BILLING CODE: 3510-DS-P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-570-123]
Certain Corrosion Inhibitors from the People’s Republic of China: Final Results of
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2022
AGENCY:

Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of
Commerce.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that certain
producers and exporters of certain corrosion inhibitors from the People’s Republic of China
(China) received countervailable subsidies during the period of review (POR) January 1, 2022,
through December 31, 2022.
DATES: Applicable [Insert date of publication in the Federal Register].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ted Pearson, AD/CVD Operations,
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202)-4822631.
Background
On April 3, 2024, Commerce published in the Federal Register the preliminary results of
the 2022 administrative review of the countervailing duty order on corrosion inhibitors from
China and invited comments from interested parties.1 For a complete description of the events
that occurred since the Preliminary Results, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.2

See Certain Corrosion Inhibitors from the People’s Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Countervailing
Duty Administrative Review and Rescission of Review, in Part, 2022, 89 FR 23001 (April 3, 2024) (Preliminary
Results), and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM).
2 See Memorandum, “Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of the Administrative Review of the
Countervailing Duty Order on Certain Corrosion Inhibitors from the People’s Republic of China; 2022,” dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
Commerce conducted this review in accordance with section 751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (the Act).
Scope of the Order
The products covered by the order are corrosion inhibitors from China. For a full
description of the scope of the order, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised by the interested parties in their case and rebuttal briefs are addressed in
the Issues and Decision Memorandum. The topics discussed and the issues raised by parties to
which we responded in the Issues and Decision Memorandum are listed in the appendix to this
notice. The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically
via Enforcement and Compliance’s Antidumping and Countervailing Duties Centralized
Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at
https://access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision
Memorandum can be accessed directly at
https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on comments received from interested parties, we made certain changes to the
calculations for Anhui Trust Chem Co., Ltd. (ATC) and Nantong Botao Chemical Co., Ltd.
(Botao) for the benchmark for ocean freight. For a discussion of these changes, see the Issues
and Decision Memorandum.
Methodology
Commerce conducted this administrative review in accordance with section 751(a)(1)(A)
of the Act. For each of the subsidy programs found to be countervailable, we determine that
there is a subsidy, i.e., a government-provided financial contribution that gives rise to a benefit to

the recipient, and that the subsidy is specific.3 For a full description of the methodology
underlying Commerce’s conclusions, including any determination that relied upon the use of
adverse facts available pursuant to sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act, see the Issues and Decision
Memorandum.
Companies Not Selected for Individual Review
The statute and Commerce’s regulations do not address the establishment of a rate to be
applied to companies not selected for individual examination when Commerce limits its
examination in an administrative review pursuant to section 777A(e)(2) of the Act. However,
Commerce normally determines the rates for non-selected companies in reviews in a manner that
is consistent with section 705(c)(5) of the Act, which provides the basis for calculating the allothers rate in an investigation. Section 705(c)(5)(A)(i) of the Act instructs Commerce, as a
general rule, to calculate the all-others rate equal to the weighted average of the countervailable
subsidy rates established for exporters and producers individually investigated, excluding any
zero or de minimis countervailable subsidy rates, and any rates determined entirely on the basis
of facts available.
There are three companies for which a review was requested and not rescinded, and
which were not selected as mandatory respondents or found to be cross-owned with a mandatory
respondent. In this review, the rates for ATC and Botao were above de minimis and not based
entirely on facts available. Therefore, we are applying to the non-selected companies the
average of the net subsidy rates calculated for ATC and Botao, which we calculated using the
publicly-ranged sales data submitted by ATC and Botao.4
See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act regarding financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) of the Act regarding
benefit; and section 771(5A) of the Act regarding specificity.
4 With two respondents under examination, Commerce normally calculates: (A) a weighted-average of the
estimated subsidy rates calculated for the examined respondents; (B) a simple average of the estimated subsidy rates
calculated for the examined respondents; and (C) a weighted average of the estimated subsidy rates calculated for
the examined respondents using each company’s publicly-ranged U.S. sale quantities for the merchandise under
consideration. Commerce then compares (B) and (C) to (A) and selects the rate closest to (A) as the most
appropriate rate for all other producers and exporters. See, e.g., Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof from France,
Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews, Final
Results of Changed-Circumstances Review, and Revocation of an Order in Part, 75 FR 53661, 53663 (September 1,
2010).
Final Results of Review
We find the following net countervailable subsidy rates exist for the period January 1,
2022, through December 31, 2022:
Company
Anhui Trust Chem Co., Ltd.5
Nantong Botao Chemical Co., Ltd.6
Gold Chemical Limited
Jiangyin Delian Chemical Co., Ltd.
Kanghua Chemical Co., Ltd.7

Subsidy Rate
(percent ad valorem)
19.09
16.63
18.40
18.40
18.40

Disclosure
We intend to disclose the calculations and analysis performed for these final results of
review within five days of any public announcement or, if there is no public announcement,
within five days after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Assessment
In accordance with section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b)(2),
Commerce shall determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess,
countervailing duties on all appropriate entries covered by this review. Commerce intends to
issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after publication of the final results
of this review in the Federal Register. If a timely summons is filed at the U.S. Court of
International Trade, the assessment instructions will direct CBP not to liquidate relevant entries
until the time for parties to file a request for a statutory injunction has expired (i.e., within 90
days of publication).

As discussed in the Preliminary Results PDM, Commerce finds the following companies to be cross-owned with
ATC: Nanjing Trust Chem Co., Ltd.; and Jiangsu Trust Chem Co., Ltd.
6 As discussed in the Preliminary Results PDM, Commerce finds the following companies to be cross-owned with
Botao: Rugao Connect Chemical Co., Ltd.; Rugao Jinling Chemical Co., Ltd.; and Nantong Yutu Group Co., Ltd.
7 Formerly known as Nantong Kanghua Chemical Co., Ltd. See Certain Corrosion Inhibitors from the People’s
Republic of China: Notice of Final Results of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Review, 88 FR 1357
(January 10, 2023).
Cash Deposit Requirements
In accordance with section 751(a)(1) of the Act, Commerce also intends to instruct CBP
to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties in the amounts shown for the
companies listed above for shipments of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of the final results of this
administrative review. For all non-reviewed firms, we will instruct CBP to continue to collect
cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties at the all-others rate or the most recent
company-specific rate applicable to the company, as appropriate. These cash deposit
requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.
Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves as a final reminder to parties subject to an administrative
protective order (APO) of their responsibility concerning the disposition of proprietary
information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written
notification of the return or destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial protective
order, is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a
violation subject to sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
The final results are issued and published in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and
777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5).
Dated: June 12, 2024.
Ryan Majerus,
Deputy Assistant Secretary
for Policy and Negotiations,
performing the non-exclusive functions and duties
of the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum
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VIII.
IX.

Summary
Background
Scope of the Order
Non-Selected Companies Under Review
Subsidies Valuation
Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Adverse Inferences
Analysis of Programs
Discussion of the Issue
Comment: Whether Commerce Should Modify the Benchmark for Ocean Freight
Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2024-13594 Filed: 6/20/2024 8:45 am; Publication Date: 6/21/2024]