Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Circumvention of the Antidumping Duty Order on Glycine from the People's Republic of China (A-570-836/A-533-975)

1. ON 04/10/2012, COMMERCE PUBLISHED IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER ITS PRELIMINARY PARTIAL AFFIRMATIVE DETERMINATION OF CIRCUMVENTION OF THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY ORDER ON GLYCINE FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC) (A-570-836) (77 FR 21532). 2. THE PRODUCT COVERED BY THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY ORDER ON GLYCINE FROM THE PRC IS GLYCINE, WHICH IS A FREE-FLOWING CRYSTALLINE MATERIAL, LIKE SALT OR SUGAR. GLYCINE IS PRODUCED AT VARYING LEVELS OF PURITY AND IS USED AS A SWEETENER/TASTE ENHANCER, A BUFFERING AGENT, REABSORBABLE AMINO ACID, CHEMICAL INTERMEDIATE, AND A METAL COMPLEXING AGENT. THIS ORDER COVERS GLYCINE OF ALL PURITY LEVELS. GLYCINE IS CURRENTLY CLASSIFIED UNDER SUBHEADING 2922.49.4020 OF THE HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE OF THE UNITED STATES (HTSUS). ALTHOUGH THE HTSUS SUBHEADING IS PROVIDED FOR CONVENIENCE AND CUSTOMS PURPOSES, THE WRITTEN DESCRIPTION OF THE MERCHANDISE UNDER THE ORDER IS DISPOSITIVE. 3. THE PRODUCT COVERED BY THE ANTI-CIRCUMVENTION INQUIRY IS GLYCINE, AS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH 2, ABOVE, WHICH IS EXPORTED FROM INDIA, BUT PROCESSED USING PRC-ORIGIN INPUTS (E.G., TECHNICAL-GRADE GLYCINE). 4. COMMERCE HAS PRELIMINARILY DETERMINED THAT ALL GLYCINE PRODUCED BY AICO LABORATORIES INDIA LTD. AND SALVI CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LIMITED IS CIRCUMVENTING THE ANTIDUMPING ORDER. THEREFORE, FOR ALL ENTRIES OF GLYCINE PRODUCED BY AICO LABORATORIES INDIA LTD. OR SALVI CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LIMITED THAT ENTERED, OR WERE WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE, FOR CONSUMPTION, ON OR AFTER 10/22/2010, CBP SHALL SUSPEND LIQUIDATION OF SUCH ENTRIES, AND, SHOULD REQUIRE FOR SUCH ENTRIES A CASH DEPOSIT EQUAL TO THE MARGINS SHOWN IN THE COMPANY-DETAILS TABLE APPENDED TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS MESSAGE. 5. THE A-533-975 CASE NUMBER HAS BEEN CREATED TO ACCOMODATE ENTRIES OF MERCHANDISE CLASSIFIED WITH INDIA AS THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN BUT SUBJECT TO THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY ORDER ON GLYCINE FROM THE PRC. NOTE THAT ENTRIES OF GLYCINE CLASSIFIED WITH THE PRC AS THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN (FOR EXAMPLE, GLYCINE THAT IS PRODUCED IN THE PRC AND RE-EXPORTED FROM INDIA OR OTHER COUNTRIES BY ANY PARTY) SHOULD ENTER UNDER THE APPROPRIATE A-570-836 CASE NUMBER. THE FOLLOWING COMPANY-SPECIFIC CASE NUMBERS WERE CREATED: PRODUCER: SALVI CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LIMITED … A-533-975-001 AICO LABORATORIES INDIA LTD. … A-533-975-061 6. ENTRIES OF GLYCINE REFERENCED IN PARAGRAPH 4 ABOVE, PRODUCED IN INDIA BY SALVI CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LIMITED OR AICO LABORATORIES INDIA LTD., AND ENTERED, OR WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE, FOR CONSUMPTION ON OR AFTER 10/22/2010, WHICH ARE SET FOR LIQUIDATION ARE TO BE UNSET IMMEDIATELY. 7. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS BY THE IMPORTING PUBLIC REGARDING THIS MESSAGE, PLEASE CONTACT THE CALL CENTER FOR THE OFFICE OF AD/CVD OPERATIONS, IMPORT ADMINISTRATION, INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AT (202) 482-0984. CBP PORTS SHOULD SUBMIT THEIR INQUIRIES THROUGH AUTHORIZED CBP CHANNELS ONLY. (THIS MESSAGE WAS GENERATED BY O7: DC.) 8. THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS ON THE RELEASE OF THIS INFORMATION. MICHAEL B. WALSH