China Xanthan Gum: Prelim Results of AD Admin Review
The Commerce Department has released the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on xanthan gum from China (A-570-985). In the final results of this review, Commerce may set assessment rates for subject merchandise from the companies under review that was entered July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023.
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Commerce said it is rescinding the review for the following companies that had their requests for review withdrawn: Meihua Group International Trading (Hong Kong) Limited/Langfang Meihua Biotechnology Co., Ltd./Xinjiang Meihua Amino Acid Co., Ltd. (collectively, Meihua); Henan Sinowin Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.; Qingdao Yalai Chemical Co., Ltd.; Foodchem Biotech Co., Ltd.; and Shanghai Cy-Everlasting Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd.
Commerce has ordered liquidation "as entered" at the cash deposit rate in effect at the time of entry for subject merchandise from exporters for which a review was not requested, in a message sent to CBP (ADCVDWeb Message # 3298402).
Cash Deposit Requirements
Once Commerce issues its final results, new AD cash deposit requirements may take effect for the companies still under review, beginning on the date of publication of the final results in the Federal Register. Commerce preliminarily calculated the following AD duty cash deposit rates:
| Exporter | AD Rate (Prelim) |
|---|---|
| Deosen Biochemical (Ordos) Ltd. | 1.56% |
| Neimenggu Fufeng Biotechnologies Co., Ltd. (aka Inner Mongolia Fufeng Biotechnologies Co., Ltd.)/Shandong Fufeng Fermentation Co., Ltd./Xinjiang Fufeng Biotechnologies Co., Ltd. | zero |
| Jianlong Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (formerly, Inner Mongolia Jianlong Biochemical Co., Ltd) | 1.56% |
| CP Kelco (Shandong) Biological Company Limited | 1.56% |
Non-individually examined companies' rate. Two non-individually examined companies are eligible for separate rates in this administrative review: Jianlong Biotechnology and CP Kelco (Shandong).
China-wide entity rate. Commerce said that for these preliminary results, it considers 20 companies for which a review was requested and that didn't demonstrate separate rate eligibility to be part of the China-wide entity. See Appendix II of the notice for the complete list. A rate of 154.07% may apply if these facts hold up in the final results of this review.
No shipments. Commerce found that Shanghai Smart Chemicals Co. Ltd., and Deosen Biochemical Ltd. had no shipments of subject merchandise during the review period. If this determination is confirmed in Commerce's final results, the cash deposit rates currently in effect for Shanghai Smart and Deosen will not change, and any entries reported to be from these companies will be assessed duties at the 154.07% China-wide rate.
Assessment Rates
As part of this administrative review, Commerce also will calculate the AD it will assess on importers for entries of subject merchandise entered between July 1, 2022, and June 30, 2023. If these preliminary results are confirmed in the final results, importers of subject merchandise exported by Deosen would be assessed AD at importer-specific rates, assuming Commerce finds that Deosen did in fact have shipments during the review period, and importers of subject merchandise from Fufeng wouldn't be assessed AD. Importers from the other companies under review would be assessed AD at the rates listed above.
(The period of review is 07/01/22 - 06/30/23. See the notice for additional information, including the scope of the order, potential cash deposit and assessment instructions, etc.)