1. ON 07/22/2010, COMMERCE PUBLISHED IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER ITS AMENDED FINAL DETERMINATION AND ANTIDUMPING DUTY ORDER IN THE INVESTIGATION OF CERTAIN POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE SALTS FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. THIS IS AN AMENDMENT OF MESSAGE 0167305 ON 06/16/2010.

THE PHOSPHATE SALTS COVERED BY THE ORDER INCLUDE ANHYDROUS DIPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATE (DKP) AND TETRAPOTASSIUM PYROPHOSPHATE (TKPP), WHETHER ANHYDROUS OR IN SOLUTION (COLLECTIVELY “PHOSPHATE SALTS”).

2. TKPP, ALSO KNOWN AS NORMAL POTASSIUM PYROPHOSPHATE, DIPHOSPHORIC ACID OR TETRAPOTASSIUM SALT, IS A POTASSIUM SALT WITH THE FORMULA K4P2O7. THE CAS REGISTRY NUMBER FOR TKPP IS 7320-34-5. TKPP IS TYPICALLY 18.7% PHOSPHORUS AND 47.3% POTASSIUM. IT IS GENERALLY GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 43.0% P2O5 CONTENT. TKPP IS CLASSIFIED UNDER HEADING 2835.39.1000, HTSUS.

DKP, ALSO KNOWN AS DIPOTASSIUM SALT, DIPOTASSIUM HYDROGEN ORTHOPHOSPHATE OR POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, DIBASIC, HAS A CHEMICAL FORMULA OF K2HPO4. THE CAS REGISTRY NUMBER FOR DKP IS 7758-11-4. DKP IS TYPICALLY 17.8% PHOSPHORUS, 44.8% POTASSIUM AND 40% P2O5 CONTENT. DKP IS CLASSIFIED UNDER HEADING 2835.24.0000, HTSUS.

THE PRODUCTS COVERED BY THIS ORDER INCLUDE THE FOREGOING PHOSPHATE SALTS IN ALL GRADES, WHETHER FOOD GRADE OR TECHNICAL GRADE. THE PRODUCT COVERED BY THIS ORDER INCLUDES ANHYDROUS DKP WITHOUT REGARD TO THE PHYSICAL FORM, WHETHER CRUSHED, GRANULE, POWDER OR FINES. ALSO COVERED ARE ALL FORMS OF TKPP, WHETHER CRUSHED, GRANULE, POWDER, FINES OR SOLUTION.

FOR PURPOSES OF THIS ORDER, THE NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION IS DISPOSITIVE, AND NOT THE TARIFF HEADING, AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, CAS REGISTRY NUMBER OR CAS NAME, OR THE SPECIFIC PERCENTAGE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION IDENTIFIED ABOVE.

3. FOR FURTHER REPORTING PURPOSES THIS CASE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED INVESTIGATION NUMBER A-570-962.

4. FOR IMPORTS OF CERTAIN POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE SALTS FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, CBP SHALL SUSPEND LIQUIDATION OF SUCH SHIPMENTS ENTERED, OR WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE, FOR CONSUMPTION, ON OR AFTER 03/16/2010. EFFECTIVE 07/22/2010, CBP SHALL REQUIRE, FOR SUCH ENTRIES, A CASH DEPOSIT EQUAL TO THE MARGINS FOR THE FOLLOWING PRODUCER AND EXPORTER COMBINATIONS:

EXPORTER: SNOW-APPLE GROUP LIMITED
PRODUCER: CHENGDU LONG TAI BIOTECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
CASE NUMBER: A-570-962-001
CASH DEPOSIT RATE: 62.23

EXPORTER: TIANJIN CHENGYI INTERNATIONAL TRADING (TIANJIN) CO., LIMITED
PRODUCER: ZHENJIANG DANTU GUANGMING AUXILIARY MATERIAL FACTORY
CASE NUMBER: A-570-962-002
CASH DEPOSIT RATE: 62.23

EXPORTER: TIANJIN CHENGYI INTERNATIONAL TRADING (TIANJIN) CO., LIMITED
PRODUCER: SICHUAN SHIFANG HONGSHENG CHEMICALS CO., LTD.
CASE NUMBER: A-570-962-003
CASH DEPOSIT RATE: 62.23

EXPORTER: WENDA CO., LTD.
PRODUCER: THERMPHOS (CHINA) FOOD ADDITIVE CO., LTD
CASE NUMBER: A-570-962-004
CASH DEPOSIT RATE: 62.23

EXPORTER: YUNNAN NEWSWIFT COMPANY LTD.
PRODUCER: GUANGXI YIZHOU YISHENG FINE CHEMICALS CO., LTD.
CASE NUMBER: A-570-962-005
CASH DEPOSIT RATE: 62.23

EXPORTER: YUNNAN NEWSWIFT COMPANY LTD.
PRODUCER: MAINZHU HANWANG MINERAL SALT CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
CASE NUMBER: A-570-962-006
CASH DEPOSIT RATE: 62.23

EXPORTER: YUNNAN NEWSWIFT COMPANY LTD.
PRODUCER: SICHUAN SHENGFENG PHOSPHATE CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
CASE NUMBER: A-570-962-007
CASH DEPOSIT RATE: 62.23

EXPORTER/PRODUCER: PRC-WIDE
CASE NUMBER: A-570-962-000
CASH DEPOSIT RATE: 95.40

FOR SHIPMENTS OF SUBJECT MERCHANDISE FROM THE PRODUCER AND EXPORTER IDENTIFIED ABOVE IN ANY OTHER COMBINATION, CASH DEPOSITS ONLY SHOULD BE COLLECTED AT THE PRC-WIDE RATE IN EFFECT ON THE DATE OF ENTRY. THE PRC-WIDE RATE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT IS 95.40 PERCENT.

5. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER BY CBP OFFICERS, THE IMPORTING PUBLIC OR INTERESTED PARTIES, PLEASE CONTACT DAVINA HASHMI OR RON TRENTHAM AT THE OFFICE OF AD/CVD OPERATIONS, IMPORT ADMINISTRATION, INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, AT (202) 482-0984 OR (202) 482-3577, RESPECTIVELY (GENERATED BY O9:KM).

6. THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS ON THE RELEASE OF THIS INFORMATION.

MICHAEL B. WALSH