Sodium Nitrite From India: Final Results and Rescission, in Part, of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2024-2025

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-533-906]

Sodium Nitrite From India: Final Results and Rescission, in Part, of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2024-2025

AGENCY:

Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY:

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that certain producers/exporters of sodium nitrite from India subject to this review made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value during the period of review (POR) February 1, 2024, through January 31, 2025. Additionally, Commerce is rescinding this administrative review with respect to certain companies.

DATES:

Applicable September 16, 2026.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Brendan Quinn, AD/CVD Operations, Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5848.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On May 13, 2026, Commerce published the

Preliminary Results

in the

Federal Register

and invited comments from interested parties.

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We received no comments from interested parties on the

Preliminary Results,

and we have made no changes to the

Preliminary Results.

Accordingly, no decision memorandum accompanies this

Federal Register

notice. The

Preliminary Results

are hereby adopted in these final results. Commerce conducted this administrative review in accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).

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See Sodium Nitrite from India: Preliminary Results and Notice of Intent to Rescind, In Part, of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2024-2025,

91 FR 26994 (May 13, 2026) (

Preliminary Results

), accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM).

Scope of the Order

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See Sodium Nitrite from India: Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Orders,

88 FR 12313 (February 23, 2023) (

Order

).

The merchandise covered by the

Order

is sodium nitrite from India. For a complete description of the scope of the

Order, see

the

Preliminary Results

PDM.

Rescission of the Review, In Part

In the

Preliminary Results,

we notified our intent to rescind administrative review with respect to non-individually examined companies Buradon Inc., Palvi Industries Limited, and Lotus Global Pvt. Ltd. and invited interested parties to comment.

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We received no comments opposing our intent to rescind. Accordingly, we are rescinding the administrative review, in part, with respect to these three companies for which the record provides no evidence of suspended entries during the POR, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3).

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See Preliminary Results,

91 FR at 26995.

Rate for Non-Individually Examined Companies

The Act does not address the establishment of a rate to be applied to companies not selected for individual examination when Commerce limits its examination in an administrative review pursuant to section 777A(c)(2) of the Act. However, 19 CFR 351.109(g) states that Commerce will determine the rate for non-selected companies by applying the methodology set forth in 19 CFR 351.109(f)(1)-(2), which generally parallels the methodology for determining the all-others rate in an investigation under section 735(c)(5) of the Act. Under 19 CFR 351.109(f)(1) and section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act, the all-others rate is normally “an amount equal to the weighted average of the estimated weighted-average dumping margins established for exporters and producers individually investigated, excluding any zero and

de minimis

margins, and any margins determined entirely {on the basis of facts available}.”

For the final results, we have calculated a dumping margin of zero percent for DNL, the sole respondent individually examined. Therefore, there are no non-zero weighted-average dumping margins established for exporters and producers individually examined in this POR. In the

Preliminary Results,

we applied the investigation all-others rate of 42.76 percent to the non-selected companies subject to this review. We received no comments on this rate selection. Therefore, we continue to apply the 42.76 percent rate as the rate applicable to the non-individually examined respondents in this review.

Final Results of Review

As a result of this review, we determine the following estimated weighted-average dumping margin exists for the period February 1, 2024, through January 31, 2025:

Exporter/producer

Weighted-

average

dumping

margin

(percent)

Deepak Nitrite Limited

0.00

Kronox Lab Sciences Pvt Ltd

42.76

Kutch Chemical Industries Ltd

42.76

Disclosure

Normally, Commerce discloses to interested parties the calculations of the final results of an administrative review within five days of the date of publication of the notice of final results in the

Federal Register

, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). However, because we have made no changes to the

Preliminary Results,

there are no new calculations to disclose.

Assessment Rates

Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b), Commerce shall determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of subject merchandise covered by this review.

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), where the respondent reported the entered value of its U.S. sales, we calculated importer-specific assessment rates based on the ratio of the total amount of dumping calculated for each importer's examined sales and the total entered value of those same sales. Where the respondent did not report entered value, we calculated a per-unit assessment rate for each importer by dividing the total amount of dumping calculated for the examined sales made to that importer by the total quantity associated with those sales. To determine whether an importer-specific, per-unit assessment rate is

de minimis

(

i.e.,

less than 0.5 percent), in accordance with 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2), we also calculated an importer-specific

ad valorem

rate based on estimated entered values. Where either the respondent's weighted-average dumping margin is zero or

de minimis,

within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), or an

importer-specific rate is zero or

de minimis,

we will instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties.

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See

19 CFR 352.106(c)(2);

see also Antidumping Proceeding: Calculation of the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping Proceedings; Final Modification,

77 FR 8101, 8103 (February 14, 2012).

Commerce's “automatic assessment” practice will apply to entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by DNL for which it did not know that the merchandise it sold to an intermediary (

e.g.,

a reseller, trading company, or exporter) was destined for the United States. In such instances, we will instruct CBP to liquidate such entries at the all-others rate (

i.e.,

42.76 percent),

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if there is no rate for the intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction.

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See Sodium Nitrite from India: Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value,

88 FR 1052 (January 6, 2023) (

Final Determination

).

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See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties,

68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003).

For the non-examined companies, we intend to instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties at a rate equal to the weighted-average dumping margin determined in these final results of review.

For the companies listed above for which this review is being rescinded, antidumping duties shall be assessed on entries at rates equal to the cash deposit of estimated antidumping duties required at the time of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i).

Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after the date of publication of the final results of this review in the

Federal Register

. If a timely summons is filed at the U.S. Court of International Trade, the assessment instructions will direct CBP not to liquidate relevant entries until the time for parties to file a request for a statutory injunction has expired (

i.e.,

within 90 days of publication).

Cash Deposit Requirements

The following cash deposit requirements will be effective for all shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of the final results of this administrative review, as provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) the cash deposit rate for subject merchandise exported by the companies listed above will be equal to the weighted-average dumping margin that is established in the final results of this review; (2) for subject merchandise exported by previously investigated or reviewed companies not covered in this review, the cash deposit rate will continue to be equal to the company-specific weighted-average dumping margin published for the most recently completed segment of this proceeding in which the company participated; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, or the less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation, but the producer is, then the cash deposit rate will be equal to the company-specific weighted-average dumping margin established for the most recently completed segment for the producer of the subject merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other producers and exporters will continue to be 42.76 percent, the all-others rate established in the

Final Determination

of the LTFV investigation.

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See Final Determination.

These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.

Notification to Importers

This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties and/or countervailing duties prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply with this requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that reimbursement of antidumping or countervailing duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties, and/or increase in the amount of antidumping duties by the amount of the countervailing duties.

Administrative Protective Order (APO)

This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to APO of their responsibility concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which continues to govern business proprietary information in this segment of the proceeding. Timely written notification of the return or destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and the terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation.

Notification to Interested Parties

This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

Dated: September 10, 2026.

Christopher Abbott,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

[FR Doc. 2026-18926 Filed 9-15-26; 8:45 am]

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