Notice2021-15597
Monosodium Glutamate From the Republic of Indonesia: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2018-2019
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Published
July 22, 2021
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that PT. Miwon Indonesia (Miwon) made sales of subject merchandise below normal value, and that PT. Cheil Jedang Indonesia (CJ Indonesia) did not. The period of review (POR) is November 1, 2018, through October 31, 2019.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 138 (Thursday, July 22, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38678-38680]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-15597]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-560-826]
Monosodium Glutamate From the Republic of Indonesia: Final
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2018-2019
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that PT.
Miwon Indonesia (Miwon) made sales of subject merchandise below normal
value, and that PT. Cheil Jedang Indonesia (CJ Indonesia) did not. The
period of review (POR) is November 1, 2018, through October 31, 2019.
DATES: Applicable July 22, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Huston, AD/CVD Operations,
Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4261.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On March 25, 2021, Commerce published the Preliminary Results of
the administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on
monosodium glutamate (MSG) from the Republic of Indonesia
(Indonesia).\1\ For a history of events that have occurred since the
Preliminary Results, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\2\
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\1\ See Monosodium Glutamate from the Republic of Indonesia:
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2018-
2019, 86 FR 15919 (March 25, 2021) (Preliminary Results), and
accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review:
Monosodium Glutamate from the Republic of Indonesia; 2018-2019,''
dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues
and Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the antidumping duty order is MSG,
whether or not blended or in solution with other products. For a
complete description of the scope of the order, see the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
Analysis of Comments Received
Commerce addressed all issues raised in the case and rebuttal
briefs in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. These issues are
identified in the appendix to this notice. The Issues and Decision
Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via
Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to
registered users at <a href="http://access.trade.gov">http://access.trade.gov</a>. In addition, a complete
version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly
on the internet at <a href="http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html">http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html</a>.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on our analysis of the comments received, we have made
certain changes to the margin calculation for Miwon since the
Preliminary Results. We have recalculated Miwon's general and
administrative expense ratio and corrected a clerical error in Miwon's
home market program.\3\ We have made no changes to the margin
calculation for CJ Indonesia.
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\3\ See Issues and Decision Memorandum.
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Final Results of Review
As a result of this administrative review, we determine the
following weighted-average dumping margins for the period November 1,
2018, through October 31, 2019:
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Weighted-
average
Manufacturer/exporter margin
(percent)
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PT. Cheil Jedang Indonesia.................................. * 0.00
PT. Miwon Indonesia......................................... 6.75
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* De minimis.
Disclosure
Commerce intends to disclose the calculations performed for Miwon
in these final results to interested parties within five days of the
date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). No changes were made to CJ
Indonesia's calculations since the Preliminary Results, therefore we
will not release the calculations for CJ Indonesia.
Assessment
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act), Commerce shall determine, and U.S. Customs and
Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all
appropriate entries of subject merchandise in accordance with the final
results of this administrative review. Commerce intends to issue
assessment instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after the date
of publication of the final results of this review in the Federal
Register. If a timely summons is filed at the U.S. Court of
International Trade, the assessment instructions will direct CBP not to
liquidate relevant entries until the time for parties to file a request
for a statutory injunction has expired (i.e., within 90 days of
publication).
Where the respondent reported reliable entered values, Commerce
calculated importer- (or customer-) specific ad valorem rates by
aggregating the dumping margins calculated for all U.S. sales to each
importer (or customer) and dividing this amount by the total entered
value of the sales to each importer (or customer).\4\ Where Commerce
calculated a weighted-average dumping margin by dividing the total
amount of dumping for reviewed sales to that party by the total sales
quantity associated with those transactions, Commerce will direct CBP
to assess importer- (or customer-) specific assessment rates based on
the resulting per-unit rates.\5\ Where an importer- (or customer-)
specific ad valorem or per-unit rate is greater than de minimis (i.e.,
0.50 percent), Commerce will instruct CBP to collect the appropriate
duties at the time of liquidation.\6\ Where an importer- (or customer-)
specific ad valorem or per-unit rate is zero or de minimis, Commerce
will instruct CBP to liquidate appropriate entries without regard to
antidumping duties.\7\
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\4\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
\5\ Id.
\6\ Id.
\7\ See 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2).
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In accordance with Commerce's ``automatic assessment'' practice,
for entries of subject merchandise that entered the United States
during the POR that were produced by CJ Indonesia or Miwon for which
the respondent did not know that its merchandise was destined to the
United States, Commerce will instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed
entries at the all-others rate of 6.19 percent,\8\ if there is no rate
for the intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction.\9\
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\8\ See Monosodium Glutamate from the Republic of Indonesia:
Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 79 FR 58329
(September 29, 2014) (MSG Investigation Final Determination).
\9\ For a full discussion of this practice, see Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties,
68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003).
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Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon
publication of the notice of the final results of this administrative
review for all shipments of MSG from Indonesia entered, or withdrawn
from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of
the final results in the Federal Register, as provided by section
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For the companies covered by this review,
the cash deposit rate will be the rates listed above in the section
``Final Results of Review''; (2) for merchandise exported by producers
or exporters not covered in this administrative review but covered in a
prior segment of the proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue to
be the company-specific rate published in a completed segment for the
most recent period of review; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered
in this review or in the original investigation, but the producer is,
the cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the most
recently completed segment of this proceeding for the producer of the
merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other producers or
exporters will continue to be 6.19 percent, the all-others rate
established in the investigation.\10\ These cash deposit requirements,
when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.
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\10\ See MSG Investigation Final Determination.
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Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this POR. Failure to comply with this
requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that reimbursement
of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of doubled
antidumping duties.
Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the
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destruction of proprietary information disclosed under APO in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written notification of
the return or destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial
protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the
regulations and the terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation.
Notification to Interested Parties
Commerce is issuing and publishing these final results in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.221(b)(5).
Dated: July 16, 2021.
Christian Marsh,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Changes Since the Preliminary Results
V. Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Miwon's General and Administrative (G&A) Expense
Ratio
Comment 2: Net Price Calculation for Miwon's Home Market
Downstream Sales
Comment 3: Level of Trade (LOT) Adjustment or Constructed Export
Price (CEP) Offset for Miwon
VI. Recommendation
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