India's cheap weed killer faces U.S. dumping duties
Published Date: 4/7/2025
Notice
Summary
The U.S. Department of Commerce found that 2,4-D herbicide from India is being sold in the U.S. for less than its fair price during 2023. This means importers might face new duties to keep things fair for American businesses. These changes take effect starting April 7, 2025, so companies should get ready for possible extra costs.
Analyzed Economic Effects
5 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 3 costs, 1 mixed.
Final dumping margins and deposit rates set
Commerce found final estimated weighted-average dumping margins for imports of 2,4-D from India for the period January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023 and published company-specific numbers. The notice lists Atul Limited with a 25.85% weighted-average dumping margin and a 20.62% cash-deposit figure, Meghmani Organics Limited with a 6.10% margin and a 3.18% cash-deposit figure, and an "All Others" rate of 15.98% margin and 11.90% cash-deposit figure.
ITC will decide injury; duties may be final or deposits refunded
Commerce will notify the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) of the affirmative dumping determination, and the ITC has 45 days to decide whether the U.S. domestic industry is materially injured or threatened by these imports. If the ITC finds no injury, the proceeding terminates, all cash deposits will be refunded, and suspension of liquidation will be lifted; if the ITC finds injury, Commerce will issue an antidumping duty order and antidumping duties will be assessed on imports entered or withdrawn for consumption on or after the effective suspension date.
Suspension of liquidation continues from Nov 14, 2024
Commerce instructed U.S. Customs and Border Protection to continue to suspend liquidation of all entries of the subject 2,4-D merchandise that were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after November 14, 2024. These suspension of liquidation instructions will remain in effect until further notice.
Which 2,4-D products are covered
The scope covers 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) and its derivative products, including specified salt and ester forms (with CAS numbers such as 94-75-7 for 2,4-D acid and others listed) and certain Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) subheadings (for example 2918.99.2010 and several others). Coverage applies irrespective of purity, particle size, or physical form.
No collection based on export-subsidy adjustments now
Although Commerce normally adjusts cash-deposit rates for export subsidies found in a companion countervailing duty (CVD) proceeding, the notice states that provisional measures in the companion CVD case were discontinued and Commerce is not instructing CBP to collect cash deposits based on the adjusted estimated weighted-average dumping margin for those export subsidies at this time.
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