Fresh Garlic From the People's Republic of China: Affirmative Final Determination of Circumvention of the Antidumping Duty Order

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration [A-570-831] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that small and large garlic chunks produced in the People's Republic of China (China) and exported to the United States constitute merchandise altered in form or appearance in such minor respects that they should be included ( printed page 51496) within the scope of the antidumping duty (AD) order on fresh garlic from China. As a result, small and large garlic chunks will be subject to suspension of liquidation effective June 8, 2023. DATES: Applicable June 18, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Cloyd, AD/CVD Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1246. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On November 14, 2023, Commerce published the Preliminary Determination of the circumvention inquiry of the AD order on fresh garlic from China, in which Commerce determined that imports of small and large garlic chunks from China are circumventing the Order. [ 1 ] We invited parties to comment on the Preliminary Determination and received timely filed comments and rebuttal comments from interested parties. [ 2 ] On April 2, 2024, Commerce extended the deadline for the final determination until June 7, 2024.…