Monosodium Glutamate From the People's Republic of China: Final Affirmative Determination of Circumvention

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-570-992] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that imports of monosodium glutamate (MSG) completed in Malaysia using glutamic acid produced in the People's Republic of China (China) are circumventing the antidumping duty (AD) order on MSG from China. DATES: Applicable May 29, 2025. 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 February 21, 2025, Commerce published in the Federal Register its Preliminary Determination that imports of MSG completed in Malaysia using glutamic acid produced in China are circumventing the Order . [ 1 ] Pursuant to section 781(e) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), on March 20, 2025, Commerce notified the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) of its preliminary affirmative determination of circumvention. [ 2 ] The ITC did not request consultations with Commerce. On April 28, 2025, CPF Legacy, LLC dba C. Pacific and JEFI Enterprise (USA) Inc. (collectively, the U.S. Importers) and Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition North America, Inc. (Ajinomoto NA) submitted case briefs. [ 3 ] On May 5, 2025, the U.S. Importers and…