# 2025-04287: Commerce Department Corrects China MSG Circumvention Duties Paperwork Errors 2025-04287, Monosodium Glutamate From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Circumvention; Correction, is a Federal Register notice from Commerce Department, International Trade Administration published 2025-03-17, effective 2025-02-21; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-30). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-04287 - As of: 2026-09-30 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Document number: 2025-04287 - Title: Monosodium Glutamate From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Circumvention; Correction - Type: Notice - Agencies: Commerce Department; International Trade Administration - Citation: 90 FR 12295 - Published: 2025-03-17 - Effective: 2025-02-21 - Comments close: not stated - Significant: no - Touches household money: yes - Regulation identifier numbers: none - Last updated: 2026-09-30 ## In one line Commerce Department Corrects China MSG Circumvention Duties Paperwork Errors ## 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. ## Abstract The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) published notice in the Federal Register of February 21, 2025 of its preliminary affirmative determination of circumvention of the antidumping duty order on monosodium glutamate (MSG) from the People's Republic of China (China). In that notice, the importer and exporter certifications provided at Appendix II contained three errors. ## Effects PRIA read - Use Corrected Certification Forms: benefit, low. 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… - Must Upload Certifications Into ACE/DIS: cost, low. 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… - Brokers and Agents Cannot Certify: cost, low. 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: cost, low. 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: cost, low. 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: cost, low. 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. - Noncompliance Can Trigger Cash Deposits and Suspensions: cost, high. 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. 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