yantai Shuangta Food Co., Ltd. | 122.19% | 111.65% |
| Nutracean Co., Ltd. | Zhaoyuan Junbang Trading Co., Ltd. | 122.19% | 111.65% |
| Shandong Yuwang Ecological Food Industry Co., Ltd. | Linyi Yuwang Vegetable Protein Co., Ltd. | 122.19% | 111.65% |
| Yantai T.Full Biotech Co., Ltd. | Yantai T.Full Biotech Co., Ltd. | 122.19% | 111.65% |
| Yosin Biotechnology (Yantai) Co., Ltd. | Yosin Biotechnology (Yantai) Co., Ltd. | 122.19% | 111.65% |
| Yosin Import and Export (Yantai) Co., Ltd. | Yosin Biotechnology (Yantai) Co., Ltd. | 122.19% | 111.65% |
| Hainan Zhongxin Chemical Co., Ltd. | Shandong Hua-Thai Food Products Co., Ltd. | 122.19% | 111.65% |
| Hainan Zhongxin Chemical Co., Ltd. | Shandong Jundu Talin Foods Co., Ltd. | 122.19% | 111.65% |
| Hainan Zhongxin Chemical Co., Ltd. | Yosin Biotechnology (Yantai) Co., Ltd. | 122.19% | 111.65% |
| Hainan Zhongxin Chemical Co., Ltd. | Yosin Import and Export (Yantai) Co., Ltd. | 122.19% | 111.65% |
| Hainan Zhongxin Chemical Co., Ltd. | Yantai Shuangta Food Co., Ltd. | 122.19% | 111.65% |
| China-wide Entity | 280.31% | 269.77% |
*As adjusted for export subsidies found in Commerce's concurrent CV duty investigation. This rate will be the AD cash deposit rate as long as CVD cash deposit requirements remain in effect.
China-wide entity. Commerce found Zhaoyuan Junbang Trading Co., Ltd. and Yantai Zhongzhen Trading Co., Ltd. (and Zhongzhen's affiliates Yantai Oriental Protein Tech., Ltd; and Jiujiang Tiantai Food Co., Ltd.) did not demonstrate independence from Chinese government control, and assigned them to the China-wide entity.
(The period of investigation is 01/01/23 - 06/30/23. See Commerce's notice for more information, including the scope (unchanged), suspension of liquidation, detailed cash deposit instructions, etc. See 2308140029 for a summary of initiation of this investigation.)