Notice2023-26622
Monosodium Glutamate From the Republic of Indonesia: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2021-2022
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Published
December 5, 2023
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that PT. Cheil Jedang Indonesia (CJ Indonesia) and PT. Miwon Indonesia (PT. Miwon) made sales of subject merchandise below normal value. The period of review (POR) is November 1, 2021, through October 31, 2022.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 232 (Tuesday, December 5, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 84303-84304]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-26622]
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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; 2021-2022
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that PT.
Cheil Jedang Indonesia (CJ Indonesia) and PT. Miwon Indonesia (PT.
Miwon) made sales of subject merchandise below normal value. The period
of review (POR) is November 1, 2021, through October 31, 2022.
DATES: Applicable December 5, 2023.
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 July 31, 2023, Commerce published the Preliminary Results of the
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on monosodium
glutamate (MSG) from the Republic of Indonesia (Indonesia).\1\ We
invited interested parties to comment on the Preliminary Results;
however, no interested party submitted comments.\2\ Commerce conducted
this administrative review in accordance with section 751(a) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
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\1\ See Monosodium Glutamate from the Republic of Indonesia:
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2021-
2022, 88 FR 49437 (July 31, 2023) (Preliminary Results), and
accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
\2\ See Preliminary Results, 88 FR 49437.
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Scope of the Order <SUP>3</SUP>
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\3\ See Monosodium Glutamate from the People's Republic of
China, and the Republic of Indonesia: Antidumping Duty Orders; and
Monosodium Glutamate from the People's Republic of China: Amended
Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 79 FR 70505
(November 26, 2014) (Order).
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The merchandise covered by this order is MSG, whether or not
blended or in solution with other products. Specifically, MSG that has
been blended or is in solution with other product(s) is included in
this order when the resulting mix contains 15 percent or more of MSG by
dry weight. Products with which MSG may be blended include, but are not
limited to, salts, sugars, starches, maltodextrins, and various
seasonings. Further, MSG is included in this order regardless of
physical form (including, but not limited to, in monohydrate or
anhydrous form, or as substrates, solutions, dry powders of any
particle size, or unfinished forms such as MSG slurry), end-use
application, or packaging.
MSG in monohydrate form has a molecular formula of C5H8NO4Na -H2O,
a Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) registry number of 6106-04-3, and a
Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII) number of W81N5U6R6U. MSG in
anhydrous form has a molecular formula of C5H8NO4 Na, a CAS registry
number of l42-47-2, and a UNII number of C3C196L9FG.
Merchandise covered by this order is currently classified in the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) at subheading
2922.42.10.00. Merchandise covered by this order may also enter under
HTSUS subheadings 2922.42.50.00, 2103.90.72.00, 2103.90.74.00,
2103.90.78.00, 2103.90.80.00, and 2103.90.90.91. These tariff
classifications, CAS registry numbers, and UNII numbers are provided
for convenience and customs purposes; however, the written description
of the scope is dispositive.
Final Results of Review
As a result of this administrative review, we determine the
following weighted-average dumping margins for the period November 1,
2021, through October 31, 2022:
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Weighted-
average
Manufacturer/exporter dumping
margin
(percent)
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PT. Cheil Jedang Indonesia.................................. * 58.67
PT. Daesang Ingredients Indonesia and PT. Miwon Indonesia * 58.67
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* Rate based on adverse facts available.
Disclosure
Because Commerce received no comments on the Preliminary Results,
we have not modified our analysis, and no decision memorandum
accompanies this Federal Register notice. We are adopting the
Preliminary Results as the final results of this review. Consequently,
there are no new calculations to disclose in accordance with 19 CFR
351.224(b) for these final results of review.
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\4\ On August 26, 2022, Commerce published the final results of
a changed circumstances review of MSG from Indonesia. Commerce found
that PT. Daesang Ingredients Indonesia (PT. Daesang) is the
successor-in-interest to PT. Miwon. See Monosodium Glutamate from
the Republic of Indonesia: Final Results of Changed Circumstances
Review, 87 FR 52506 (August 26, 2022). Because the effective date of
this decision was during the POR, we continue to reference the
respondent here as PT. Miwon. Cash deposits of estimated antidumping
duties required pursuant to the final results of this review will be
applied to PT. Daesang. Liquidation instructions for the POR will be
issued for PT. Daesang/PT. Miwon.
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Assessment
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b),
Commerce shall determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of subject
merchandise in
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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).
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 PT. Miwon for
which the respondent did not know that its merchandise sold to an
intermediary was destined for the United States, Commerce will instruct
CBP to liquidate unreviewed entries at the all-others rate of 6.19
percent,\5\ if there is no rate for the intermediate company(ies)
involved in the transaction.\6\
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\5\ See Monosodium Glutamate from the Republic of Indonesia:
Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 79 FR 58329
(September 29, 2014) (MSG from Indonesia Investigation Final
Determination).
\6\ 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 POR; (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.\7\ These cash deposit requirements,
when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.
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\7\ See MSG from Indonesia 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 an
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the 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 this notice of final results in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.213(h)(1) and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5).
Dated: November 28, 2023.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2023-26622 Filed 12-4-23; 8:45 am]
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