Commerce Department Corrects China MSG Circumvention Duties Paperwork Errors
Published Date: 3/17/2025
Notice
Summary
The U.S. Department of Commerce fixed some mistakes in the paperwork for a recent decision about imports of monosodium glutamate (MSG) from China. This update affects importers and exporters who must now use the corrected forms to follow new rules about extra duties. These changes help make sure the right taxes are paid on MSG imports starting from the original February 21, 2025 notice.
Analyzed Economic Effects
7 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 6 costs, 0 mixed.
Noncompliance Can Trigger Cash Deposits and Suspensions
If you fail to maintain or substantiate the certifications or do not allow CBP or Commerce to verify claims, Commerce may treat all affected entries as within the antidumping order. That could result in suspension of liquidation of unliquidated entries, the importer being required to post cash deposits as determined by Commerce, and the importer or seller/exporter being barred from participating in the certification process.
Use Corrected Certification Forms
If you import or export monosodium glutamate (MSG) affected by this proceeding, Commerce corrected three errors in the importer and exporter certifications and attached a corrected Appendix II to this March 12, 2025 notice. You must use the corrected certification text that replaces the sections in the Federal Register notice of February 21, 2025.
Must Upload Certifications Into ACE/DIS
If you import MSG, you are required to submit copies of the importer and exporter certifications as part of the entry summary by uploading them into the document imaging system (DIS) in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE). You also must provide CBP and/or the Department of Commerce with the certifications and any supporting documentation upon request.
Brokers and Agents Cannot Certify
Agents of the importer or seller, such as brokers, freight forwarders, or other agents, are not permitted to make the importer or exporter certification. The importer or exporter (company official) must complete the certification themselves.
Importer Certification Deadline: 45 Days or Entry Filing
Importer certifications must be completed by the time of filing the entry summary or within 45 days of the date Commerce published its preliminary circumvention findings in the Federal Register (February 21, 2025).
Exporter Certification Deadline: Shipment or 45 Days
Exporters must complete the exporter certification at the time of shipment or within 45 days of Commerce's February 21, 2025 publication of its preliminary circumvention findings in the Federal Register.
Record Retention: 5 Years or Litigation +3
Importers and exporters must keep copies of the certifications and supporting documentation until the later of: (1) five years after the date of the latest entry covered by the certification; or (2) three years after the conclusion of any U.S. litigation regarding those entries.
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