1. ON 05/02/2011, IN RESPONSE TO A REQUEST BY GLOBAL COMMODITY GROUP LLC, COMMERCE ISSUED A FINAL SCOPE RULING THAT CITRIC ACID CONTAINING CITRIC ACID FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND CITRIC ACID FROM OTHER COUNTRIES, WHICH IS MIXED IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, IS WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY ORDER COVERING CITRIC ACID AND CERTAIN CITRATE SALTS FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA (A-570-937).

2. BECAUSE THE CITRIC ACID FROM THE PRC CONTAINED IN THE PRODUCT DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR EXCLUSION FROM THE ORDERS AS A BLEND, THE COMMERCE DEPARTMENT FOUND THE PRC-ORIGIN PORTION OF THIS PRODUCT TO BE WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY ORDER. THEREFORE, THE QUANTITY OF CITRIC ACID FROM THE PRC CONTAINED IN THE CITRIC ACID PRODUCT IS SUBJECT TO ANTIDUMPING DUTIES BASED UPON THE ENTERED VALUE OF THAT QUANTITY OF PRODUCT FROM THE PRC. IF THE QUANTITY AND VALUE OF CITRIC ACID FROM THE PRC IN THE PRODUCT CANNOT BE ACCURATELY DETERMINED, THEN THE ENTIRE PRODUCT IS SUBJECT TO ANTIDUMPING DUTIES. (NOTE: A-247-937 IS THE CASE NUMBER THAT COVERS ENTRIES OF CITRIC ACID AND CERTAIN CITRATE SALTS FROM THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC THAT MAY BE SUBJECT TO ANTIDUMPING DUTIES).

3. CONTINUE TO SUSPEND LIQUIDATION OF ENTRIES OF CITRIC ACID AND CERTAIN CITRATE SALTS FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, INCLUDING GLOBAL COMMODITY GROUP LLC'S CITRIC ACID LISTED ABOVE, SUBJECT TO THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY ORDER COVERING CITRIC ACID AND CERTAIN CITRATE SALTS FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

4. 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 O1:CS).

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MICHAEL B. WALSH