China Pea Protein: Details of AD/CV Duty Orders
The Commerce Department is issuing antidumping and countervailing duty orders on pea protein from China (A-570-154/C-570-155). The orders, published Aug. 26, set permanent antidumping and countervailing duties, which will remain in place unless revoked by Commerce in a sunset or changed circumstances review. Commerce will now begin conducting annual administrative reviews, if requested, to determine final assessments of AD/CVD on importers and make changes to cash deposit rates.
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The order details a “gap period” of no CVD liability for subject merchandise entered April 16, 2024, through Aug. 20, 2024, and of no AD liability for subject merchandise entered Aug. 11-20, 2024. Commerce may only suspend liquidation for a four-month period after its preliminary CVD determination, issued Dec. 18, 2023, and for six months after its preliminary AD determination, issued Feb. 13, 2024, without an International Trade Commission final affirmative injury determination in place. Commerce will order CBP to liquidate, without regard to AD or CVD, any entries during these respective gap periods.
Subject merchandise entered during the CV duty gap period but outside the antidumping duty gap period (i.e., April 16, 2024, through Aug. 10, 2024) will only be assessed antidumping duties.
Retroactive AD/CV Duties Remain in Effect
The ITC confirmed Commerce's finding of “critical circumstances” and retroactive suspension of liquidation for all Chinese companies in both the AD and CVD investigations. As a result, subject merchandise from China entered on or after Sept. 19, 2023, will remain subject to suspension of liquidation and CVD cash deposit requirements, except for entries during the gap period listed above. Likewise, entries from China on or after Nov. 15, 2023, will remain subject to suspension of liquidation and AD cash deposit requirements, except for gap period entries.
AD/CVD Suspension of Liq Instructions
Suspension of liquidation resumes for all entries of subject merchandise entered on or after Aug. 21, the date that the final ITC affirmative injury determination was published.
CVD Cash Deposit Instructions
Commerce will require importers to pay CVD duty cash deposits for all entries at the following rates:
| Company | CV Rate |
|---|---|
| Yantai Oriental Protein Tech Co., Ltd. and affiliates Jiujiang Tiantai Food Co., Ltd.; Shandong Sanjia Investment Holding Group Co., Ltd.; Yantai Yiyuan Bioengineering Co., Ltd.; and Yantai Zhongzhen Trading Co., Ltd. | 16.52% |
| Zhaoyuan Junbang Trading Co., Ltd. and affiliate Yantai Shuangta Food Co. Ltd. | 15.15% |
| Focusherb LLC | 355.89% |
| Golden Protein Limited | 355.89% |
| Shandong Jianyuan Bioengineering Co. | 355.89% |
| Yantai Wanpy International Trade | 355.89% |
| All Others | 15.84% |
AD Cash Deposit Instructions
An AD cash deposit requirement is also in effect for subject merchandise equal to the rates listed below:
| 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 the CVD investigation. This rate now serves as the AD cash deposit rate.
(See the notice for additional details, including the full scope description, etc. See 2407030011 for a summary of the final antidumping duty determination, and 2407030013 for a summary of the final countervailing duty determination.)