CSMS 0091306·Trade policy·April 1, 2010·View on csms.cbp.gov ↗

NOTICE OF PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION IN AN ANTIDUMPING DUTY INVESTIGATION OF CERTAIN POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE SALTS FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA (A-570-962)

Plain-English explanation

CSMS 0091306 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin (trade policy), published on April 1, 2010. It carries the official CBP guidance brokers and importers must follow for the topic — "NOTICE OF PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION IN AN ANTIDUMPING DUTY INVESTIGATION OF CERTAIN POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE SALTS FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA (A-570-962)". It links to 1 AD/CVD case in Tandom's catalog. CSMS messages are the operational layer between Commerce determinations and at-the-border collections: when Commerce publishes a new rate, scope ruling, or instruction, CBP turns it into a CSMS that ACE/ACS systems and brokers act on.

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A-570-962

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Full text as published by U.S. Customs and Border Protection

1. ON 03/16/2010, COMMERCE WILL PUBLISH IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER ITS PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION OF SALES AT LESS THAN FAIR VALUE IN THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY INVESTIGATION OF CERTAIN POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE SALTS FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. 2. THE PHOSPHATE SALTS COVERED BY THIS INVESTIGATION INCLUDE ANHYDROUS MONOPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATE (MKP), ANHYDROUS DIPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATE (DKP) AND TETRAPOTASSIUM PYROPHOSPHATE (TKPP), WHETHER ANHYDROUS OR IN SOLUTION (COLLECTIVELY “PHOSPHATE SALTS”). TKPP, ALSO KNOWN AS NORMAL POTASSIUM PYROPHOSPHATE, DIPHOSPHORIC ACID OR TETRAPOTASSIUM SALT, IS A POTASSIUM SALT WITH THE FORMULA K4P2O7. THE CAS REGISTRY NUMBER FOR TKPP IS 7320-34-5. TKPP IS TYPICALLY 18.7% PHOSPHORUS AND 47.3% POTASSIUM. IT IS GENERALLY GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 43.0% P2O5 CONTENT. TKPP IS CLASSIFIED UNDER HEADING 2835.39.1000, HTSUS. MKP, ALSO KNOWN AS POTASSIUM DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE, KDP, OR MONOBASIC POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, IS A POTASSIUM SALT WITH THE FORMULA KH2PO4. THE CAS REGISTRY NUMBER FOR MKP IS 7778-77-0. MKP IS TYPICALLY 22.7% PHOSPHORUS, 28.7% POTASSIUM AND 52% P2O5. MKP IS CLASSIFIED UNDER HEADING 2835.24.0000, HTSUS. DKP, ALSO KNOWN AS DIPOTASSIUM SALT, DIPOTASSIUM HYDROGEN ORTHOPHOSPHATE OR POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, DIBASIC, HAS A CHEMICAL FORMULA OF K2HPO4. THE CAS REGISTRY NUMBER FOR DKP IS 7758-11-4. DKP IS TYPICALLY 17.8% PHOSPHORUS, 44.8% POTASSIUM AND 40% P2O5 CONTENT. DKP IS CLASSIFIED UNDER HEADING 2835.24.0000, HTSUS. THE PRODUCTS COVERED BY THIS INVESTIGATION INCLUDE THE FOREGOING PHOSPHATE SALTS IN ALL GRADES, WHETHER FOOD GRADE OR TECHNICAL GRADE. THE PRODUCT COVERED BY THIS INVESTIGATION INCLUDES ANHYDROUS MKP AND DKP WITHOUT REGARD TO THE PHYSICAL FORM, WHETHER CRUSHED, GRANULE, POWDER OR FINES. ALSO COVERED ARE ALL FORMS OF TKPP, WHETHER CRUSHED, GRANULE, POWDER, FINES OR SOLUTION. FOR PURPOSES OF THE INVESTIGATION, THE NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION IS DISPOSITIVE, NOT THE TARIFF HEADING, AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, CAS REGISTRY NUMBER OR CAS NAME, OR THE SPECIFIC PERCENTAGE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION IDENTIFIED ABOVE. 3. FOR FURTHER REPORTING PURPOSES THIS CASE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED INVESTIGATION NUMBER A-570-962. 4. FOR IMPORTS OF CERTAIN POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE SALTS FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, CBP SHALL SUSPEND LIQUIDATION OF SUCH SHIPMENTS ENTERED OR WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE, FOR CONSUMPTION ON OR AFTER 03/16/2010. EFFECTIVE 03/16/2010, CBP SHALL REQUIRE, FOR ENTRIES OF CERTAIN POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE SALTS FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA FROM THE EXPORTER/PRODUCER COMBINATIONS LISTED BELOW, A CASH DEPOSIT OR THE POSTING OF A BOND EQUAL TO THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY MARGINS SHOWN BELOW: EXPORTER: SNOW-APPLE GROUP LIMITED PRODUCER: CHENGDU LONG TAI BIOTECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. CASE NUMBER: A-570-962-001 CASH DEPOSIT RATE: 69.58 EXPORTER: TIANJIN CHENGYI INTERNATIONAL TRADING (TIANJIN) CO., LIMITED PRODUCER: ZHENJIANG DANTU GUANGMING AUXILIARY MATERIAL FACTORY CASE NUMBER: A-570-962-002 CASH DEPOSIT RATE: 69.58 EXPORTER: TIANJIN CHENGYI INTERNATIONAL TRADING (TIANJIN) CO., LIMITED PRODUCER: SICHUAN SHIFANG HONGSHENG CHEMICALS CO., LTD. CASE NUMBER: A-570-962-003 CASH DEPOSIT RATE: 69.58 EXPORTER: WENDA CO., LTD. PRODUCER: THERMPHOS (CHINA) FOOD ADDITIVE CO., LTD CASE NUMBER: A-570-962-004 CASH DEPOSIT RATE: 69.58 EXPORTER: YUNNAN NEWSWIFT COMPANY LTD. PRODUCER: GUANGXI YIZHOU YISHENG FINE CHEMICALS CO., LTD. CASE NUMBER: A-570-962-005 CASH DEPOSIT RATE: 69.58 EXPORTER: YUNNAN NEWSWIFT COMPANY LTD. PRODUCER: MAINZHU HANWANG MINERAL SALT CHEMICAL CO., LTD. CASE NUMBER: A-570-962-006 CASH DEPOSIT RATE: 69.58 EXPORTER: YUNNAN NEWSWIFT COMPANY LTD. PRODUCER: SICHUAN SHENGFENG PHOSPHATE CHEMICAL CO., LTD. CASE NUMBER: A-570-962-007 CASH DEPOSIT RATE: 69.58 EXPORTER/PRODUCER: PRC-WIDE CASE NUMBER: A-570-962-000 CASH DEPOSIT RATE: 95.40 5. FOR ALL OTHER ENTRIES OF CERTAIN POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE SALTS FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, THE FOLLOWING CASH DEPOSIT/BONDING INSTRUCTIONS APPLY: A. FOR ALL PRC EXPORTERS OF CERTAIN POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE SALTS FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA WHICH HAVE NOT RECEIVED THEIR OWN RATE, THE CASH-DEPOSIT OR BONDING RATE WILL BE THE PRC-WIDE RATE OF 95.40. B. FOR ALL NON-PRC EXPORTERS OF CERTAIN POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE SALTS FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA WHICH HAVE NOT RECEIVED THEIR OWN RATE, THE CASH-DEPOSIT OR BONDING RATE WILL BE THE RATE APPLICABLE TO THE PRODUCER/EXPORTER COMBINATIONS THAT SUPPLIED THAT NON-PRC EXPORTER. 6. IN ACCORDANCE WITH T.D. 85-145, AT THE DISCRETION OF CBP, CUSTOMS OFFICERS MAY ACCEPT EITHER A SINGLE-ENTRY BASIC IMPORTATION AND ENTRY BOND OR A CONTINUOUS BASIC IMPORTATION AND ENTRY BOND ONLY IF THE AMOUNT OF THE ESTIMATED ANTIDUMPING OR COUNTERVAILING DUTY IS LESS THAN FIVE PERCENT AD VALOREM (OR THE EQUIVALENT). OTHERWISE, WHERE THE IMPORTER HAS THE OPTION TO POST A BOND FOR ESTIMATED ANTIDUMPING OR COUNTERVAILING DUTIES, CUSTOMS OFFICERS MUST REQUIRE A SINGLE-ENTRY BASIC IMPORTATION AND ENTRY BOND PURSUANT TO T.D. 85-145. YOU ARE INSTRUCTED TO ADHERE TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF T.D. 85-145 WITH RESPECT TO THESE BONDING REQUIREMENTS. 7. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER BY CBP OFFICERS, THE IMPORTING PUBLIC OR INTERESTED PARTIES, PLEASE CONTACT DAVINA HASHMI OR RON TRENTHAM AT THE OFFICE OF AD/CVD OPERATIONS, IMPORT ADMINISTRATION, INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, AT (202) 482-0984 OR (202) 482-3577, RESPECTIVELY (GENERATED BY O9:KM). 8. THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS ON THE RELEASE OF THIS INFORMATION. FLORENCE CONSTANT

Frequently asked questions

What is CSMS 0091306?

CSMS 0091306 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin titled "NOTICE OF PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION IN AN ANTIDUMPING DUTY INVESTIGATION OF CERTAIN POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE SALTS FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA (A-570-962)". CSMS bulletins are the operational instructions CBP issues to brokers, importers, and ACE filers covering rate changes, system updates, scope guidance, and other day-to-day customs-operations changes.

When was CSMS 0091306 published?

CBP published CSMS 0091306 on April 1, 2010. The bulletin's instructions are typically operative as of the publication date unless the body specifies a different effective date.

Which AD/CVD cases does CSMS 0091306 affect?

CSMS 0091306 references 1 AD/CVD case (A-570-962). The links on this page take you to each linked order with its current scope, rates, and history.

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