U.S. Trade Commission Schedules Expedited Review for Chlorinated Isocyanurates from China
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The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) has announced the scheduling of an expedited five-year review. The review concerns the countervailing duty order on chlorinated isocyanurates from China. This notice was published on August 13, 2025, in the Federal Register.
The purpose of the review is to decide if lifting the duty order on chlorinated isocyanurates from China would likely cause continued or new injury to the U.S. industry within a foreseeable time. The review falls under the Tariff Act of 1930.
On July 7, 2025, the Commission found the domestic interested party group response to its earlier notice of institution was adequate. The respondent interested party group response was found inadequate. No other circumstances required a full review. As a result, the Commission chose to conduct an expedited review as allowed by section 751(c)(3) of the Act.
The staff report with information about the review has been added to the nonpublic record. This report will be available to people on the Administrative Protective Order service list on September 4, 2025. A public version will be released later, according to the Commission’s rules.
Those who are parties to the review and who gave adequate responses can submit written comments to the Secretary. The comments must state what determination the Commission should make in the review. Comments are due by 5:15 p.m. on September 9, 2025. These comments cannot include new factual information.
Anyone who is not a party to the review or an interested party may submit a brief written statement. These must also be sent by September 9, 2025, and must not contain new facts. If the Department of Commerce extends its review time, comments are due three business days after Commerce announces its results.
If comments include business proprietary information, they must follow the requirements in sections 201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of the Commission’s rules. The Commission’s “Handbook on Filing Procedures” gives detailed instructions.
The Commission has found responses from Bio-Lab, Inc., Innovative Water Care, LLC, and Occidental Chemical Corporation to be individually adequate. Comments from other interested parties will not be accepted.
Every document filed must be served on all other parties, and a certificate of service must be filed. Documents without a certificate of service will not be accepted.
This review is considered extraordinarily complicated. The Commission is using its authority to lengthen the review period by up to 90 days, according to 19 U.S.C. 1675(c)(5)(B).
The review is being done under title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930. The notice was published on August 13, 2025.
For more information, contact Alexis Yim at the Office of Investigations, USITC, or visit the Commission’s website.
Issued by order of the Commission
August 11, 2025
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission
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