New AD/CV Duties Requested on Organic Soybean Meal From India
A domestic producer coalition filed a petition on March 31 with the Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission requesting new antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on organic soybean meal from India. Commerce will now decide whether to begin AD/CVD investigations on organic soybean meal that could eventually result in the assessment of AD/CV duties.
The petition was filed by the Organic Soybean Processors of America, which comprises the following domestic producers: American Natural Processors, Lester Feed & Grain Co., Organic Production Services, Professional Proteins, Sheppard Grain Enterprises, Simmons Grain Company, Super Soy, and Tri-State Crush LLC.
Proposed Scope
The petitioners propose the following scope for the investigations:
The merchandise subject to the petition is certain certified organic soybean meal. Certified organic soybean meal can consist of ground soybean cake, ground soybean chips, and/or ground soybean flakes, with or without oil residues. Soybean cake is the product after the extraction of part of the oil from soybeans. Soybean chips and soybean flakes are produced by cracking, heating, and flaking soybeans and reducing the oil content of the conditioned product. “Certified organic soybean meal” is certified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Organic Program (NOP) or equivalently certified to NOP standards
The products covered by this petition are currently classified under the following Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) subheadings: 1208.10.0010 and 2304.00.0000. Certified organic soybean meal may also enter under HTSUS 2309.90.1005, 2309.90.1015, 2309.90.1010, 2309.90.1030, 2309.90.1032, 2309.90.1035, 2309.90.1045, 2309.90.1050, and 2308.00.9890.
Commerce Accepting Comments on Petition Support
The Commerce Department is accepting comments on domestic industry support for the petition to determine whether the petition meets the dual requirements of support by domestic producers or workers accounting for (1) at least 25% of the total production of the domestic-like product and (2) more than 50% of the production of the domestic-like product produced by that portion of the industry expressing support for, or opposition to, the petition. If the petition meets these requirements, among others, Commerce will initiate antidumping and countervailing duty investigations. Comments are due by April 20.
Email ITTNews@warren-news.com for a copy of the petition.