China Activated Carbon: Final Results of AD Admin Review
The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on activated carbon from China (A-570-904). These final results will be used to set final assessments of AD duties on importers for subject merchandise entered April 1, 2019, through March 31, 2020.
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New Cash Deposit Rates Take Effect Dec. 28
For entries on or after Dec. 28, Commerce is setting new AD duty cash deposit rates for some companies. Exporters that didn't get a rate in this review will continue to get the cash deposit rate set for the respective company in the most recent previous administrative review, and exporters that have never been assigned an AD rate will continue to be subject to the China-wide rate. The new rates are as follows:
| Exporter | AD Rate |
|---|---|
| Carbon Activated Tianjin Co., Ltd. | $1.13/kg |
| Datong Juqiang Activated Carbon Co., Ltd. | $0.31/kg |
| Datong Municipal Yunguang Activated Carbon Co., Ltd. | $0.47/kg |
| Jacobi Carbons AB / Tianjin Jacobi International Trading Co. Ltd. / Jacobi Carbons Industry (Tianjin) | $0.47/kg |
| Ningxia Guanghua Cherishmet Activated Carbon Co., Ltd. | $0.47/kg |
| Ningxia Huahui Environmental Technology Co., Ltd. (formerly Ningxia Huahui Activated Carbon Co., Ltd.) | $0.47/kg |
| Ningxia Mineral & Chemical Limited | $0.47/kg |
| Shanxi Sincere Industrial Co., Ltd. | $0.47/kg |
| Tancarb Activated Carbon Co., Ltd. | $0.47/kg |
China-wide. Commerce said 61 companies did not demonstrate independence from state control, or otherwise did not respond to Commerce Department questionnaires, and assigned these companies to the China-wide entity. See Commerce's notice, Appendix II, for a full list.
No shipments. Commerce continued to find that another six companies -- Beijing Pacific Activated Carbon Products Co., Ltd.; Jilin Bright Future Chemicals Co., Ltd.; Shanxi Dapu International Trade Co., Ltd.; Shanxi Industry Technology Trading Co., Ltd.; Shanxi Tianxi Purification Filter Co., Ltd.; and Tianjin Channel Filters Co., Ltd -- did not have any exports to the U.S. during the period of review. As a result, the cash deposit rates currently in effect for these six companies will not change, and any entries during the period of review reported under their case numbers will be assessed duties at the $2.42/kg China-wide rate.
Assessment Rates for Entries April 2019 - March 2020
Commerce is using the rates it calculated in these final results to calculate assessments of AD duties on importers of subject merchandise for entries between April 1, 2019, and March 31, 2020 Commerce will calculate importer-specific rates for entries from Datong Juqiang and Carbon Activated. Entries from all other exporters covered by this review will be liquidated at the rates listed above.
(The review period is 04/01/19 - 03/31/20. See Commerce's notice for more information, including the scope of the order, detailed cash deposit and assessment instructions, etc. See 2106250029 for a summary of the preliminary results of this administrative review.)