The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that there is a reasonable indication that a U.S. industry is subject to material injury or threat of material injury by reason of imports of melamine from Germany, India, Japan, Netherlands, Qatar, and Trinidad and Tobago that are allegedly sold in the United States at less than fair value and subsidized by the governments of Germany, India, Qatar, and Trinidad and Tobago.
Chairman David S. Johanson and Commissioners Rhonda K. Schmidtlein, Jason E. Kearns, and Amy A. Karpel voted in the affirmative.
As a result of the Commission’s affirmative determinations, the U.S. Department of Commerce will continue its investigations of imports of melamine from Germany, India, Japan, Netherlands, Qatar, and Trinidad and Tobago, with its preliminary countervailing duty determinations due on or about May 9, 2024, and its preliminary antidumping duty determinations due on or about July 23, 2024.
The Commission’s public report Melamine from Germany, India, Japan, Netherlands, Qatar, and Trinidad and Tobago (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-706-709 and 731-TA-1667-1672 (Preliminary), USITC Publication 5503, April 2024) will contain the views of the Commission and information developed during the investigations.
The report will be available by April 26, 2024; when available, it may be accessed on the USITC website at: https://www.usitc.gov/commission_publications_library.
UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20436
FACTUAL HIGHLIGHTS
Melamine from Germany, India, Japan, Netherlands, Qatar, and Trinidad and Tobago
Investigation Nos: 701-TA-706-709 and 731-TA-1667-1672 (Preliminary)
Product Description: Melamine is a fine, white organic crystalline powder with the chemical structure 1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triamine (C3H6N6, CAS number 108‐78‐1). Melamine is used primarily to manufacture melamine-formaldehyde resins that are feedstocks in products used in the automotive, construction, and furniture sectors, including surface coatings, laminates, molding compounds, paper and textile treatments, and adhesives. Read More→
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