US Trade Panel Backs Duties On Chinese, Canadian Citric Acid
08 Mai 2009 - 9:39PM
Dow Jones News
The U.S. International Trade Commission voted Friday in favor of
imposing duties on citric acid and citrate salts from China and
Canada after determining that the imports were hurting U.S.
manufacturers.
The vote clears the way for the U.S. Commerce Department to
collect antidumping and countervailing duties on imports from
China, as well as antidumping duties on imports from Canada. Citric
acid and citrate salts are used in food and beverages, as well as
laundry detergents and household cleaning products.
Antidumping duties, ranging up to 156.87% on Chinese imports and
23.21% on Canadian goods, were set by Commerce last month after
finding that citric acid and citrate salts were being sold in the
U.S. at less than normal value.
In addition, Commerce also set countervailing duties, imposed in
retaliation for unfair subsidies, of up to 118.95% against Chinese
imports.
Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM), Cargill Inc. and Tate &
Lyle Americas had filed the petitions.
The U.S. has stepped up its imposition of antidumping and
countervailing duties against China over the past couple of years,
prompting the Chinese government in September to challenge the
measures at the World Trade Organization. The WTO has agreed to
create an expert panel to investigate whether the duties violate
global trade rules.
Meanwhile, the ITC voted to maintain the existing antidumping
duties on imports of saccharin from China, determining in a
five-year sunset review that ending the practice would hurt U.S.
producers.
-By Tom Barkley, Dow Jones Newswires; 202-862-9275;
tom.barkley@dowjones.com