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On February 5, 2020, Petitioner Wincom Incorporated filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on imports of certain corrosion inhibitors from the People’s Republic of China.

SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION

The physical characteristics of the covered products, which define the scope, are as follows:

The merchandise covered by this petition is tolyltriazole and benzotriazole. This includes tolyltriazole and benzotriazole of all grades and forms, including their sodium salt forms. Tolyltriazole is technically known as Tolyltriazole IUPAC 4,5 methyl benzotriazole. It can also be identified as 4, 5 methyl benzotriazole, tolutriazole, TTA, and TTZ. Benzotriazole is technically known as IUPAC 1,2,3-Benzotriazole. It can also be identified as 1,2,3-Benzotriazole, 1,2-Aminozophenylene, 1H-Benzotriazole, and BTA. All forms of tolyltriazole and benzotriazole, including but not limited to flakes, granules, pellets, prills, needles, powder, or liquids, are included within the scope of these petitions.

The scope includes tolyltriazole/sodium tolyltriazole and benzotriazole/sodium benzotriazole that are combined or mixed with other products. For such combined products, only the tolyltriazole/sodium tolyltriazole and benzotriazole/sodium benzotriazole component is covered by the scope of these investigations. Tolyltriazole and sodium tolyltriazole that have been combined with other products is included within the scope, regardless of whether the combining occurs in third countries. Tolyltriazole, sodium tolyltriazole, benzotriazole and sodium benzotriazole that is otherwise subject to these investigations is not excluded when commingled with tolyltriazole, sodium tolyltriazole, benzotriazole, or sodium benzotriazole from sourcesnot subject to these investigations. Only the subject merchandise component of such commingled products is covered by the scope of these investigations.

Tolyltriazole has the Chemical Abstracts Service (“CAS”) registry number 299385-43-1. Tolyltriazole is classified under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (“HTSUS”) subheading 2933.99.82.20. Sodium Tolyltriazole has the CAS registry number 64665-57-2 and is classified under HTSUS subheading 2933.99.82.90. Benzotriazole has the CAS registry number 95-14-7 and is classified under HTSUS subheading 2933.99.82.10. Sodium Benzotriazole has the CAS registry number 15217-42-2. Sodium Benzotriazole is classified under HTSUS subheading 2933.99.82.90. Although the HTSUS subheadings and CAS registry numbers are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the scope of these investigations is dispositive.

PETITIONER

Wincom Incorporated

11444 Deerfield Road, Suite B

Blue Ash, Ohio 8522-2114

Contact Person: James Milawski, President

COUNSEL FOR PETITIONER

Stephen J. Orava

King & Spalding LLP

1700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Suite 200

Washington, DC 20006

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.

ESTIMATED SCHEDULE

Event Earliest Date
Petition Filed February 5, 2020
DOC Initiation February 25, 2020
ITC Preliminary Investigation:
Questionnaires Due February 19, 2020
Request to appear at hearing February 24, 2020
Hearing February 26, 2020
Briefs March 2, 2020
ITC Vote March 23, 2020
DOC Preliminary Antidumping Determination July 14, 2020
DOC Preliminary Countervailing Determination April 20, 2020
DOC Final Antidumping Determination September 28, 2020
DOC Final Countervailing Determination July 14, 2020
ITC Final Antidumping Determination November 11, 2020
ITC Final Countervailing Determination August 28, 2020

 

ALLEGED DUMPING MARGIN

China: 388.28% to 420.32%

ALLEGED SUBSIDIES

For a list of alleged countervailing duty programs, please see Attachment III.

IMPORTS OF SUBJECT MERCHANDISE

The petition does not make public the volume and value of imports of subject merchandise.

CONTACT US

For more information concerning this petition and how it may affect your business, please contact Jeffrey Neeley, Nithya Nagarajan, or Stephen Brophy.