CIT Sustains Zero Percent AD Rate for Xanthan Gum Exporter

The Court of International Trade on July 29 sustained the Commerce Department's 2019-20 review of the antidumping duty order on xanthan gum from China. Judge Jennifer Choe-Groves said on remand that Commerce properly slashed exporter Meihua Group International Trading (Hong Kong) Limited's AD margin to zero percent from a 154.07% adverse facts available rate. The judge also sustained the agency's collapsing analysis, which said Deosen Biochemical shouldn't be collapsed with Deosen Biochemcial (Ordos) since Deosen Biochemical made no shipments during the review period. As a result, Deosen Biochemical's review under the AD order was rescinded.