AD: China Saccharin
The International Trade Administration has issued the final results of an antidumping duty changed circumstances review of saccharin from China, and has determined that there is insufficient evidence of changed circumstances to warrant revocation of the order.
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The ITA initiated this review to determine whether the domestic industry is in fact no longer interested in this AD duty order, pursuant to PMC Specialties Group, Inc. (PMCSG)'s statement that no further interest exists in continuing the order.
ITA is Unable to Determine Producer Status, Determines Not to Revoke Order
PMCSG claimed interested party status as the sole domestic producer of saccharin in the U.S. and the petitioner in the original investigation; however, since PMCSG failed to respond to the ITA's questionnaire in this changed circumstances review, the ITA is unable to determine PMCSG's status as a producer of the domestic like product during the review period and whether it represents "substantially all of the production of the domestic like product."
Accordingly, the ITA will not revoke the AD duty order as it relates to imports of saccharin from China.
(See ITA notice for more information, including the scope of the order, etc. See ITT's Online Archives or 12/02/09 news, 09120245, for BP summary of the preliminary results of this changed circumstances review.)
ITA contact - Giselle Cubillos (202) 482-0650
ITA notice (FR Pub 02/22/10) available at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-3410.pdf