On June 2, 2017, Petitioners Archer Daniels Midland Company, Cargill Incorporated, and Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas LLC filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping duties and countervailing duties on imports of Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts From Belgium, Colombia, and Thailand.
SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION
The merchandise covered by this petition includes all grades and granulation sizes of citric acid, sodium citrate, and potassium citrate in their unblended forms, whether dry or in solution, and regardless of packaging type.
The scope also includes blends of citric acid, sodium citrate, and potassium citrate; as well as blends with other ingredients, such as sugar, where the unblended form(s) of citric acid, sodium citrate, and potassium citrate constitute 40 percent or more, by weight, of the blend. The scope also includes all forms of crude calcium citrate, including dicalcium citrate monohydrate, and tricalcium citrate tetrahydrate, which are intermediate products in the production of citric acid, sodium citrate, and potassium citrate.
The scope does not include calcium citrate that satisfies the standards set forth in the United States Phannacopeia and has been mixed with a functional excipient, such as dextrose or starch, where the excipient constitutes at least 2 percent, by weight, of the product.
The scope includes the hydrous and anhydrous forms of citric acid, the dihydrate and anhydrous forms of sodium citrate, otherwise known as citric acid sodium salt, and the monohydrate and monopotassium forms of potassium citrate. Sodium citrate also includes both trisodium citrate and monosodium citrate which are also known as citric acid trisodium salt and citric acid monosodium salt, respectively.
Citric acid and sodium citrate are classifiable under 2918.14.0000 and 2918.15.1000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (“HTSUS”), respectively. Potassium citrate and crude calcium citrate are classifiable under 2918.15.5000 and, if included in a mixture or blend, 3824.99.9295 of the HTSUS. Blends that include citric acid, sodium citrate, and potassium citrate are classifiable under 3824.99.9295 of the HTSUS. Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the merchandise is dispositive.
PETITIONERS
Archer Daniels Midland Company
77 West Wacker Drive, Suite 4600
Chicago, Illinois 60601
Cargill Incorporated
P.O. Box 9300
Minneapolis, MN 55440
Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas LLC
5450 Prairie Stone Pkwy
Hoffman Estates, IL 60192 USA
COUNSEL FOR PETITIONERS
Steven A. Jones
King & Spalding
1700 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20006-4706
ALLEGED DUMPING MARGIN
Belgium 56.02% -118.44%
Colombia 41.18% to 49.46%
Thailand 4.6% -67.1%
ALLEGED SUBSIDIES MARGIN
Countervailing Duty Petitions issued against Thailand. Amounts of additional duties unspecified.
NAMED PRODUCERS/EXPORTERS
For a list of foreign products/exporters alleged by Petitioner, please see Attachment I.
NAMED IMPORTERS
For a list of importers alleged by Petitioner, please see Attachment II.
IMPORTS OF SUBJECT MERCHANDISE
2014 | 2015 | 2016 | Jan-Mar 2016 | Jan-Mar 2017 | |
Belgium | |||||
Volume (1,000 pounds) | 20,705 | 24,225 | 18,396 | 4,363 | 3,810 |
Value (1,000 USD) | 14,454 | 15,914 | 11,323 | 2,775 | 2,303 |
AUV (USD/lb) | 0.70 | 0.66 | 0.62 | 0.64 | 0.60 |
Colombia | |||||
Volume (1,000 pounds) | 40,980 | 44,597 | 47,744 | 10,502 | 5,692 |
Value (1,000 USD) | 24,985 | 27,517 | 28,736 | 6,323 | 3,583 |
AUV (USD/lb) | 0.61 | 0.62 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.63 |
Thailand | |||||
Volume (1,000 pounds) | 76,266 | 89,268 | 106,728 | 20,691 | 36,920 |
Value (1,000 USD) | 48,187 | 51,567 | 54,552 | 11,070 | 18,905 |
AUV (USD/lb) | 0.63 | 0.58 | 0.51 | 0.53 | 0.51 |
CONTACT US
For more information concerning this petition and how it may affect your business, please contact Jeffrey Neeley.