Notice2026-02778

Monosodium Glutamate From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024

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February 11, 2026

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Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration

Abstract

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds that Ajinoriki MSG (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (Ajinoriki), the sole company subject to the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on monosodium glutamate (MSG) from the People's Republic of China (China) covering the period of review (POR) November 1, 2023, through October 31, 2024, is not eligible to receive a separate rate and is, therefore, considered part of the China-wide entity. Furthermore, Commerce finds that, because no party requested a review of the China-wide entity for the POR, the China-wide entity is not under review, and the China-wide entity's rate (i.e., 40.41 percent) is not subject to change.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 28 (Wednesday, February 11, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6188-6191]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-992]


Monosodium Glutamate From the People's Republic of China: 
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-
2024

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds 
that Ajinoriki MSG (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (Ajinoriki), the sole company 
subject to the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on 
monosodium glutamate (MSG) from the People's Republic of China (China) 
covering the period of review (POR) November 1, 2023, through October 
31, 2024, is not eligible to receive a separate rate and is, therefore, 
considered part of the China-wide entity. Furthermore, Commerce finds 
that, because no party requested a review of the China-wide entity for 
the POR, the China-wide entity is not under review, and the China-wide 
entity's rate (i.e., 40.41 percent) is not subject to change.

DATES: Applicable February 11, 2026.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Cloyd, 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) 482-1246.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On January 6, 2015, Commerce published the Order \1\ in the Federal 
Register. On November 1, 2024, Commerce notified interested parties of 
the opportunity to request an

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administrative review of the Order.\2\ Pursuant to section 751(a)(1) of 
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.213(b)(2), 
Ajinoriki timely filed a request for an administrative review.\3\ On 
December 18, 2024, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), Commerce 
published a notice of initiation of this administrative review.\4\
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    \1\ See Monosodium Glutamate from the People's Republic of 
China: Second Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair 
Value and Amended Antidumping Duty Order, 80 FR 487 (January 6, 
2015) (Order); see also 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).
    \2\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative 
Review and Join Annual Inquiry Service List, 89 FR 87338 (November 
1, 2024).
    \3\ See Ajinoriki's Letter, ``Request for Administrative 
Review,'' dated December 2, 2024.
    \4\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 89 FR 102856 (December 18, 2024) (Initiation 
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    In the Initiation Notice, Commerce stated that exporters in a 
proceeding involving a non-market economy (NME) country must timely 
file a Separate Rate Application (SRA) or Separate Rate Certification 
(SRC) ``if they want to be considered for individual examination,'' and 
provided an opportunity for interested parties to file SRCs or SRAs.\5\ 
We received no SRA or SRC from Ajinoriki, the only company under 
review. Because we received no SRA or SRC, and, as discussed below, 
Commerce finds that Ajinoriki, the only company subject to this review, 
is part of the China-wide entity and is not eligible for individual 
examination. Further, because the China-wide entity is not subject to 
this review, there are no calculations for these preliminary results of 
review and no decision memorandum accompanies this notice.
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    \5\ Id., 89 FR at 102857-8 (emphasis added).
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Scope of the Order

    The product covered by the Order is MSG from China. For a complete 
description of the scope of the Order, see the appendix to this notice.

Methodology

    Commerce considers China to be an NME country.\6\ In accordance 
with section 771(18)(C)(i) of the Act, any determination that a foreign 
country is an NME country shall remain in effect until revoked by the 
administering authority. Therefore, for these preliminary results, we 
treated China as an NME country and applied our current NME methodology 
in accordance with section 773(c) of the Act.
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    \6\ See Antidumping Duty Investigation of Certain Aluminum Foil 
from the People's Republic of China: Affirmative Preliminary 
Determination of Sales at Less-Than-Fair-Value and Postponement of 
Final Determination, 82 FR 50858, 50861 (November 2, 2017), and 
accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM) at 7-8 (citing 
Memorandum, ``China's Status as a Non-Market Economy,'' dated 
October 26, 2017), unchanged in Certain Aluminum Foil from the 
People's Republic of China: Final Determination of Sales at Less 
Than Fair Value, 83 FR 9282 (March 5, 2018).
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Separate Rate Determinations

    In a proceeding involving an NME country, Commerce maintains a 
rebuttable presumption that all companies within the country are 
subject to government control and, therefore, should be assessed a 
single weighted-average dumping margin.\7\ Commerce notified parties in 
the Initiation Notice that ``{t{time} he deadline and requirement for 
submitting a Separate Rate Application applies equally to NME-owned 
firms, wholly foreign-owned firms, and foreign sellers that purchase 
and export subject merchandise to the United States.'' \8\ Also in the 
Initiation Notice, Commerce notified parties of the application process 
by which exporters may obtain separate rate status in this 
administrative review.\9\ This process requires exporters to submit an 
SRA \10\ and to demonstrate the absence of both de jure and de facto 
government control over their export activities. In the Initiation 
Notice, Commerce required that all firms listed in the notice ``that 
wish to qualify for separate rates status in the administrative reviews 
involving NME countries must complete, as appropriate, either a 
{SRA{time}  or {SRC{time}  . . .'' \11\
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    \7\ See, e.g., Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip 
from the People's Republic of China: Final Determination of Sales at 
Less Than Fair Value, 73 FR 55039, 55040 (September 24, 2008).
    \8\ See Initiation Notice.
    \9\ See Initiation Notice, 89 FR at 102857.
    \10\ For a description of our practice, see Enforcement and 
Compliance's Policy Bulletin No. 05.1, regarding ``Separate-Rates 
Practice and Application of Combination Rates in Antidumping 
Investigations Involving Non-Market Economy Countries,'' (April 5, 
2005), available on Commerce's website at <a href="https://access.trade.gov/Resources/policy/bull05-1.pdf">https://access.trade.gov/Resources/policy/bull05-1.pdf</a>.
    \11\ See Initiation Notice, 89 FR at 102858.
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    Commerce's policy is to assign all exporters of merchandise under 
consideration that are in an NME country this single rate unless an 
exporter can demonstrate that it is sufficiently independent so as to 
be entitled to a separate rate.\12\ Commerce analyzes whether each 
entity exporting the merchandise under consideration is sufficiently 
independent under a test established in Sparklers from China \13\ and 
further developed in Silicon Carbide from China.\14\ In accordance with 
this separate rate test, Commerce will assign a separate rate in an NME 
proceeding if a respondent can demonstrate the absence of both de jure 
and de facto government control over its export activities. If, 
however, Commerce determines that a company is wholly foreign owned, 
then a separate rate analysis is not necessary to determine whether 
that company is independent from government control and eligible for a 
separate rate.
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    \12\ See Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: 
Sparklers from the People's Republic of China, 56 FR 20588, 20589 
(May 6, 1991) (Sparklers from China).
    \13\ Id.
    \14\ See Notice of Final Determination of Sales at Less Than 
Fair Value: Silicon Carbide from the People's Republic of China, 59 
FR 22585 (May 2, 1994) (Silicon Carbide from China).
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    Commerce continues to evaluate its practice with regard to the 
separate rates analysis in light of the Diamond Sawblades from China 
\15\ proceedings and its determinations therein. In particular, in 
litigation involving the Diamond Sawblades from China proceeding, the 
U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) found Commerce's existing 
separate rates analysis deficient in the circumstances of that case, in 
which a government-owned and controlled entity exercised control over 
the respondent exporter.\16\

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Following the CIT's reasoning, in recent proceedings, we have concluded 
that where a government entity holds a majority equity ownership, 
either directly or indirectly, in the respondent exporter, this 
interest in and of itself means that the government exercises or has 
the potential to exercise control over the company's operations 
generally.\17\ This may include control over, for example, the 
selection of board members and management, key factors in determining 
whether a company has sufficient independence in its export activities 
to merit a separate rate. Consistent with our normal separate rate 
practice, any ability to control, or possess an interest in 
controlling, the operations of the company including the selection of 
board members, management, and the profit distribution of the company 
by a government entity is subject to Commerce's rebuttable presumption 
that all companies within the NME country are subject to government 
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    \15\ See Final Results of Redetermination Pursuant to Court 
Remand, Diamond Sawblades and Parts Thereof from the People's 
Republic of China, Consol. Court No. 09-00511, Slip Op. 12-147 (CIT 
November 30, 2012), dated May 6, 2013, available at <a href="https://enforcement.trade.gov/remands/12-147.pdf">https://enforcement.trade.gov/remands/12-147.pdf</a>, in Advanced Technology & 
Materials Co., Ltd., et al. v. United States, 885 F.Supp.2d 1343 
(CIT 2012) (Advanced Technology I), aff'd Advanced Technology & 
Materials Co. v. United States, 938 F.Supp.2d 1342 (CIT 2013), aff'd 
Advanced Technology & Materials Co. v. United States, Court No. 
2014-1154 (Fed. Cir. 2014); see also Diamond Sawblades and Parts 
Thereof from the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2011-2012, 78 FR 77098 
(December 20, 2013), and accompanying Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum (PDM) at 7, unchanged in Diamond Sawblades and Parts 
Thereof from the People's Republic of China: Final Results of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2011-2012, 79 FR 35723 (June 
24, 2014), and accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum at 
Comment 1 (collectively, Diamond Sawblades from China).
    \16\ See, e.g., Advanced Technology I, 885 F.Supp.2d at 1349 
(CIT 2012) (``The court remains concerned that Commerce has failed 
to consider important aspects of the problem and offered 
explanations that run counter to the evidence before it.''); Id., 
885 F.Supp.2d at 1351 (``Further substantial evidence of record does 
not support the inference that SASAC's {state-owned assets 
supervision and administration commission{time}  `management' of its 
`state-owned assets' is restricted to the kind of passive-investor 
de jure `separation' that Commerce concludes.'') (footnotes 
omitted); Id., 885 F.Supp.2d at 1355 (``The point here is that 
`government control' in the context of the separate rate test 
appears to be a fuzzy concept, at least to this court, since a 
`degree' of it can obviously be traced from the controlling 
shareholder, to the board, to the general manager, and so on along 
the chain to `day-to-day decisions of export operations,' including 
terms, financing, and inputs into finished product for export.''); 
Id., 885 F.Supp.2d at 1357 (``AT&M itself identifies its 
`controlling shareholder' as CISRI {owned by SASAC{time}  in its 
financial statements and the power to veto nomination does not 
equilibrate the power of control over nomination.'') (footnotes 
omitted).
    \17\ See Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from the 
People's Republic of China: Preliminary Determination of Sales at 
Less Than Fair Value and Preliminary Affirmative Determination of 
Critical Circumstances, in Part, 79 FR 53169 (September 8, 2014), 
and accompanying PDM at 5-9.
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    In order to demonstrate eligibility for separate rate status, 
Commerce normally requires an exporter for which a review was 
requested, and which was assigned a separate rate in a previous 
completed segment of the proceeding and which remains active for that 
exporter, to submit an SRC stating that it continues to meet the 
criteria for obtaining a separate rate.\18\ For an exporter that was 
not assigned a separate rate in a previously completed segment of the 
proceeding and which remains active for that exporter, to demonstrate 
eligibility, Commerce requires an SRA.\19\ A company that submits an 
SRA or SRC and which is subsequently selected for examination must 
respond to all parts of Commerce's questionnaire in order to be 
eligible for a separate rate.\20\
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    \18\ See Initiation Notice.
    \19\ Id.
    \20\ Id.
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    In the Initiation Notice, Commerce stated that submission of SRAs 
and SRCs were due 30 days after publication of the notice, i.e., 
January 17, 2025.\21\ Moreover, Commerce specifically noted that 
``{t{time} he deadline and requirement for submitting a Separate Rate 
Application applies equally to NME-owned firms, wholly foreign-owned 
firms, and foreign sellers who purchase and export subject merchandise 
to the United States.'' \22\ Ajinoriki, the sole company subject to 
this review, failed to submit an SRA as it did not have separate rate 
status. As such, consistent with Commerce's practice for when a party 
fails to submit an SRA or SRC, we preliminarily find that Ajinoriki is 
not eligible for a separate rate, and, therefore, is part of the China-
wide entity.\23\ Commerce's practice with respect to an exporter that 
fails to submit an SRA or SRC has been upheld by the U.S. Court of 
Appeals for the Federal Circuit.\24\ Commerce further notes that, 
because this review was initiated with respect to only one company 
(i.e., Ajinoriki), there are no remaining companies subject to review, 
including the China-wide entity.\25\ As a result, Commerce did not need 
to limit examination or select respondents and therefore did not place 
U.S. Customs and Broder Protection (CBP) data on the record for that 
purpose. Furthermore, because no company or the China-wide entity were 
eligible for examination, Commerce did not issue a questionnaire.
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    \21\ Id.
    \22\ Id., 89 FR at 102858.
    \23\ See e.g., Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether 
or Not Assembled Into Modules, from the People's Republic of China: 
Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Final 
Determination of No Shipments; 2012-2013, 80 FR 40998 (July 14, 
2015) (treating a company as part of the China-wide entity for 
failure to submit an SRA, and explaining that ``{t{time} he failure 
to provide a separate rate certification is not a ministerial error, 
but rather, a failure to comply with {Commerce{time} 's well 
established separate rate methodology.''); see also, e.g., 
Hydrofluorocarbon Blends from the People's Republic of China: Final 
Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2019-2020, 86 
FR 49516, 49517 (September 3, 2021) (finding that PureMann, Inc. 
(PureMann), the sole company subject to the review, did not file an 
SRA and did not demonstrate its eligibility for separate rate status 
and that, therefore, PureMann was part of the China-wide entity).
    \24\ See Repwire LLC v. United States, 628 F.Supp.3d 1288 (CIT 
2023), aff'd 2025 WL 2399398 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 19, 2025) (finding that 
``Commerce's actions were reasonable and supported by substantial 
evidence'' in a case in which Commerce rescinded an initial 
questionnaire and found that Jin Tiong Electrical Materials 
Manufacturer PTE. Ltd. (Jin Tiong) was part of the China wide entity 
due to its failure to submit a timely SRA).
    \25\ See Initiation Notice, 89 FR at 102862.
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China-Wide Entity

    Under Commerce's policy regarding the conditional review of the 
China-wide entity,\26\ the China-wide entity will not be under review 
unless a party specifically requests, or Commerce self-initiates, a 
review of the entity. Because no party requested a review of the China-
wide entity during this POR, the China-wide entity is not under review, 
and the China-wide entity's rate (i.e., 40.41 percent) is not subject 
to change.\27\
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    \26\ 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 (November 4, 2013).
    \27\ See Order.
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Preliminary Results of Review

    Because Ajinoriki failed to timely file an SRA in this review, we 
preliminarily find that it is ineligible for a separate rate and is 
considered part of the China-wide entity.

Disclosure

    Normally, Commerce will disclose to the parties in a proceeding the 
calculations performed in connection with preliminary results of review 
within five days of any public announcement or, if there is no public 
announcement, within five days of the date of publication of the notice 
of preliminary results in the Federal Register, in accordance with 19 
CFR 351.224(b). However, because Commerce finds that the sole exporter 
of MSG subject to review is part of the China-wide entity and Commerce 
has not initiated a review of the China-wide entity, there are no 
calculations to disclose for these preliminary results of review.

Public Comment

    Case briefs and other written comments may be submitted to the 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Pursuant to 19 CFR 
351.309(c), we have modified the deadline for interested parties to 
submit case briefs to Commerce to no later than 21 days after the date 
of publication of this notice. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues 
raised in the case briefs, may be filed not later than five days after 
the date for filing case briefs.\28\ Interested parties who submit case 
briefs or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding must submit: (1) a table 
of contents listing each issue; and (2) a table of authorities.\29\ An 
electronically filed document must be received successfully in its 
entirety in ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the established 
deadline.
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    \28\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d); see also Administrative Protective 
Order, Service, and Other Procedures in Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 88 FR 67069, 67077 (September 29, 
2023) (APO and Service Final Rule).
    \29\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
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    As provided under 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2)(iii) and (d)(2)(iii), we 
request that interested parties provide at the beginning of their 
briefs a public, executive summary for each issue raised in their 
briefs.\30\ Further, we request that

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interested parties limit their public executive summary of each issue 
to no more than 450 words, not including citations. We intend to use 
the public executive summaries as the basis of the comment summaries 
included in the issues and decision memorandum that will accompany the 
final results in this administrative review. We request that interested 
parties include footnotes for relevant citations in the public 
executive summary of each issue. Note that Commerce has amended certain 
of its requirements pertaining to the service of documents in 19 CFR 
351.303(f).\31\
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    \30\ We use the term ``issue'' here to describe an argument that 
Commerce would normally address in a comment of the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum.
    \31\ See APO and Service Final Rule.
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    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to 
request a hearing must submit a written request to the Assistant 
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, filed electronically via 
ACCESS. An electronically filed hearing request must be received 
successfully in its entirety by Commerce's electronic records system, 
ACCESS, by 5:00 p.m. ET within 30 days after the date of publication of 
this notice.\32\ Hearing requests should contain: (1) the party's name, 
address and telephone number; (2) the number of participants; (3) 
whether any participant is a foreign national; and (4) a list of issues 
to be discussed. Issues raised in the hearing will be limited to those 
raised by each party in their respective case and rebuttal briefs. An 
electronically filed request must be received successfully in its 
entirety by ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, within 30 days of the 
publication date of this notice. If a request for a hearing is made, 
parties will be notified of the time and date of the hearing.\33\
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    \32\ See 19 CFR 351.301(c).
    \33\ See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
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Assessment Rates

    In accordance with section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, the final 
results of this review shall be the basis for assessment of antidumping 
duties on entries of merchandise covered by this review.\34\ Upon 
issuance of the final results, Commerce shall determine, and CBP shall 
assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered by this 
review.\35\ 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).
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    \34\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
    \35\ Id.
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    For the final results of this review, if we continue to find that 
Ajinoriki is not eligible for a separate rate and treat it as part of 
the China-wide entity, we will instruct CBP to apply the ad valorem 
weighted-average dumping margin for the China-wide entity, i.e., 40.41 
percent,\36\ to assess antidumping duties for all entries of subject 
merchandise during the POR which was exported by Ajinoriki.
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Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following cash deposit requirements for estimated antidumping 
duties 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 for by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the 
Act: (1) for subject merchandise exported by a company with a separate 
rate from a previously completed segment of this proceeding, the cash 
deposit rate will continue to be the existing exporter-specific rate, 
or produced-exporter-specific rate, for that exporter, (2) for all 
exporters of subject merchandise that have not been found to be 
entitled to a separate rate, i.e., the China-wide entity, the cash 
deposit rate will continue to be 40.41 percent.
    These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in 
effect until further notice.

Final Results of Review

    Unless otherwise extended, Commerce intends to issue the final 
results of this administrative review, including the results of its 
analysis of issues raised in case and rebuttal briefs, within 120 days 
of publication of these preliminary results of review in the Federal 
Register, pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.

Notification to Importers

    This notice serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of their 
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f) 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 double 
antidumping duties.

Notification to Interested Parties

    We are issuing and publishing these preliminary results of review 
in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 
CFR 351.213 and 351.221(b)(4).

    Dated: February 6, 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 Order

    The products covered by this order are monosodium glutamate 
(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 
C5H8NO4Na, a CAS registry number of 142-47-2, and a UNII number of 
C3C196L9FG.
    Merchandise covered by this order is currently classified in the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) of the United States at subheading 
2922.42.10.00. Merchandise covered by this order may also enter 
under HTS 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.

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