1-Hydroxyethylidene-1, 1-Diphosphonic Acid From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Circumvention

Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that imports of 1-hydroxyethylidene-1, 1-diphosphonic acid, also referred to as hydroxyethylidenendiphosphonic acid, hydroxyethanediphosphonic acid, acetodiphosphonic acid, and etidronic acid, in solid or powder form (acidic solid HEDP) from the People's Republic of China (China) are circumventing the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on 1-hydroxyethylidene-1, 1-diphosphonic acid (HEDP) from China. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination.