China Activated Carbon: Prelim Results of AD Admin Review
The Commerce Department has released the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on activated carbon from China (A-570-904). In the final results of this review, Commerce will set assessment rates for subject merchandise from the companies under review entered April 1, 2023, through March 31, 2024.
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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 (i.e., all exporters not listed in Commerce's notice) (ADCVDWeb Message # 4200404)
The agency also said it is rescinding the administrative review with respect to six companies for which there were no reviewable, suspended entries of subject merchandise during the review period. The six are listed in Appendix IV of the notice.
Cash Deposit Requirements
Once Commerce issues its final results, new AD cash deposit requirements may take effect for some companies, beginning on the date of publication of the final results in the Federal Register. Commerce preliminarily calculated the following AD cash deposit rates:
| Exporter | AD Rate (Prelim) |
|---|---|
| Datong Juqiang Activated Carbon Co., Ltd. | $1.41/kg |
| Ningxia Huahui Environmental Technology Co., Ltd. | $1.30/kg |
| Review average rate for non-individually examined companies (7 companies) | $1.34/kg |
Review average rate. The seven companies (listed in Appendix II of the notice) not individually examined for the review are: Beijing Pacific Activated Carbon Products Co., Ltd.; Bengbu Modern Environmental Co. Ltd.; Carbon Activated Tianjin Co., Ltd.; Ningxia Mineral & Chemical Limited; Shanxi Industry Technology Trading Co., Ltd.; Shanxi Sincere Industrial Co., Ltd.; and Tancarb Activated Carbon Co., Ltd.
China-wide. Commerce preliminarily found that five companies for which a review was requested did not establish eligibility for a separate rate, and as such, preliminarily assigned the five companies to the China-wide entity. They are: Shanxi Dapu International Trade Co., Ltd.; Shanxi DMD Corp.; Shanxi Tianxi Purification Filter Co., Ltd.; Sinoacarbon International Trading Co., Ltd.; and Tianjin Maijin Industries Co., Ltd. The China-wide AD rate is $2.42/kg.
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 April 1, 2023, and March 31, 2024. If these preliminary results are confirmed in the final results, importers of subject merchandise from Datong and Ningxia Huahui would be assessed AD at importer-specific rates, and importers of subject merchandise from the other companies subject to this review would be assessed AD at the rates listed above.
(The period of review is 04/01/23 - 03/31/24. See the notice for additional information, including the scope of the order, potential cash deposit and assessment instructions, etc.)