Federal Register #C-570-021

Commerce completes sunset review of countervailing duties on Chinese melamine

The U.S. Department of Commerce, through the International Trade Administration, completed an expedited sunset review of the countervailing duty order on melamine from China; this is a trade-remedy notice, not a procurement opportunity. - Government buyer: None. The reviewing agency is the U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration. - Decision: Commerce found that revoking the order would likely lead to the continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies on melamine from China. - Manufacturers/producers named: Far-Reaching Chemical Co., Ltd.; M and A Chemicals Corp China; Zhongyuan Dahua Group Co., Ltd.; and Shandong Liaherd Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. Qingdao Unichem International Trade Co., Ltd. is also named as a producer/exporter. - Reported subsidy rates: 154.00% for Far-Reaching Chemical Co., Ltd., M and A Chemicals Corp China, Zhongyuan Dahua Group Co., Ltd., and Qingdao Unichem International Trade Co., Ltd.; 156.90% for Shandong Liaherd Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.; and 154.58% for all others. - Other named company: Cornerstone Chemical Company participated as the domestic interested party. - Procurement items: No products or services, quantities, or part numbers are requested.

Description

The U.S. Department of Commerce finds that revoking the countervailing duty order on melamine from China would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies. The notice concerns the expedited second sunset review of the order, covering melamine from China. Commerce determined that the likely subsidy rates range from 154.00% to 156.90% ad valorem for the listed producers/exporters, with an All Others rate of 154.58%.

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