Notice2025-14724
Chlorinated Isocyanurates From People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited Second Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order
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Published
August 4, 2025
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on Chlorinated Isocyanurates (chlorinated isos) from the People's Republic of China would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the levels indicated in the "Final Results of Sunset Review" section of this notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 147 (Monday, August 4, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36423-36424]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-14724]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-570-991]
Chlorinated Isocyanurates From People's Republic of China: Final
Results of the Expedited Second Sunset Review of the Countervailing
Duty Order
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that
revocation of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on Chlorinated
Isocyanurates (chlorinated isos) from the People's Republic of China
would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of
countervailable subsidies at the levels indicated in the ``Final
Results of Sunset Review'' section of this notice.
DATES: Applicable August 4, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chris Wedderburn, Trade Agreements
Policy and Negotiations, Enforcement and Compliance, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 202-482-1963.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On November 13, 2014, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce)
published the Order on chlorinated isos
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from China.\1\ On April 1, 2025, Commerce published the notice of
initiation of the second sunset review of the Order, pursuant to
section 751(c) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(c).\2\
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\1\ See Chlorinated Isocyanurates from the People's Republic of
China: Countervailing Duty Order, 79 FR 67424 (November 13, 2014)
(Order).
\2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 90 FR 14354
(April 1, 2025).
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On April 15, 2025, Commerce received a notice of intent to
participate in this second sunset review from the domestic interested
parties within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\
The domestic interested parties claimed interested party status
interested party status within the meaning of section 771(9)(C) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.102(b)(29)(v) as a manufacturer, producer, or
wholesaler in the United States of a domestic like product.\4\
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\3\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter ``Chlorinated
Isocyanurates from the People's Republic of China: Notice of Intent
to Participate,'' dated April 15, 2025.
\4\ Id.
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On May 1, 2025, Commerce received an adequate substantive response
from the domestic interested parties, within the 30-day deadline
specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\5\ Commerce did not receive a
substantive response from either the Government of China (GOC) or any
respondent interested parties to this proceeding. On May 22, 2025,
Commerce notified the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) that it
did not receive an adequate substantive response from respondent
interested parties.\6\ As a result, Commerce conducted an expedited
(120-day) sunset review of the Order, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B)
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(B)(2) and (C)(2).
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\5\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter ``Chlorinated
Isocyanurates from the People's Republic of China: Substantive
Response to Notice of Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Review of the
Antidumping Duty Order,'' dated May 1, 2025.
\6\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated on April
1, 2025,'' dated May 22, 2025.
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Scope of the Orders
The product covered by this Order is chlorinated isocyanurates from
the People's Republic of China. For the full description of the scope
of the Order, see the Issues and Decisions Memorandum.\7\
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\7\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of the Expediated Second Sunset Review of the
Countervailing Duty Order on Chlorinated Isocyanurates from the
People's Republic of China,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby
adopted by, this notice.
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Analysis of Comments Received
A complete discussion of all issues raised in this sunset review,
including the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of subsidization
and the countervailable subsidy rates likely to prevail if the Order
were to be revoked, is contained in the accompanying Issues and
Decision Memorandum.\8\ A list of the topics discussed in the Issues
and Decision Memorandum is attached as an 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),
which is available to registered users at <a href="https://access.trade.gov">https://access.trade.gov</a>. In
addition, complete versions 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>.
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\8\ Id.
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Final Results of Sunset Review
Pursuant to sections 751(c) and 752(b) of the Act, Commerce
determines that revocation of the Order would be likely to lead to
continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the
following net countervailable subsidy rates:
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Net countervailable
Producers/exporters subsidy rate (percent
ad valorem)
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Hebei Jiheng Chemicals Co., Ltd................ 32.58
Juancheng Kangtai Chemical Co., Ltd............ 14.11
All Others..................................... 17.08
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Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders
This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to
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. Timely
notification of the return or destruction of APO materials, or
conversion to judicial protective, orders is hereby requested. Failure
to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a violation which
is subject to sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these final results in accordance
with sections 751(c), 752(b), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.221(c)(5)(ii).
Dated: July 30, 2025.
Christopher Abbott,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the
non-exclusive functions and duties of the 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. History of the Order
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of a Countervailable
Subsidy
2. Net Countervailable Subsidy Rates Likely to Prevail
3. Nature of the Subsidies
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation
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