Petition Filed for New AD/CV Duties on Barium Chloride From India

A domestic producer filed a petitions Jan. 12 with the Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission requesting new antidumping and countervailing duties on barium chloride from India. Commerce will now decide whether to begin AD/CV duty investigations. Chemical Products Corporation requested the investigation.

An existing AD duty order on barium chloride from China has been in place since 1984. The petition requests the same scope for this investigation on India as that of the China order.

Proposed Scope

The petition proposes the following scope for the investigations:

The merchandise covered by this investigation is barium chloride, a chemical compound having the formulas BaC12 or BaC12-2H20, currently classifiable under subheading 2827.39.4500 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 scope of this order is dispositive.

Commerce Accepting Comments on Petition Support

The Commerce Department is accepting comments on domestic industry support for the petitions to determine whether the petitions meet 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 petitions meet these requirements, among others, Commerce will initiate an antidumping duty investigation. Commerce will accept comments on industry support but has not yet set a deadline.