Notification of rescission of administrative review of antidumping duty order on glycine from the People's Republic of China (PRC) (A-570-836, A-533-975)

1. Commerce has rescinded the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on glycine from the PRC (A-570-836, A-533-975) covering the period 03/01/2016 through 02/28/2017 for the firms listed below. You are to assess antidumping duties on merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption during the period 03/01/2016 through 02/28/2017 at the cash deposit rate required at the time of entry. Liquidate all entries for the following firms: Kumar Industries No case number was in place for this company during the period of review. Entries may have been made under A-570-836-000 or other company-specific case numbers. Rudraa International No case number was in place for this company during the period of review. Entries may have been made under A-570-836-000 or other company-specific case numbers. Avid Organics Pvt. Ltd. No case number was in place for this company during the period of review. Entries may have been made under A-570-836-000 or other company-specific case numbers. 2. Commerce created case number A-533-975 to accommodate entries of merchandise classified as country of origin India for Customs purposes, but subject to the antidumping duty order on glycine from the PRC. See, e.g., message number 2353309, dated 12/18/2012, and final affirmative determination of circumvention of the antidumping duty order on glycine from the PRC (A-570-836) (77 FR 73426). Consequently, merchandise entered under A-533-975 is considered subject to the antidumping duty order on glycine from the PRC (A-570-836). 3. Notice of the lifting of suspension of liquidation of entries of subject merchandise covered by paragraph 1 occurred with publication of the notice of rescission of administrative review (82 FR 56949, 12/01/2017). Unless instructed otherwise, for all other shipments of glycine from the PRC, you shall continue to collect cash deposits of estimated antidumping duties for the merchandise at the current rates. 4. There are no injunctions applicable to the entries covered by this instruction. 5. The assessment of antidumping duties by CBP on shipments or entries of this merchandise is subject to the provisions of section 778 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended. Section 778 requires that CBP pay interest on overpayments or assess interest on underpayments of the required amounts deposited as estimated antidumping duties. The interest provisions are not applicable to cash or bonds posted as estimated antidumping duties before the date of publication of the antidumping duty order. Interest shall be calculated from the date payment of estimated antidumping duties is required through the date of liquidation. The rate at which such interest is payable is the rate in effect under section 6621 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 for such period. 6. Upon assessment of antidumping duties, CBP shall require that the importer provide a reimbursement statement, as described in section 351.402(f)(2) of Commerce's regulations. The importer should provide the reimbursement statement prior to liquidation of the entry. If the importer certifies that it has an agreement with the producer, seller, or exporter, to be reimbursed antidumping duties, CBP shall double the antidumping duties in accordance with the above-referenced regulation. Additionally, if the importer does not provide the reimbursement statement prior to liquidation, reimbursement shall be presumed and CBP shall double the antidumping duties due. If an importer timely files a protest challenging the presumption of reimbursement and doubling of duties, consistent with CBP's protest process, CBP may accept the reimbursement statement filed with the protest to rebut the presumption of reimbursement. 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 OVI:EAA.) 8. There are no restrictions on the release of this information. Alexander Amdur