U.S. to keep antidumping duty orders on preserved mushrooms from four countries

The U.S. government determined Wednesday it would maintain the existing antidumping duty orders on preserved mushrooms from China, Chile, India and Indonesia.

The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) concluded in a ruling that revoking the current antidumping duty orders on these products from China and three other countries would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time.

This is the third "sunset review" for the antidumping duty order on imports of preserved mushrooms from China, which was first issued in February 1999. The weighted-average antidumping duty margin on the product is 198.63 percent.

A "sunset review" was conducted every five years after anti- dumping and countervailing duties were introduced. The Uruguay Round Agreements Act requires the U.S. Department of Commerce to revoke an anti-dumping or countervailing duty order, or terminate a suspension agreement, after five years unless the department and the ITC determine that revoking the order or terminating the suspension agreement would likely lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping or subsidies and of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time.

The Chinese Ministry of Commerce has repeatedly urged the United States to abide by its commitment against trade protectionism and work together with China and other members of the international community to maintain a free, open and just international trade environment. Endite