China Xanthan Gum: Final Results of AD Admin Review
The Commerce Department has published the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on xanthan gum from China (A-570-985). These final results will be used to set final assessments of AD on importers for subject merchandise entered July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023.
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Based on comments following the publication of the preliminary results of this review, Commerce made certain changes to the rate calculation for Deosen Biochemical (Ordos) Ltd., which had a preliminary AD rate of 1.56% assigned. That also affected the rate assigned to two companies qualifying for a separate rate that weren't individually examined.
New Cash Deposit Rates Effective as of May 27
For entries on or after May 27, when these final results were published in the Federal Register, Commerce is setting new AD duty cash deposit rates. For any other exporters of subject merchandise that were not under review (i.e., all exporters of subject merchandise except those listed below), cash deposit rates will remain at the level set in the most recent review of each respective company. For companies that have never been assigned a cash deposit rate by Commerce, the China-wide rate applies. The new rates are as follows:
| Exporter | AD Rate |
|---|---|
| Deosen Biochemical (Ordos) Ltd. | 6.46% |
| 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) | 6.46% |
| CP Kelco (Shandong) Biological Company Limited | 6.46% |
No shipments. Commerce continued its preliminary finding that Shanghai Smart Chemicals Co. Ltd., and Deosen Biochemical Ltd. had no shipments of subject merchandise during the review period. The cash deposit rates currently in effect for Shanghai Smart and Deosen won't change, and any entries reported to be from these companies will be assessed duties at the 154.07% China-wide rate.
China-wide entity rate. Commerce said it considers 19 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% applies to them.
Assessment Rates for Entries July 2022 - June 2023
Commerce is using the rates it calculated in these final results to calculate assessments of AD on importers of subject merchandise for entries between July 1, 2022, and June 30, 2023. Commerce will liquidate entries during that period for Neimenggu Fufeng and affiliated companies without regard to AD, and entries from Deosen Biochemical (Ordos) at importer-specific rates. Importers of subject merchandise exported by the other companies under review will be assessed AD at the rates listed above.
(The review period is 07/01/22 - 06/30/23. See Commerce's notice for more information, including the scope of the order, detailed cash deposit and assessment instructions, etc. See 2408220035 for a summary of the preliminary results of this administrative review.)