The ITC said these imports hurt domestic producers, while Commerce ruled they are subsidized by the Chinese government.
The U.S. International Trade Commission on Thursday determined that domestic industry is harmed by imports of the bleach product ingredient chlorinated isocyanurates that the U.S. Commerce Department had also determined are subsidized by the Chinese government.
The ITC, however, found similar imports from Japan that Commerce had determined are sold in the United States at less than fair value did not harm domestic producers.
As a result of the ITC’s determination, Commerce will issue a countervailing duty order on imports of these products from China, while no antidumping duty order will be issued on these imports from Japan.
The petitioners for the antidumping and countervailing duty investigations were Clearon Corp. of South Charleston, W.Va., and Occidental Chemical Corp. in Dallas.
Chinese bleach ingredient imports harm U.S. industry
