Notice of preliminary determination in the antidumping duty investigation of aluminum lithographic printing plates from the People's Republic of China (A-570-156)

1. On 05/01/2024, Commerce published in the Federal Register (89 FR 35062) its affirmative preliminary determination of sales at less than fair value and critical circumstances and the postponement of the final determination in the antidumping duty investigation of aluminum lithographic printing plates (printing plates) from the People's Republic of China (China). 2. The products covered by this investigation are described in message 3305402, dated 11/01/2023. 3. This proceeding has been assigned case number A-570-156. 4. Because Commerce determined that critical circumstance exist for imports of printing plates from China from the producer and exporter combination listed below, CBP shall suspend liquidation of all appropriate entries of printing plates from China that are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 02/01/2024, which is 90 days before the date of publication of the preliminary determination in the Federal Register. Effective 02/01/2024, for entries of printing plates from China for the producer and exporter combination listed below, CBP shall require a cash deposit equal to the following dumping margins: Exporter: China-Wide Entity Case number: A-570-156-000 Cash deposit rate: 107.61% Exporter: Fujifilm Printing Plate (China) Co., Ltd Producer: Fujifilm Printing Plate (China) Co., Ltd Case number: A-570-156-001 Cash deposit rate: 38.56% 5. For all other entries of printing plates from China, the following cash deposit instructions apply: A. For all China exporters of printing plates from China which have not received their own rate, the cash deposit rate will be the China-wide rate. B. For all non-China exporters of printing plates from China which have not received their own rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate applicable to the exporter/producer combinations that supplied that non-China exporter. 6. Because of the companion countervailing duty investigation, Commerce has reduced the amount of the antidumping duty deposit rate by the amount of the export subsidies found. This offset shall remain in effect until 06/28/2024. After that date the full amount of the antidumping duty deposit shall be required. Exporter: China-Wide Entity Case number: A-570-156-000 Cash deposit rate: 107.62% Exporter: Fujifilm Printing Plate (China) Co., Ltd Producer: Fujifilm Printing Plate (China) Co., Ltd Case number: A-570-156-001 Cash deposit rate: 38.57% 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 OIX:EB.) 8. There are no restrictions on the release of this information. Alexander Amdur