China's Sneaky Chemical Powder Dodges U.S. Import Taxes
Published Date: 5/9/2025
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Summary
The U.S. says some powdered chemicals from China are sneaking around import taxes meant to keep things fair. This affects companies importing a special acid called HEDP, and could mean new rules or fees soon. If you’re involved, now’s the time to speak up before final decisions roll out!
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Commerce Finds HEDP Imports Circumventing Duties
If your company imports 1-hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid (HEDP) in solid or powder form from the People’s Republic of China, the U.S. Department of Commerce has preliminarily determined those imports are circumventing existing antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on HEDP from China. The determination specifically names acidic solid HEDP and lists alternative chemical names such as etidronic acid.
Interested Parties Invited To Comment
Commerce is asking interested parties to submit comments on this preliminary determination that acidic solid HEDP from China is circumventing AD and CVD orders. If your business is involved with these imports, you can provide comments now before the agency reaches a final decision.
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