Notice2025-18443
Hexamethylenetetramine From the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Final Negative Determination of Critical Circumstances
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Published
September 23, 2025
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that hexamethylenetetramine (hexamine) from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Saudi Arabia) is being, or is likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV). The period of investigation (POI) is July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 182 (Tuesday, September 23, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45723-45724]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-18443]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-517-807]
Hexamethylenetetramine From the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Final
Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Final
Negative Determination of Critical Circumstances
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that
hexamethylenetetramine (hexamine) from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
(Saudi Arabia) is being, or is likely to be, sold in the United States
at less than fair value (LTFV). The period of investigation (POI) is
July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024.
DATES: Applicable September 23, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Hart, AD/CVD Operations, Office
II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1058.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On May 6, 2025, Commerce published in the Federal Register its
preliminary affirmative determination in the LTFV investigation of
hexamine from Saudi Arabia, in which we also postponed the final
determination until September 18, 2025, and invited interested parties
to comment on the Preliminary Determination.\1\ On August 14, 2025,
Commerce issued a post-preliminary analysis memorandum in which we made
certain changes to our differential pricing analysis.\2\ We invited
parties to comment on the changes to the differential pricing
analysis.\3\
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\1\ See Hexamethylenetetramine from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia:
Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair
Value, Postponement of Final Determination, and Extension of
Provisional Measures 90 FR 19180 (May 6, 2025) (Preliminary
Determination), and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Post-Preliminary Analysis for the
Affirmative Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation
of Hexamethylenetetramine from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,'' dated
August 14, 2025 (Post-Preliminary Analysis).
\3\ Id.
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A summary of the events that occurred since Commerce published its
Preliminary Determination, as well as a full discussion of the issues
raised by parties for this final determination, may be found in the
Issues and Decision Memorandum.\4\ 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>.
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\4\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Affirmative Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value
Investigation of Hexamethylenetetramine from the Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this
notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Investigation
The product covered by this investigation is hexamine from Saudi
Arabia. For a complete description of the scope of this investigation,
see Appendix I.
Scope Comments
We received no comments from interested parties on the scope of the
investigation as it appeared in the Preliminary Determination.
Therefore, we made no changes to the scope of the investigation from
that published in the Preliminary Determination for the final
determination.
Verification
As provided in section 782(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act), in May 2025, Commerce verified the sales and cost
information submitted by Chemanol for use in the final determination.
We used standard verification procedures, including an examination of
relevant sales and accounting records, and original source documents
provided by Chemanol.\5\
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\5\ See Memoranda, ``Verification of the Cost Response of
Methanol Chemicals Company in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation
of Hexamethylenetetramine from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,'' dated
June 11, 2025 (Cost Verification Report); and ``Verification of the
Sales Response of the Methanol Chemicals Company in the Antidumping
Duty Investigation of Hexamine from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,''
dated June 25, 2025 (Sales Verification Report).
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Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs submitted by
interested parties in this investigation are addressed in the Issues
and Decision Memorandum. A list of the issues addressed in the Issues
and Decision Memorandum is attached to this notice as Appendix II.
Final Negative Determination of Critical Circumstances
On August 27, 2025, Bakelite LLC (the petitioner) alleged that
critical circumstances exist with respect to imports of hexamine from
Saudi Arabia.\6\ We determine that critical circumstances do not exist
for Methanol Chemicals Company (Chemanol), and all other companies not
individually examined pursuant to section 735(a)(3) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.206. For a discussion of Commerce's critical circumstances
analysis, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
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\6\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Critical Circumstances
Allegation,'' dated August 27, 2025 (Critical Circumstances
Allegation).
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Changes Since the Preliminary Determination
We made certain changes to the margin calculation for Chemanol,
since the Preliminary Determination and Post-Preliminary Analysis.\7\
For a discussion of these changes, see the Issues and Decision
Memorandum.
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\7\ See Memorandum, ``Analysis for the Final Determination for
the Methanol Chemicals Company,'' dated concurrently with this
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All-Others Rate
Section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act provides that Commerce shall
determine an estimated all-others rate for all exporters and producers
not individually examined. This rate shall be an amount equal to the
weighted average of the estimated weighted-average dumping margins
established for exporters and producers individually investigated,
excluding any zero and de minimis margins, and any margins determined
entirely under section 776 of the Act.
In this investigation, Commerce calculated an individual estimated
weighted-average dumping margin for Chemanol, the only individually
examined exporter/producer in this investigation. Because the only
individually calculated dumping margin is not zero, de minimis, or
based entirely on facts otherwise available, the estimated weighted-
average dumping margin calculated for Chemanol is the margin assigned
to all other producers and exporters, pursuant to section 735(c)(5)(A)
of the Act.
Final Determination
Commerce determines that the following estimated weighted-average
dumping margins exist for the period, July 1, 2023, through June 30,
2024:
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Weighted-
average
Exporter/producer dumping
margin
(percent)
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Methanol Chemicals Company.................................. 6.13
All Others.................................................. 6.13
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Disclosure
Commerce intends to disclose the calculations performed in
connection with this final determination to interested parties within
five days of any public announcement or, if there is no public
announcement, within five days of the publication of the notice in the
Federal Register, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Continuation of Suspension of Liquidation
In accordance with section 735(c)(1)(B) of the Act, Commerce will
instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to continue to
suspend liquidation of all entries of hexamine, as described in
Appendix I of this notice, which were entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after May 6, 2025, the date of
publication of the Preliminary Determination in the Federal Register.
These suspension of liquidation instructions will remain in effect
until further notice.
Pursuant to section 735(c)(1)(B)(ii) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.210(d), upon the publication of this notice, we will instruct CBP
to require a cash deposit for estimated antidumping duties for such
entries as follows: (1) the cash deposit rate for exporters listed in
the table above is the company-specific estimated weighted-average
dumping margins listed for the respondents in the table; (2) if the
exporter is not listed in the table above, but the producer is, then
the cash deposit rate is the company specific estimated weighted-
average dumping margins listed for the producer of the subject
merchandise in the table above; and (3) the cash deposit rate for all
other producers and exporters is the all-others estimated weighted-
average dumping margin listed in the table above. These suspension of
liquidation instructions will remain in effect until further notice.
U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) Notification
In accordance with section 735(d) of the Act, Commerce will notify
the ITC of our final affirmative determination of sales at LTFV.
Because the final determination in this proceeding is affirmative, in
accordance with sections 735(b)(2) of the Act, the ITC will make its
final determination as to whether the domestic industry in the United
States is materially injured, or threatened with material injury, by
reason of imports of hexamine from Saudi Arabia no later than 45 days
after this final determination. If the ITC determines that such injury
does not exist, this proceeding will be terminated, all cash deposits
posted will be refunded, and suspension of liquidation will be lifted.
If the ITC determines that such injury does exist, Commerce will issue
an antidumping duty order directing CBP to assess, upon further
instruction by Commerce, antidumping duties on all imports of the
subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after the effective date of the suspension of
liquidation, as discussed in the ``Continuation of Suspension of
Liquidation'' section above.
Administrative Protective Order (APO)
This notice serves as a final reminder to parties subject to an APO
of their responsibility concerning the return or destruction of
proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR
351.305(a)(3), which continues to govern business proprietary
information in this segment of the proceeding. 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 violation
subject to sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
This determination and this notice are issued and published in
accordance with sections 735(d) and 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.210(c).
Dated: September 18, 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 I
Scope of the Investigation
The scope of the investigation covers hexamine in granular form,
with a particle size of 5 millimeters or less, whether stabilized or
unstabilized, whether or not blended, mixed, pulverized, or grounded
with other products, containing 50 percent or more hexamine by
weight.
Hexamine is the common name for hexamethylene tetramine
(Chemical Abstract Service #100-97-0), and is also referred to as
1,3,5,7-tetraazaadamantanemethenamine; HMT; HMTA; 1,3,5,7-
tetraazatricyclo {3.3.1.13,7{time} decane; 1,3,5,7-tetraaza
adamantane; hexamethylenamine. Hexamine has the chemical formula
C<INF>6</INF>H<INF>12</INF>N<INF>4</INF>.
Granular hexamine that has been blended with other product(s) is
included in this scope when the resulting mix contains 50 percent or
more of hexamine by weight, regardless of whether it is blended with
inert additives, co-reactants, or any additives that undergo self-
condensation.
Subject merchandise includes merchandise matching the above
description that has been processed in a third country, including by
commingling, diluting, adding or removing additives, or performing
any other processing that would not otherwise remove the merchandise
from the scope of the investigation if performed in the subject
country.
Merchandise covered by the scope of the investigation can be
classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTSUS) of the United
States under the subheading 2933.69.5000. The HTSUS subheading and
Chemical Abstracts Service registry number are provided for
convenience and customs purposes only; however, the written
description of the scope is dispositive.
Appendix II
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Final Negative Determination of Critical Circumstances
IV. Changes Since the Preliminary Determination
V. Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Whether to Adjust Chemanol's Reported General and
Administrative Expenses
Comment 2: Whether to Adjust the Total Cost of Manufacturing
Reported by Chemanol
Comment 3: Whether There is a Quantity Discrepancy in the Third-
Country Market Sales Database
Comment 4: Whether to Apply Partial Facts Available with an
Adverse Inference to Chemanol's Reported Credit Expenses, Payment
Dates and Bank Charges
VI. Recommendation
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