Refund of countervailing duty cash deposit for phosphate fertilizers from the Russian Federation pursuant to the amended final determination for the period 04/05/2021 through 01/28/2024 (CBP Case Number C-462-825, Commerce Case Number C-821-825).

1. On 01/29/2024 (89 FR 5491), Commerce published in the Federal Register its amended final determination in the countervailing duty investigation of phosphate fertilizers from the Russian Federation (Russia) for the period 01/01/2019 through 12/31/2019. See message 4030401, dated 01/30/2024. 2. Title 19 U.S.C. 1520(a)(4) authorizes refunds prior to liquidation whenever an importer of record declares or it is ascertained that excess duties, fees, charges, or exactions have been deposited or paid. In accordance with 19 U.S.C. 1520(a)(4), CBP is authorized to grant a refund, if requested by the importer, of cash deposits for entries of phosphate fertilizers from Russia from the entities listed in paragraph 4 below which were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption during the period 04/05/2021 (date of publication of the U.S. International Trade Commission final determination in the Federal Register) through 01/28/2024 (day before date of publication of the amended final determination in the Federal Register). 3. The refund amount will be calculated by determining the difference between the amount of cash deposits paid as a result of the application of the final determination rate and the amount due as a result of the application of the amended final determination rate. 4. Listed below are the deposit rates that were assigned to certain firms in the final determination. See message 1098401, dated 04/08/2021. In addition, listed below are the amended deposit rates assigned in the amended final determination (see message number 4030401, dated 01/30/2024): Producer and/or Exporter: All Others Case number: C-462-825-000 Final determination rate: 17.20% Amended final determination rate: 16.30% Producer and/or Exporter: Industrial Group Phosphorite LLC; Mineral and Chemical Company EuroChem, JSC; NAK Azot, JSC; EuroChem Northwest, JSC; Joint Stock Company Kovdorksy GOK; EuroChem-Energo, LLC; EuroChem-Usolsky Potash Complex, LLC; EuroChem-BMU, LLC; JSC Nevinnomyssky Azot; EuroChem Trading Rus, LLC Case number: C-462-825-001 Final determination rate: 47.05% Amended final determination rate: 23.77% 5. Do not liquidate entries of phosphate fertilizers from Russia produced and/or exported by the entities listed in paragraph 4 above until specific liquidation instructions are issued. 6. The interest provisions of section 778 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, do not apply. 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, Enforcement and Compliance, 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 OVIII:SS.) 8. There are no restrictions on the release of this information. Alexander Amdur