Certain Choline Salts From the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigation

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 [C-570-239] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. DATES: Applicable July 14, 2026. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelsie Hohenberger, Office V, AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2517. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Petition On June 24, 2026, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) received a countervailing duty (CVD) petition concerning imports of certain choline salts (choline salts) from the People's Republic of China (China), filed in proper form on behalf of BCP Ingredients, Inc. (the petitioner), a domestic producer of choline salts. [ 1 ] The CVD Petition was accompanied by an antidumping duty (AD) petition concerning imports of choline salts from China. [ 2 ] Between June 29 and July 7, 2026, Commerce requested supplemental information pertaining to certain aspects of the Petition in supplemental questionnaires. [ 3 ] Between July 2 and July 9, 2026, the petitioner filed timely responses to these requests for additional information. [ 4 ] In accordance with section 702(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), the petitioner alleges that the Government of China (GOC) is providing countervailable subsidies, within the meaning of sections 701 and ( printed page 45248) 771(5) of the Act, to pr…