AD: China Certain Activated Carbon
The International Trade Administration has initiated and issued the preliminary results of an antidumping duty changed circumstances review of certain activated carbon from China.
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The ITA has initiated this changed circumstances review to determine whether partial revocation of the AD duty order is warranted with respect to certain parts of fish tank filters which contain no more than 500 grams of activated carbon, or a combination of activated carbon and zeolite, and are fitted to work with specific filters.
ITA Intends to Exclude Certain Fish Tank Filter Parts from Scope of the AD Order
Based on the expression of no interest by petitioners and absent any objection by any other domestic interested parties, the ITA has preliminarily determined that the domestic producers of the like product have no interest in the continued application of the AD duty order on certain activated carbon from China to the merchandise that is subject to this request.
Therefore, the ITA intends to revoke, in part, the AD order as it relates to imports of certain parts of fish tank filters. If the order is revoked with respect to this product, the ITA will add the following language to the list of excluded items included in the scope of the order:
Also excluded from the scope are molded plastic filter cartridges, woven textile filter pads and filter bags that contain not more than 500 grams of certain activated carbon alone, or a combined total of 500 grams of certain activated carbon and natural zeolite. Combinations of subject activated carbon and other materials are not subject to this exclusion. Molded plastic filter cartridges and woven textile filter pads subject to this exclusion must be packaged marked and ready for retail sales as ready-to-use aquarium filters and filter parts at the time of importation. Zeolite refers to a family of hydrous aluminum silicate minerals, whose molecules enclose cations of sodium, potassium, calcium, strontium or barium, used chiefly as molecular filters and ion-exchange agents. Some of the more common natural mineral zeolites include analcime, chabazite, heulandite, natroliote, phillipsite, and stilbite. Excluded filters cartridges, filter bags and woven filter bags are classified under subheading 8421.99.0040 of the HTSUS [Harmonized Tariff Schedule].
The ITA will issue the final results of this changed circumstances review no later than 270 days after January 16, 2009, or within 45 days if all parties that comment agree with its preliminary results.
(See ITA notice for more information, including the current complete scope of the order, etc.)
ITA contact - Catherine Bertrand (202) 482-3207
ITA notice (FR Pub 01/27/09) available at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-1584.pdf