1. On 12/10/2012, Commerce published in the Federal Register its Final Affirmative Determination of Circumvention of the Antidumping Duty Order on Glycine from the People's Republic Of China (PRC) (A-570-836) (77 FR 73426).

2. The product covered by the antidumping duty order on glycine from the PRC is glycine, which is a free-flowing crystalline material, like salt or sugar. Glycine is produced at varying levels of purity and is used as a sweetener/taste enhancer, a buffering agent, reabsorbable amino acid, chemical intermediate, and a metal complexing agent. This order covers glycine of all purity levels. Glycine is currently classified under subheading 2922.49.4020 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). Although the HTSUS subheading is provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the merchandise under the order is dispositive.

3. The product covered by the final affirmative determination of circumvention is glycine, as described in paragraph 2, above, which is exported from India but processed using PRC-origin inputs (e.g., crude or technical-grade glycine).

4. Commerce has determined that all glycine produced and/or exported by AICO Laboratories India Ltd. and Salvi Chemical Industries Limited is circumventing the antidumping order. Accordingly, Commerce created case number A-533-975 to accommodate entries of merchandise classified with India as the country of origin for Customs purposes, but subject to the antidumping duty order on glycine from the PRC. See message number 2111305, dated 4/20/2012.

5. Therefore, for all entries of glycine from India produced and/or exported by AICO Laboratories India Ltd. or Salvi Chemical Industries Limited that entered, or were withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption, on or after 10/22/2010, CBP shall suspend liquidation of such entries, and, should require for such entries a cash deposit equal to the current rates shown below.

The following Indian producer/PRC supplier combination cash deposit rates apply effective 10/18/2012 (the date of publication of the final results of review affecting the Chinese supplier's rates (77 FR 64100)):

Indian Producer: Salvi Chemical Industries Limited
PRC Supplier/Producer: PRC-Wide Entity
Case Number: A-533-975-001
Cash Deposit Rate: 155.89 %

Indian Producer: Salvi Chemical Industries Limited
PRC Supplier/Producer: Baoding Mantong Fine Chemistry Co., Ltd.
Case Number: A-533-975-002
Cash Deposit Rate: 453.79 %

Indian Producer: AICO Laboratories India Ltd.
PRC Supplier/Producer: PRC-Wide Entity
Case Number: A-533-975-061
Cash Deposit Rate: 155.89 %

Indian Producer: AICO Laboratories India Ltd.
PRC Supplier/Producer: Baoding Mantong Fine Chemistry Co., Ltd.
Case Number: A-533-975-062
Cash Deposit Rate: 453.79 %

If the PRC supplier is not identified, the cash deposit rate will be 155.89 percent, the rate applied to the PRC-Wide Entity.

The Indian producer/PRC supplier combination cash deposit rates listed below apply for the period 10/22/2010 through 10/17/2012 (the date of initiation of the circumvention proceeding through the day prior to the publication of the final results of review affecting the Chinese supplier's rates (77 FR 64100)). Each rate reflects the rate applicable to the relevant PRC-supplier, including the current PRC-wide entity, if applicable.

Indian Producer: Salvi Chemical Industries Limited
PRC Supplier/Producer: PRC-Wide Entity
Case Number: A-533-975-001
Cash Deposit Rate: 155.89 %

Indian Producer: Salvi Chemical Industries Limited
PRC Supplier/Producer: Baoding Mantong Fine Chemistry Co., Ltd.
Case Number: A-533-975-002
Cash Deposit Rate: 37.18 %

Indian Producer: AICO Laboratories India Ltd.
PRC Supplier/Producer: PRC-Wide Entity
Case Number: A-533-975-061
Cash Deposit Rate: 155.89 %

Indian Producer: AICO Laboratories India Ltd.
PRC Supplier/Producer: Baoding Mantong Fine Chemistry Co., Ltd.
Case Number: A-533-975-062
Cash Deposit Rate: 37.18 %

If the PRC supplier is not identified, the cash deposit rate will be 155.89 percent, the rate applied to the PRC-Wide Entity.

6. Entries of glycine produced by Salvi Chemical Industries Limited and AICO Laboratories India Ltd. cannot benefit from certification and documentation requirements discussed in paragraph 6 of message 2270302 or from certification and documentation requirements that will be identified in the upcoming message that references Commerce's final scope ruling (issued 12/03/2012) on glycine from the People's Republic of China.

7. Entries of glycine referenced in paragraph 4 above, entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 10/22/2010, which are set for liquidation are to be unset immediately.

8. These instructions are to remain in effect until new instructions are sent.

9. If there are any questions by the importing public regarding this message, please contact the call center for the office of AD/CVD Operations, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce at (202) 482-0984. CBP ports should submit their inquiries through authorized CBP channels only. (This message was generated by O7:DC.)

10. There are no restrictions on the release of this information.

Michael B. Walsh