Notice2026-00092
Hexamethylenetetramine From the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Saudi Arabia): Amended Final Antidumping Duty Determination; Hexamethylenetetramine From Germany, India, and Saudi Arabia: Antidumping Duty Orders
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Published
January 7, 2026
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Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
Based on affirmative final determinations by the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), Commerce is issuing the antidumping duty (AD) orders on hexamethylenetetramine (hexamine) from Germany, India, and Saudi Arabia. Further, the ITC determined that critical circumstances do not exist with respect to hexamine from Germany and India. In addition, Commerce is amending its final determination of sales at less than fair value (LTFV) with respect to Hexamine from Saudi Arabia to correct ministerial errors.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 4 (Wednesday, January 7, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 501-504]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-00092]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-428-854, A-533-932, A-517-807]
Hexamethylenetetramine From the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Saudi
Arabia): Amended Final Antidumping Duty Determination;
Hexamethylenetetramine From Germany, India, and Saudi Arabia:
Antidumping Duty Orders
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final determinations by the U.S.
Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. International Trade
Commission (ITC), Commerce is issuing the antidumping duty (AD) orders
on hexamethylenetetramine (hexamine) from Germany, India, and Saudi
Arabia. Further, the ITC determined that critical circumstances do not
exist with respect to hexamine from Germany and India. In addition,
Commerce is amending its final determination of sales at less than fair
value (LTFV) with respect to Hexamine from Saudi Arabia to correct
ministerial errors.
DATES: Applicable January 7, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maria Papakostas (Germany) at (202)
482-0086; Dylan Hill (India) at (202) 482-1197; or Andrew Hart (Saudi
Arabia) at (202) 482-1058, AD/CVD Operations, Offices II, IV, and IX,
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On September 23, 2025, Commerce published its affirmative final
determinations in the LTFV investigations of hexamine from Germany,
India, and Saudi Arabia, in accordance with sections 735(d) and 777(i)
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\1\ In the LTFV
investigation of Hexamine from Saudi Arabia, interested parties timely
alleged that Commerce made certain ministerial errors. See ``Amendment
to the Final Determination of Sales at LTFV for Saudi Arabia'' section
below for further discussion.
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\1\ See Hexamethylenetetramine from Germany: Final Affirmative
Determination of Sales at Less-Than-Fair-Value and Final Affirmative
Determination of Critical Circumstances, 90 FR 45728 (September 23,
2025); see also Hexamethylenetetramine from India: Final Affirmative
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Final Affirmative
Determination of Critical Circumstances, in part, 90 FR 45725
(September 23, 2025); and Hexamethylenetetramine from the Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia: Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value and Final Negative Determination of Critical
Circumstances, 90 FR 45723 (September 23, 2025) (Saudi Arabia Final
Determination).
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On December 22, 2025, pursuant to section 735(d) of the Act, the
ITC notified Commerce of its final affirmative determinations that an
industry in the United States is materially injured within the meaning
of section 735(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act by reason of dumped imports of
hexamine from Germany, India, and Saudi Arabia.\2\ On December 30,
2025, the ITC published its final determinations in the Federal
Register.\3\ Further, the ITC determined that critical circumstances
are not likely to undermine seriously the remedial effect of the
antidumping duty orders on hexamine from Germany and India.\4\
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\2\ See ITC's Letter, ``Notification of ITC Final
Determination,'' dated December 22, 2025 (ITC Notification Letter).
\3\ See Hexamine (Hexamethylenetetramine) from Germany, India,
and Saudi Arabia; Determinations, 90 FR 61168 (December 30, 2025).
\4\ Id.
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Scope of the Orders
The products covered by these orders are hexamine from Germany,
India, and Saudi Arabia. For a complete description of the scope of the
orders, see the appendix to this notice.
Amendment to the Final Determination of Sales at LTFV for Saudi Arabia
We determine that we made a ministerial error in the final
determination of sales at LTFV for Saudi Arabia. Pursuant to 19 CFR
351.224(e), and as explained further in the Saudi Arabia Ministerial
Error Memorandum,\5\ Commerce is amending the Saudi Arabia Final
Determination to reflect the correction of a ministerial error.\6\
Correction of this error changes the final AD adjusted cash deposit
rate for Methanol Chemicals Company, as well as the cash deposit rate
for all other producers and exporters not individually investigated.
The revised rates are listed in the ``Estimated Weighted-Average
Dumping Margins'' section, below.
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\5\ See Memorandum, ``Analysis of Ministerial Error
Allegations,'' dated December 29, 2025.
\6\ Id.
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AD Orders
Based on the above-referenced affirmative final determinations, in
accordance with sections 735(c)(2) of the Act, Commerce is issuing
these AD orders. Because the ITC determined that
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an industry in the United States is materially injured by reason of
imports of hexamine from Germany, India, and Saudi Arabia, unliquidated
entries of such merchandise from the countries, entered or withdrawn
from warehouse for consumption, are subject to the assessment of
antidumping duties.
Therefore, in accordance with section 736(a)(1) of the Act,
Commerce will direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to
assess, upon further instruction by Commerce, antidumping duties equal
to the amount by which the normal value of the merchandise exceeds the
export price (or constructed export price) of the merchandise on all
relevant entries of hexamine from Germany, India, and Saudi Arabia.
Antidumping duties will be assessed on unliquidated entries of hexamine
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after May
6, 2025, the date of publication of the LFTV Preliminary
Determinations,\7\ but will not include entries occurring after the
expiration of the provisional measures period and before publication of
the ITC's final injury determination, as further described below.
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\7\ See Hexamethylenetetramine from Germany: Preliminary
Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less-Than-Fair-Value,
Postponement of Final Determination, and Extension of Provisional
Measures, 90 FR 19186 (May 6, 2025); see also Hexamethylenetetramine
From India: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less
Than Fair Value, Postponement of Final Determination and Extension
of Provisional Measures, 90 FR 19178 (May 6, 2025);
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 (collectively, Preliminary
Determinations).
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Suspension of Liquidation and Cash Deposits
In accordance with section 736 of the Act, Commerce intends to
instruct CBP to reinstitute the suspension of liquidation and continue
the suspension of liquidation, as applicable, on all relevant entries
of hexamine from Germany, India, and Saudi Arabia, effective on the
date of publication of the ITC's final affirmative injury determination
in the Federal Register.
Commerce also intends to instruct CBP to require cash deposits
equal to the estimated weighted-average dumping margins indicated in
the tables below, adjusted by the relevant subsidy offsets.
Accordingly, effective on the date of publication in the Federal
Register of the notice of the ITC's final affirmative injury
determination, CBP will require, at the same time as importers would
normally deposit estimated customs duties on subject merchandise, a
cash deposit equal to the rates listed in the tables below. The all-
others rate applies to all producers or exporters not specifically
listed, as appropriate.
Critical Circumstances
With respect to the ITC's negative critical circumstances
determination on imports of hexamine from Germany and India, we will
instruct CBP to lift the suspension of liquidation and to refund all
cash deposits for estimated antidumping duties with respect to entries
of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after February 5, 2025, i.e., 90 days prior to the
date of the publication of the Preliminary Determinations, but before
May 6, 2025, the date of publication of the Preliminary Determinations.
Estimated Weighted-Average Dumping Margins
The estimated weighted-average dumping margins are as follows:
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\8\ Adjusted for export subsidies of 1.99 percent (comprised of
1.19 percent for the duty drawback program, and 0.80 percent for the
remissions of duties and taxes on export products program) for
Kanoria and All Others. See Hexamethylenetetramine from India: Final
Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and Final Affirmative
Critical Circumstances Determination, In Part, 90 FR 45720
(September 23, 2025) and accompanying Issues and Decision
Memorandum, dated September 18, 2025.
Germany
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Weighted-average
Exporter/producer dumping margin
(percent)
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Prefere Paraform GmbH & Co Kg........................ 59.29
Fiberpipe GFK Vertriebsgesellschaft.................. * 102.14
All Others........................................... 59.29
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* Rate based on facts available with adverse inferences.
India
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Cash deposit rate
Weighted-average (adjusted for
Exporter/producer dumping margin subsidy
(percent) offset(s))
(percent)
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Kanoria Chemicals and Industries 5.11 \8\ 3.12
Limited..........................
Horizon Chemicals................. * 105.76 103.77
Micro Labs Limited................ * 105.76 103.77
Shreenathji Rasayan Private * 105.76 103.77
Limited..........................
Rajsha Chemicals Pvt. Ltd......... * 105.76 103.77
All Others........................ 5.11 3.12
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* Rate based on facts available with adverse inferences.
Saudi Arabia
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Weighted-average
Exporter/producer dumping margin
(percent)
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Methanol Chemicals Company........................... * 8.10
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All Others........................................... 8.10
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* Rate based on facts available with adverse inferences.
Provisional Measures
Section 773(d) of the Act states that suspension of liquidation
pursuant to an affirmative preliminary determination may not remain in
effect for more than four months, except where exporters representing a
significant proportion of exports of the subject merchandise request
that Commerce extend the four-month period to no more than six months.
At the request of exporters that account for a significant proportion
of hexamine from Germany, Saudi Arabia, and India, Commerce extended
the four-month period to six months.\9\
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\9\ See Preliminary Determinations.
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In the underlying investigations, Commerce published the
Preliminary Determinations on May 6, 2025. Therefore, the six-month
period beginning on the date of the publication of the Preliminary
Determinations ended on November 1, 2025. Therefore, in accordance with
section 733(d) of the Act and our practice, Commerce will instruct CBP
to terminate the suspension of liquidation and to liquidate, without
regard to antidumping duties, unliquidated entries of hexamine from
Germany, India, and Saudi Arabia entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after November 2, 2025, the day on which the
provisional AD measures expired, until and through the day preceding
the date of publication of the ITC's final injury determinations in the
Federal Register. Suspension of liquidation and the collection of cash
deposits will resume on the date of publication of the ITC's final
determinations in the Federal Register.
Establishment of the Annual Inquiry Service Lists
On September 20, 2021, Commerce published the Final Rule in the
Federal Register.\10\ On September 27, 2021, Commerce also published
the Procedural Guidance in the Federal Register.\11\ The Final Rule and
Procedural Guidance provide that Commerce will maintain an annual
inquiry service list for each order or suspended investigation, and any
interested party submitting a scope ruling application or request for
circumvention inquiry shall serve a copy of the application or request
on the persons on the annual inquiry service list for that order, as
well as any companion order covering the same merchandise from the same
country of origin.
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\10\ See Regulations to Improve Administration and Enforcement
of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Laws, 86 FR 52300 (September
20, 2021) (Final Rule).
\11\ See Scope Ruling Application; Annual Inquiry Service List;
and Informational Sessions, 86 FR 53205 (September 27, 2021)
(Procedural Guidance).
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In accordance with the Procedural Guidance, for orders published in
the Federal Register after November 21, 2021, Commerce will create an
annual inquiry service list segment in Commerce's online e-filing and
document management system, Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Electronic Service System (ACCESS), available at <a href="https://access.trade.gov">https://access.trade.gov</a>, within five business days of publication of the
notice of the order. Each annual inquiry service list will be saved in
ACCESS, under each case number, and under a specific segment type
called ``AISL--Annual Inquiry Service List.'' \12\
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\12\ This segment will be combined with the ACCESS Segment
Specific Information (SSI) field which will display the month in
which the notice of the order or suspended investigation was
published in the Federal Register, also known as the anniversary
month. For example, for an order under case number A-000-000 that
was published in the Federal Register in January, the relevant
segment and SSI combination will appear in ACCESS as ``AISL--January
Anniversary.'' Note that there will be only one annual inquiry
service list segment per case number, and the anniversary month will
be pre-populated in ACCESS.
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Interested parties who wish to be added to the annual inquiry
service list for an order must submit an entry of appearance to the
annual inquiry service list segment for the order in ACCESS within 30
days after the date of publication of the order. For ease of
administration, Commerce requests that law firms with more than one
attorney representing interested parties in an order designate a lead
attorney to be included on the annual inquiry service list. Commerce
will finalize the annual inquiry service list within five business days
thereafter. As mentioned in the Procedural Guidance,\13\ the new annual
inquiry service list will be in place until the following year, when
the Opportunity Notice for the anniversary month of the order is
published.
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\13\ See Procedural Guidance, 86 FR at 53206.
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Commerce may update an annual inquiry service list at any time as
needed based on interested parties' amendments to their entries of
appearance to remove or otherwise modify their list of members and
representatives, or to update contact information. Any changes or
announcements pertaining to these procedures will be posted to the
ACCESS website.
Special Instructions for the Petitioner and Foreign Governments
In the Final Rule, Commerce stated that, ``after an initial request
and placement on the annual inquiry service list, both petitioners and
foreign governments will automatically be placed on the annual inquiry
service list in the years that follow.'' \14\ Accordingly, as stated
above, the petitioner and foreign governments should submit their
initial entries of appearance after publication of this notice in order
to appear in the first annual inquiry service lists for these orders.
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.225(n)(3), the petitioner and foreign
governments will not need to resubmit their entries of appearance each
year to continue to be included on the annual inquiry service list.
However, the petitioner and foreign governments are responsible for
making amendments to their entries of appearance during the annual
update to the annual inquiry service list in accordance with the
procedures described above.
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\14\ See Final Rule, 86 FR at 52335.
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Notification to Interested Parties
This notice constitutes the AD orders with respect to hexamine from
Germany, India, and Saudi Arabia, pursuant to section 736(a) of the
Act. Interested parties can find a list of AD and countervailing duty
orders currently in effect at <a href="https://enforcement.trade.gov/stats/iastats1.html">https://enforcement.trade.gov/stats/iastats1.html</a>.
The amended Saudi Arabia final determination and these AD orders
are published in accordance with sections 735(e) and 736(a) of the Act,
19 CFR 351.224(e), and 19 CFR 351.211(b).
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Dated: January 2, 2026.
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
Scope of the Orders
The scope covered by these orders include 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 these orders if performed in the subject country.
Merchandise covered by the scope of these orders 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.
[FR Doc. 2026-00092 Filed 1-6-26; 8:45 am]
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