China Ceramic Abrasive Grains: Prelim AD Cash Deposit Rates Take Effect
The Commerce Department has set new antidumping duty cash deposit requirements for imports of sol gel alumina-based ceramic abrasive grains from China (A-570-190), after finding sales at less than fair value by Chinese producers in the preliminary determination of its AD investigation. Suspension of liquidation and cash deposit requirements took effect for entries on or after June 2.
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Commerce has also suspended liquidation and is requiring cash deposits of countervailing duties on ceramic abrasive grains from China, setting CVD rates at 165.05% for all Chinese exportes in a preliminary determination issued May 22 (see 2505210067).
​AD Suspension of Liquidation and Cash Deposit Requirements
Commerce will instruct CBP to suspend liquidation for AD purposes for all entries of subject merchandise that are entered, or withdrawn from a warehouse, for consumption on or after June 2 (liquidation is already suspended for CVD purposes), and require AD cash deposits as follows:
| Exporter | AD Rate | Adjusted* |
|---|---|---|
| China-wide Entity | 88.32% | 72.22% |
*As adjusted for export subsidies found in Commerce's concurrent CVD investigation. This rate is currently in effect for cash deposit purposes, and will remain in effect while Commerce is collecting CVD cash deposits. If the “provisional measures” period in the CVD investigation expires, the rate in the “AD Rate” column will take effect for cash deposit purposes, until such time that CVD collection resumes.
(The period of investigation is 04/01/24 - 09/30/24. See Commerce's notice for more information, including the scope (unchanged), suspension of liquidation, detailed cash deposit instructions, etc. See 2501130042 for a summary of the initiation of this investigation.)