1. Commerce published in the Federal Register (83 FR 6513) on 02/14/2018 the final results of administrative review of certain exporters subject to the antidumping duty order on xanthan gum from the People's Republic of China for the period 07/01/2015 through 06/30/2016.

2. As a result of Commerce's review, for shipments of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 02/14/2018, (the date of publication of the final results of review in the Federal Register), the required cash deposit has been revised for certain exporters as detailed below:

Exporter: Neimenggu Fufeng Biotechnologies Co., Ltd. (aka Inner Mongolia Fufeng Biotechnologies Co., Ltd.)/Shandong Fufeng Fermentation Co., Ltd./Xinjiang Fufeng Biotechnologies Co., Ltd.
Case number: A-570-985-011
Cash deposit rate: 0.00%

Exporter: Deosen Biochemical Ltd./Deosen Biochemical (Ordos) Ltd.
Case number: A-570-985-012
Cash deposit rate: 9.30%

Exporter: CP Kelco (Shandong) Biological Company Limited
Case number: A-570-985-014
Cash deposit rate: 9.30%

Exporter: Shanghai Smart Chemicals Co., Ltd. (Shanghai Smart)
Case number: A-570-985-015
Cash deposit rate: 9.30%

Exporter: Jianlong Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (aka Inner Mongolia Jianlong Biochemical Co., Ltd.)
Case number: A-570-985-016
Cash deposit rate: 9.30%

Exporter: Meihua Group International Trading (Hong Kong) Limited/Langfang Meihua Bio-Technology Co., Ltd./Xinjiang Meihua Amino Acid Co., Ltd.
Case number: A-570-985-017
Cash deposit rate: 9.30%

3. If any entries of this merchandise are exported by a firm other than the exporters listed above then the following instructions apply:

A. If the PRC or non-PRC exporter of the subject merchandise has its own rate, use the applicable exporter's rate for determining the cash deposit rate.

B. For all exporters of subject merchandise that have not been assigned a separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be the China-wide rate of 154.07.

C. For all non-PRC exporters of subject merchandise that have not received their own rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate applicable to the PRC exporter that supplied that non-PRC exporter.

4. These cash deposit requirements shall remain in effect until further notice. Do not liquidate any entries of merchandise included in this administrative review until assessment instructions are issued.

5. If there are any questions by the importing public regarding this message, please contact the Call Center for the Office of AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, 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 O8: BCS.)

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

Alexander Amdur