Sodium Nitrite from India: 2024 Final CVD Rates

Importers of sodium nitrite from India now face final countervailing duty rates that range from 2.26 percent to 63.60 percent. The results affect prospective cash deposits, the assessment of 2024 entries, and the entry-level controls that importers and customs brokers should apply before liquidation.

What the Final CVD Review Results Establish

The 2024 countervailing duty administrative review covers subject sodium nitrite entered from January 1 through December 31, 2024. The final results retain the subsidy rates calculated at the preliminary stage, but their operational significance extends beyond the reviewed period. They determine assessment treatment for covered 2024 entries and establish new cash deposit requirements beginning with entries made on or after November 16, 2026.

Final Company-Specific Rates

The final net countervailable subsidy rates are:

Deepak Nitrite Limited was individually examined and received a 2.26 percent ad valorem rate. Kronox Lab Sciences was not individually selected for examination. It received the same 2.26 percent rate because the rate assigned to Kutch Chemical Industries rested entirely on facts available with adverse inferences and was therefore not used to calculate the non-selected company rate.

Kutch's 63.60 percent rate creates substantially different landed-cost and assessment consequences. Importers should not treat sodium nitrite from India as carrying a single countrywide CVD rate. Liability depends on the producer and exporter combination, applicable instructions, and the company rate in effect at the time of entry.

Partial Rescission for Three Companies

The review was rescinded for Buradon Inc., Palvi Industries Limited, and Lotus Global Pvt. Ltd. because there were no suspended entries for those companies during the review period. Rescission does not create a new zero rate. Entries associated with these companies generally remain subject to the previously applicable company-specific or all-others treatment.

Cash Deposits, Assessment, and Liquidation Timing

An administrative review has both prospective and retrospective consequences. The new cash deposit rates apply to future entries, while the final assessment rates determine the countervailing duties owed on covered entries from the 2024 review period. Importers and brokers should manage these two obligations separately within their compliance and financial controls.

Prospective Cash Deposit Requirements

For entries made on or after November 16, 2026, CBP will generally require CVD cash deposits at the following rates for the reviewed companies:

• Deepak Nitrite Limited: 2.26 percent
• Kronox Lab Sciences Pvt Ltd.: 2.26 percent
• Kutch Chemical Industries Limited: 63.60 percent

Companies not covered by the completed review generally retain their most recent company-specific cash deposit rate or the applicable all-others rate. A broker should therefore verify the producer, exporter, manufacturer identification, and applicable case information before transmitting the entry summary.

Cash deposits are not necessarily the importer's final duty liability. They function as estimated deposits. Final liability is typically established through liquidation after the relevant administrative review process and assessment instructions.

Assessment of 2024 Entries

Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after publication. Importers should use that interval to identify potentially affected entries, confirm the manufacturer and exporter relationships, and compare deposited amounts with the final assessment exposure.

Liquidation may be delayed when a timely summons is filed with the U.S. Court of International Trade. In that situation, liquidation generally remains suspended until the period for requesting a statutory injunction has expired. Importers should monitor liquidation status rather than assuming that publication of final results immediately closes the entries.

A large difference between the original cash deposit and the final assessment rate may create additional duty liability or a potential refund. Accurate entry mapping is essential because even a correct rate produces an incorrect result when it is applied to the wrong producer, exporter, entered value, or merchandise scope determination.

Compliance Priorities for Importers and Customs Brokers

The final CVD rates should trigger a coordinated review across customs compliance, procurement, finance, and brokerage operations. The most immediate risk is not limited to selecting the correct percentage. Companies must also verify that the imported merchandise falls within the order's scope and that the declared supply-chain parties match the entities covered by the applicable rate.

Update Supplier and Entry Master Data

Importers and brokers should update internal master data for Deepak Nitrite Limited, Kronox Lab Sciences, and Kutch Chemical Industries before processing entries dated on or after November 16, 2026. Controls should distinguish the producer from the exporter because company names, invoicing parties, and physical manufacturers may not always be identical.

The 63.60 percent rate for Kutch warrants additional attention. Procurement and finance teams should incorporate the higher deposit into landed-cost forecasts, purchasing decisions, and working-capital planning. Brokers should also confirm that automated entry templates do not continue applying an outdated rate.

Reconcile 2024 Entries Before Liquidation

Affected importers should build an entry population covering January 1 through December 31, 2024. That population should generally include entry numbers, line-level entered values, producer and exporter names, case numbers, deposited CVD amounts, liquidation status, and any post-entry corrections.

The review should identify entries associated with each examined or non-selected company and flag records with incomplete manufacturer data. Importers should also evaluate whether merchandise was entered under the correct antidumping and countervailing duty case treatment. Classification alone does not conclusively determine scope, so product descriptions, specifications, and scope documentation remain important.

Separate CVD Exposure from Drawback Planning

Antidumping and countervailing duties generally cannot be recovered through duty drawback. Importers should therefore avoid including CVD amounts in projected drawback recoveries or refund calculations. Ordinary customs duties may still qualify when the statutory and documentary requirements are satisfied, but AD/CVD liability should be tracked separately.

This distinction is particularly important for chemical and industrial supply chains that import raw materials and later export substituted or manufactured products. Finance teams should separate potentially recoverable ordinary duties from non-recoverable trade remedy duties when calculating expected refunds, reserves, and net landed cost.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the final CVD rates for sodium nitrite from India?

The final rates are 2.26 percent for Deepak Nitrite Limited, 2.26 percent for Kronox Lab Sciences Pvt Ltd., and 63.60 percent for Kutch Chemical Industries Limited. The percentages are ad valorem, meaning they are generally applied to the relevant entered value of subject merchandise.

Why did Kronox receive the same rate as Deepak Nitrite Limited?

Kronox was a non-selected company and was not individually examined. It received Deepak Nitrite Limited's 2.26 percent rate because Kutch's rate was based entirely on facts available with adverse inferences. Such a rate is generally excluded when assigning a review rate to a non-selected respondent.

When do the new cash deposit rates take effect?

The final cash deposit rates apply to subject entries made on or after November 16, 2026. Earlier entries remain governed by the deposit requirements in effect when they were entered, although entries from the 2024 review period may ultimately be assessed using the final review results.

What does partial rescission mean for the three excluded companies?

The review was rescinded for Buradon Inc., Palvi Industries Limited, and Lotus Global Pvt. Ltd. because no suspended entries were identified for the review period. Rescission does not assign those companies a zero rate. Their applicable treatment generally continues under their prior company-specific rate or the all-others rate.

Can countervailing duties be recovered through duty drawback?

Countervailing duties generally are not eligible for recovery through duty drawback. Importers should exclude CVD and antidumping duty payments from expected drawback refunds. Potentially eligible ordinary customs duties should be tracked separately and supported by the required import, export, substitution, and manufacturing records, as applicable.

How Stable Software Can Help

Strengthening Entry Review Controls

The final sodium nitrite CVD rates illustrate why importers and brokers need reliable entry-level review processes. Company-specific rates, changing effective dates, producer and exporter distinctions, and delayed liquidation can create material exposure when entry data is incomplete or inconsistent.

Customs brokers and compliance teams evaluating technology for reviewing filed entries can explore Stable Software's entry audit platform. A structured audit process can help teams focus their review on affected entries, rate changes, party data, and liquidation status. Stable Software also makes DrawbackAI, flat-license duty drawback software that customs brokers can white-label for importer clients and use under their own filer codes. Stable Software charges a flat software license and never takes a percentage of the refund.

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