Notice2024-28858
Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2022-2023
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Published
December 9, 2024
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that RZBC Group Co., Ltd., RZBC Co., Ltd., RZBC Import & Export Co., Ltd., and RZBC (Juxian) Co., Ltd. (collectively, RZBC) did not sell subject merchandise in the United States at prices below normal value during the May 1, 2022, through April 30, 2023 period of review (POR).
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 236 (Monday, December 9, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 97588-97589]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-28858]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-937]
Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts From the People's Republic
of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review;
2022-2023
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that
RZBC Group Co., Ltd., RZBC Co., Ltd., RZBC Import & Export Co., Ltd.,
and RZBC (Juxian) Co., Ltd. (collectively, RZBC) did not sell subject
merchandise in the United States at prices below normal value during
the May 1, 2022, through April 30, 2023 period of review (POR).
DATES: Applicable December 9, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maisha Cryor, AD/CVD Operations,
Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5831.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On June 6, 2024, Commerce published the Preliminary Results of the
2022-2023 administrative review of the antidumping duty order on citric
acid and certain citrate salts (citric acid) from the People's Republic
of China (China) \1\ in the Federal Register and invited interested
parties to comment.\2\ On July 22, 2024, Commerce tolled certain
deadlines in this administrative proceeding by seven days.\3\ On
October 8, 2024, Commerce extended the deadline for the final results
of this administrative review until December 10, 2024.\4\ For a summary
of the events that occurred since the Preliminary Results, see the
Issues and Decision Memorandum.\5\ 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 Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from Canada and
the People's Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Orders, 74 FR 25703
(May 29, 2009) (Order).
\2\ See Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from the People's
Republic of China: Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2022-2023, 89 FR 48377 (June 6, 2024)
(Preliminary Results), and accompanying Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.
\3\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings,'' dated July 22, 2024.
\4\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2022-2023'' dated October 8,
2024.
\5\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of the Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty
Order on Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from the People's
Republic of China; 2023-2023,'' 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 Order is citric acid from China. A
full description of the scope of the Order is contained in the Issues
and Decision Memorandum.
Analysis of Comments Received
The issue raised in an interested party's case brief is addressed
in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of topics discussed in
the Issues and Decision Memorandum is provided 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="https://access.trade.gov">https://access.trade.gov</a>. In
addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can
be accessed directly at <a href="https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx">https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx</a>.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on an analysis of the comment received, we made six changes
to the margin calculation from the Preliminary Results for RZBC.\6\
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\6\ See Issues and Decision Memorandum at 2-3.
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The China-Wide Entity
Because no party requested a review of the China-wide entity, and
Commerce no longer considers the China-wide entity as an exporter
conditionally subject to administrative reviews,\7\ we did not conduct
a review of the China-wide entity. Thus, the weighted-average dumping
margin for the China-wide entity (i.e., 156.87 percent) \8\ is not
subject to change as a result of this review.
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\7\ See Antidumping Proceedings: Announcement of Change in
Department Practice for Respondent Selection in Antidumping Duty
Proceedings and Conditional Review of the Nonmarket Economy Entity
in NME Antidumping Duty Proceedings, 78 FR 65963, 65969-70 (November
4, 2013).
\8\ See Order.
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Final Results of Review
We determine that the following weighted-average dumping margin
exists for the period May 1, 2022, through April 30, 2023:
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Weighted-
average
Exporter dumping
margin
(percent)
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RZBC Import & Export Co., Ltd.............................. 0.00
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Disclosure
We intend to disclose the calculations performed for these final
results of review 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).
Assessment Rates
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Tariff Act of 1930, amended
(the Act) and 19 CFR 351.212(b), Commerce has determined, and U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on
all appropriate entries of subject merchandise covered this review.
Because the respondent's weighted-average dumping margin or an
importer-specific assessment rate is zero or de minimis in the final
results of review, we intend to instruct CBP to liquidate entries
without regard to antidumping duties.\9\ The final results of this
administrative review shall be the basis for the assessment of
antidumping duties on entries of merchandise covered by the final
results of this review and for future deposits of estimated duties,
where applicable.\10\
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\9\ See Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted-
Average Dumping Margin and Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping
Proceedings; Final Modification, 77 FR 8101, 8102-03 (February 14,
2012); see also 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2).
\10\ See section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act.
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Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier
than 35 days after the date of publication of these 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
will calculate importer/customer-specific ad valorem assessment rates
by aggregating the amount of dumping calculated for all U.S. sales to
the importer/customer and dividing this amount by the total entered
value of the merchandise sold to the importer/customer.\11\ Where an
importer- (or customer-) specific assessment rate is zero or de minimis
(i.e., less than 0.50 percent), Commerce
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will instruct CBP to assess that importer's (or customer's) entries of
subject merchandise without regard to antidumping duties in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2). For entries that were not reported in the
U.S. sales database submitted by RZBC during this review, Commerce will
instruct CBP to liquidate such entries at the antidumping duty
assessment rate for the China-wide entity (i.e., 156.87 percent).\12\
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\11\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
\12\ For a full discussion of this practice, see Non-Market
Economy Antidumping Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties,
76 FR 65694 (October 24, 2011).
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Cash Deposit Requirements
The following deposit requirements will be effective upon
publication of the final results of this administrative review for all
shipments of the subject merchandise from China entered, or withdrawn
from warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date, as
provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) for RZBC the cash
deposit rate will be the margin listed above; (2) for previously
investigated or reviewed Chinese and non-Chinese exporters not listed
above that have separate rates, the cash deposit rate will continue to
be the exporter-specific rate published for the most recently completed
segment of this proceeding in which they were reviewed; (3) for all
Chinese exporters of subject merchandise that have not been found to be
entitled to a separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be equal to the
weighted- average dumping margin for the China-wide entity (i.e.,
156.87 percent); and (4) for all non- Chinese exporters of subject
merchandise which have not received their own separate rate, the cash
deposit rate will be the rate applicable to the Chinese exporter(s)
that supplied that non-Chinese exporter. These cash deposit
requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further
notice.
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 and/or countervailing duties
prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during the POR. Failure to
comply with this requirement could result in Commerce's presumption
that reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing duties occurred
and the subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties, and/or an
increase in the amount of antidumping duties by the amount of
countervailing duties.
Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves as a final reminder to parties subject to
an administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the return or 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 terms of an APO is a violation subject
to sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
Commerce is issuing and publishing the final results of this review
in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19
CFR 351.221(b)(5).
Dated: December 3, 2024.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy 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 Issue
Comment: Whether to Incorporate Verification Minor Corrections
in the Final Results
VI. Recommendation
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