China Alkyl Phosphate Esters: Details of AD/CV Duty Orders

The order details a “gap period” of no CVD liability for subject merchandise entered Feb. 1, 2025, through June 5, 2025, and of no AD liability for subject merchandise entered June 3-5, 2025. Commerce may only suspend liquidation for a four-month period after its preliminary CVD determination, issued Oct. 1, 2024, and for six months after its preliminary AD determination, issued Dec. 4, 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 CVD gap period but outside the antidumping duty gap period (i.e., Feb. 1, 2024, through June 2, 2024) will only be assessed antidumping duties.

AD/CVD Suspension of Liq Instructions

Suspension of liquidation resumes for all entries of subject merchandise entered on or after June 6, 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:

AD Cash Deposit Instructions

An AD cash deposit requirement is also in effect for subject merchandise equal to the rates listed below:

*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 2504250067 for a summary of the final antidumping duty determination, and 2504250061 for a summary of the final countervailing duty determination.)