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Department of Commerce International Trade Administration [A-570-238] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. DATES: Appl...
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
Applicable November 5, 2026.
Braeden Lowe, AD/CVD Operations, Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-9124.
On July 14, 2026, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) initiated a less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation of imports of certain choline salts (choline salts) from the People's Republic of China.[1] Currently, the preliminary determination is due no later than December 1, 2026.
Section 733(b)(l)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), requires Commerce to issue the preliminary determination in an LTFV investigation within 140 days after the date on which Commerce initiated the investigation. However, if Commerce concludes that the parties concerned in the investigation are cooperating and determines that the investigation is extraordinarily complicated, sections 733(c)(1)(B)(i) and (ii) of the Act allows Commerce to postpone the preliminary determination until no later than 190 days after the date on which Commerce initiated the investigation.
Commerce has determined that the parties involved in the proceeding are cooperating and that the investigation is extraordinarily complicated.[2] Of particular note, Commerce selected a replacement mandatory respondent on October 2, 2026, or 60 days before the current deadline to issue this preliminary determination.[3] Subsequently, Commerce has received questionnaire responses from Shandong FY Feed Technology Co., Ltd. (Shandong FY Feed) [4] and extension requests for the submission of an initial questionnaire response from the replacement respondent Zhengzhou Longgu Trading Co., Ltd. (Zhengzhou Longgu),[5] indicating that both parties intend to continue participating in this investigation. Further, Commerce requires additional time to solicit and analyze comments regarding surrogate countries and surrogate values, as well as to analyze the questionnaire responses and issue appropriate requests for clarification and additional information.
Therefore, in accordance with section 733(c)(1)(B) of the Act, Commerce is postponing the due date for the preliminary determination of this investigation by 50 days. As a result, Commerce will issue its preliminary determination no later than January 20, 2027. Pursuant to section 735(a)(l) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(1), the deadline for the final determination will continue to be 75 days after the date of the preliminary determination, unless postponed at a later date.
This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 733(c)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).
Dated: November 2, 2026.
Scot Fullerton,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations.
1. See Certain Choline Salts from the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation,91 FR 45241 (July 20, 2026).
Back to Citation2. See section 733(c)(1)(B) of the Act.
Back to Citation3. See Memorandum, “Golden Highway's Separate Rate Eligibility and Identification of Additional Respondent,” dated October 2, 2026.
Back to Citation4. See Shandong FY Feed's Letters, “Shandong FY's Response to Section A of the Initial Questionnaire,” dated October 9, 2026, and “Shandong FY's Response to Sections C and D of the Initial Questionnaire,” dated October 26, 2026.
Back to Citation5. See Zhengzhou Longgu's Letters, “Request for Extension of Time to Submit Section A, C, D and Data and Double Remedies,” dated October 15, 2026, and “Further Request for Extension of Time to Submit Section A,” dated October 28, 2026.
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“Certain Choline Salts From the People's Republic of China: Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation,” thefederalregister.org (November 5, 2026), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2026-22625/certain-choline-salts-from-the-people-s-republic-of-china-postponement-of-preliminary-determination-in-the-less-than-fai.
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