Persulfates From the People's Republic of China: Amended Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-847]

Persulfates From the People's Republic of China: Amended Final

Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 10, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sunkyu Kim or James Nunno, AD/CVD

Enforcement Group I, Office II, Import Administration, International

Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-

2613 or (202) 482-0783, respectively.

Applicable Statute and Regulations

Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the Tariff Act of

1930, as amended (the Act), are references to the provisions effective

January 1, 1995, the effective date of the amendments made to the Act

by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. In addition, unless otherwise

indicated, all citations to the Department of Commerce's (the

Department's) regulations are to the regulations at 19 CFR part 351

(April 1998).

Amendment to Final Results

In accordance with section 751(a) of the Act, on December 13, 1999,

the Department published the final results of the 1996-1998

administrative review of the antidumping order on persulfates from the

People's Republic of China (PRC), in which we determined that sales of

persulfates from the PRC were made at less than normal value. See

Persulfates from the People's Republic of China: Final Results of

Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 64 FR 69494 (December 13,

1999). On December 14, 1999, we received an allegation, timely filed

pursuant to 19 CFR 351.224(c)(2), from FMC Corporation (the petitioner)

that the Department made a ministerial error in its final results. We

did not receive comments from the respondents: Shanghai Ai Jian Import

& Export Corporation (Ai Jian), and Sinochem Jiangsu Wuxi Import &

Export Corporation (Wuxi).

After analyzing the submission, we have determined, in accordance

with 19 CFR 351.224, that a ministerial error was made in our final

margin calculations for Ai Jian and Wuxi. Specifically, we found that

in calculating the surrogate value ratios for factory overhead and

selling, general, and administrative expenses, we incorrectly allocated

certain depreciation expenses between the two cost categories. For a

detailed discussion of the ministerial error allegation and the

Department's analysis, see the memorandum to Louis Apple, Office

Director, from the Team, dated December 27, 1999.

Therefore, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(e), we are amending

the final results of the 1996-1998 antidumping duty administrative

review on persulfates from the PRC.

The revised weight-averaged dumping margins are as follows:

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Original Revised

final final

Manufacturer/exporter margin margin

percentage percentage

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Shanghai Ai Jian I/E Corp. 5.41 5.54

Sinochem Jiangsu Wuxi I/E Corp. 7.18 7.37

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Scope of Review

The products covered by this review are persulfates, including

ammonium, potassium, and sodium persulfates. The

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chemical formula for these persulfates are, respectively, (NH sub4)

sub2 S sub2 O sub8, K sub2 S sub2 O sub8, and Na sub2 S sub2 O sub8.

Ammonium and potassium persulfates are currently classified under

subheading 2833.40.60 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United

States (HTSUS). Sodium persulfate is classified under HTSUS subheading

2833.40.20. Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience

and customs purposes, our written description of the scope of this

review is dispositive.

This administrative review is issued and published in accordance

with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

Dated: January 4, 2000.

Robert S. LaRussa,

Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

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